A quote from a friend doing her practicum for her B.Ed in Alaska

[rfmcdonald]

The best reason to begin and end your trip in the Southeast is the scenery. Few places in the world have the spectacular views found here. Rugged snowcapped mountains rise steeply fromt he water to form sheer-sided fjords embelished by cascading waterfalls. ice-blue glaciers that begin amoung the highest peaks fan out into valleys of dark green Sitka spruce and melt into wilderness waters supporting whales, sea lions, harbour seals and abundant salmon.
Lonely Planet, Alaska, p.122