Kenai Fjords National Park boasts views of about 40 glaciers cascading from the Harding Icefield, one of the largest ice fields in the United States. It has an average snowfall of 60 feet per year and the ancient, jagged ice takes over more than half of Kenai Fjords.
Fairbanks, Alaska’s third largest city, is a hotspot for artwork that travels back through ancestral history to over 2,000 years ago. From ivory carvings created by Alaska Natives from the Iñupiaq culture to Aleut and Alutiiq headdresses, the city is packed with Alaska Native art history.
From cities and towns to national parks and lesser-known landscapes, this inaugural special section has your 2022 travel through the West covered! We’ve curated a list of 52 places to visit this year – four in each of the 13 states we cover. If you travel at a breakneck pace, that’s one a week. Let this guide serve as inspiration and enjoy the West!
