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Several weeks ago I fulfilled a lifelong dream of visiting Alaska. I walked through a forest and enjoyed the new growth of ferns, hiked to Exit Glacier, attended one of the most beautiful weddings, ate freshly caught salmon, and enjoyed many hours in a car driving up and down Highway 1. I loved the majestic mountains, glaciers, wildlife, fields of wild dandelions, water skiing, fishing, clean fresh air, and 19 hours of sunlight so much so that I plan on going back every summer. As I overheard someone summing it up perfectly: ”if this isn’t heaven we are half way there.”

(all images by HonestlyWTF)

58 Comments

  2. Monica    June 29, 2012

    What a lovely place, love the pictures! I’m glad you guys had such a great time! It looked like lots of fun!

  4. Lianne    June 29, 2012

    Woah! Looks beautiful! Would really love to visit Alaska – very jealous :-)
    Lianne

  6. Stephanie / FAIIINT    June 29, 2012

    This looks absolutely wonderful! What beautiful scenery! It’s one of those places I’ve always dreamed of visiting too & now these photos are making me want to go even more! I love that heart made from bottles & what an amazing place to have a wedding! ♡

  7. Andrea    June 29, 2012

    These pictures are so beautiful!! I’ve always wanted to visit Alaska. It’s definitely high up on my to visit list!!
    xo Andrea
    Wonderful and Marvelous

  12. Stephanie    June 29, 2012

    I grew up in Alaska, and although I don’t live there now ( and don’t plan to move back) I can honestly say there is no place quite like it! Your photos were a wonderful reminder of home.

  13. Elizabeth    June 29, 2012

    I visited Alaska a couple summers ago- we started in Fairbanks and made our way down to Anchorage for a weeklong cruise. Honestly, the best trip of my life. Also, I couldn’t help but notice, I think we went to the same Indian village- the pictures of the small cabin on the ground and on stilts? I remember there were huskies that ran the Ididarod there. Small world if so!

    Cheers, Elizabeth @ The Corner Apartment

  15. Elizabeth    June 29, 2012

    I went there for a 1 week land tour and 1 week cruise 8 years ago. It was amazing! Of course, I was 15 at the time so I would love to go back and visit places I didn’t go to. The glacier was amazing, and I loved the river rafting. Summer is definitely the best time to go- although I couldn’t sleep because it’s day time almost all day. Other problem- couldn’t find Coke- only Pepsi! lol

  21. Kelly    June 29, 2012

    Hi, I am glad that you had a wonderful “visit” to Alaska. I live in Anchorage. I will start by saying that this is not a place that i planned on living in and really I don’t view it as a place “to call home”. The reason why I say this, is because with your love of fashion you would go bananas here, because fashion or having the sense of fashion is completely obsolete here. We were deemed as “the worst dressed and worst hair of America” recently, and it is ever so true.

    I really enjoy your blog and your sense of fashion. Don’t change that. I am glad that you enjoyed Alaska, there is a lot of beautiful land and scenery. But you have to be a die-hard outdoor person, who loves 9 long months of cold and darkness to live here. Trust me, I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t have to…I would leave tomorrow.

  23. heather    June 29, 2012

    Lovely photos! I spend every July in southeast Alaska (my boyfriend is from there and has kept a cabin in a small village) and I can say that there is really no place else in the world like it. So gorgeous, and the perfect place to go to get away from the chaos of every day life.

  24. Aleksandra Paszkowska    June 29, 2012

    Going to Alaska is one of my dreams too, so I’m very grateful that you showed us the photos. They haven’t disappointed me: it looks just how I imagined it, only a little more stunning. Who knows if I’m going to have this chance myself, so I’m happy with what I got from you

    http://vintage0mint.blogspot.com/

  25. Holley    June 29, 2012

    I live in Anchorage, and I have to completely disagree with Kelly’s above comment. I love fashion, art, music, and everything generally associated with “culture” and deemed to be present outside our state, but I have to say– Anchorage especially has hidden pockets of all of those things, you just have to look a little harder! I’ve lived here since I was really little, and although it’s not a place I plan on living forever, Anchorage has a lot to do and see that has nothing to do with mountains, sled dogs, or the “great outdoors.” Great boutiques, AMAZING food, and hey, I consider myself pretty well dressed. I wish people would see that side of it!

  27. Ula    June 29, 2012

    Absolutely beautiful! I love the last picture! ^^ I wish to visit Alaska as well one day.

  28. Marie    June 29, 2012

    I love ALASKA! I lived there for 5 1/2 years in Fairbanks. Yes. It gets SUPER cold -50 below and it is dark for 9 months…but it is beautiful and amazing and the summers, though short are amazinggggg! Alaska is different than any place I have been too and I miss it! It def takes a certain person to live there, but if you love the outdoors-GO! and if you just want to do summer-GO! :)

  29. Lauren    June 29, 2012

    Next time you go you need to visit Matanuska glacier. You can actually walk on it! I want to go there when my friend comes up from the lower forty eight and I am super excited.

  31. Christine    June 29, 2012

    Holy Moses, those are gorgeous photos! I would love to make it to Alaska soon…this only motivates me more! And a wedding up there?? Swoon. Really. Swoon.

  32. Lauren    June 29, 2012

    @Holley, I totally agree with you Alaska has it all. I did see some nice little boutiques in downtown Anchorage, I think one was called Octopus Gallery, all local handmade designs. I also saw culture and art everywhere I looked. I recently posted a local Alaskan artists on the blog, V Rae- http://honestlywtf.com/art/v-rae/ And as I said in the post I attended one of the most beautiful wedding ever, and that bride had serious style and she was an Alaskan native. Next summer when I go back to Alaska I would love for you to show me around!!

  33. Bayley    June 29, 2012

    Alaska looks stunning! I’ve wanted to go for ages and this post makes me want to go all the more. Your photos are honestly (..wtf) beautiful and I hope you are able to go back every summer! Feel free to check out my blog (link below)!

  34. nicola lynde    June 29, 2012

    These are so stunning. I would love to travel to Alaska at some point, or northern Canada, such a different part of the world.
    x

  35. Marj    June 29, 2012

    Oh my gosh!!!!! So amazing. Such a wonderful beauty, just makes my heart pound. I will visit this place one day.

  38. Chloe    June 30, 2012

    Your pictures are amazing! I bet you bought some killer souvenirs that you can put in your virtual closet! Make an account here to find outfit combinations you didn’t know you had! Choosing what to wear has never been so easy! http://tinyurl.com/fashionade-cw

  40. Alyssa    June 30, 2012

    Honestly… wtf? How did I not come to realize the extent of Alaska’s beauty before this blog post. Although I’m sure this is probably just the tip of the iceberg (haha, get it?) Travel channels just don’t do it for me, anymore, I guess. You’ve inspired me to visit this place, amongst many other places. My travel bill is going to be obscene… perhaps I’ll pull an Into The Wild to save some dough. Thanks for posting this!

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  41. joni s    June 30, 2012

    its good to hear you had fun: we’ve been complaining of the rain all thru june! looks like you did plenty–water skiing even!

  42. Candace    June 30, 2012

    So beautiful! I’ve wanted to visit this state for years. Thanks for sharing your amazing photos!

  43. Melinda    July 1, 2012

    Alaska!!! I worked six summers there, and it really is such an amazing, unique and special state. And there’s so much to see and do — I still have Anchorage, Denali, Kodiak Island and seeing the polar bears in Kotzebue on my bucket list. Your post is bringing it all back… http://www.turkishlydelightful.blogspot.com/

  47. Michelle    July 2, 2012

    This post put a huge smile on my face! Lots of beautiful shots.

    I’m BEYOND excited to visit Alaska for the first time at the end of August… any suggestions on things that I absolutely MUST do while I’m there?

  49. Here    July 5, 2012

    My best friend is from Alaska!!! Ive been wanting to go for years!

  50. Risa    July 6, 2012

    Wow. These photos are absolutely breathtaking. What an amazing experience!

  53. kristi    July 17, 2012

    these pictures are AMAZING! My dad takes the cruise from Seattle to Alaska almost every year, he LOVES it. I really need to make the journey myself someday and you have totally inspired me to make that happen sooner rather than later!!!

    xo,
    Kristi

  54. erin    July 18, 2012

    I went to Exit Glacier about 15 years ago on a trip to visit family in Seward. Alaska is definitely one of my favorite places; I loved the fact that the last time I was there, the sun wasn’t even setting at 11:30pm. That and lots of unspoiled wilderness and hikes without running into tons of Griswalds like here at home (Seattle).

  55. Ash    September 24, 2012

    I was just there this summer on a roundtrip cruise through Alaska from Seattle. Honestly, one of the best experiences period. I was in Ketchikan, Skagway, and Juneau – wanna go back!

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