The city of Anchorage lies in the mountain of south and is home to around 40% of all Alaskans.

アンカレッジ市は 山脈南部に位置します

Alaska, the Great Land, the Last Frontier, apt names for one of the most extreme places on the planet.

アラスカ州 総人口の 約 4 割を占める街

This is a land of endless beauty, immense riches and epic horizons.

アラスカは

Purchased from Russia in 1867 for around two cents per acre, Alaska is the largest state in the USA and one of history's greatest bargains.

「グレート ランド」「ラスト フロンティア」

At the height of summer, the city of Anchorage basks in an incredible 22 hours of sunlight, with the sun's face barely dipping below the horizon.

と言われるほどの 最果ての地

Alaska's first peoples tell of a great raven who scattered the stars, moon, and sun into the sky.

So even when the long winter comes, the sky is never completely dark.

息をのむような大自然と

A gateway to the surrounding wilderness, Anchorage is a warm and inviting base where you can rest and resupply between outdoor adventures,

And you don't have to go far.

The city's nestled snugly against the immense Chugach State Park.

地平線が どこまでも広がります

Grab your hiking boots and take the half hour drive to the trailhead of Flat Top Mountain.

米国最大の州 アラスカは 1867年 ロシアから

If you don't make the summit, don't worry.

破格の安値で購入した

Every turn on these popular trails serves up some of the best views in the state.

史上まれな「お買い得品」

In the North of Chugach State Park is Eklutna Lake,

真夏のアンカレッジは

a glacially-fed basin framed by snow-capped peaks and some of the best backcountry trails in the region.

Climb into a kayak.

なんと 1 日 22 時間も 明るいのです

Dip your paddle into the sky-mirrored waters and venture to far off shores.

つまり ほぼ 1 日中 日が照っていることになります

Follow your compass south to the resort town of Girdwood.

ワタリガラスが 月と星と太陽を 空に ばらまいた

In winter, avid skiers and snowboarders flock here for the best powder in this state,

そんな風にアラスカ先住民族が 言い伝えています

and when the snow melts and greenery springs forth, hikers enjoy the pine veiled hillsides of this glacial valley, too.

だから 冬でも

Take the ten-minute drive from Girdwood to the Crow Creek Mine.

日が沈むことがないのです

Operational since 1896, the mine is a working relic of the Alaskan gold rush.

アンカレッジは 大自然への入口であり

Locals whisper that hefty nuggets still remain at Crow Creek.

次の大冒険に備えて 英気を養う

So why not roll up your sleeves and pan for gold in the rushing snowmelt?

When you return to Anchorage, share in the riches of Alaska's first people at the Alaska Native Heritage Center.

Learn traditional dances and games and admire expert craftsmanship of their unique art, buildings, tools, and clothing.

癒やしの地

Stock up on stories and folklore from the Last frontier at the Anchorage Museum at Rasmussen Center.

遠出しなくても

Just like the outfitter stores of old, this museum carries a bit of everything that celebrates the many voices of Alaska.

広大な チュガッチ州立公園が すぐそばにあります

When the wilderness calls again, take the two-hour journey south to the Kenai Peninsula.

登山靴をもって

At this remote fishing outpost of Seward, icy ocean breezes and the clang of rigging awaits.

Hang out at the dock and watch as fishermen and women unload and filet their catch just as they've done for generations.

車で 1 時間ほどの郊外へ フラットトップ山が待っています

to admire more of the stunning surrounds and maybe even meet some of the locals

頂上まで行けなくても 心配しないで

Set sail to the Kenai Fjords National Park.

登山道のあちこちで

Marvel as deep-sea giants breached the surface of these still waters and witness age-old glaciers creak and crumble into the sea.

Climb aboard a seaplane or helicopter and sore from Seward out to the Godwin Glacier.

This colossal river of ice was formed from thousands of years of compacted mountain snow.

The first Alaskans believe that glaciers are snakelike beings

アラスカが誇る絶景を楽しめます

who have been winding their way through the mountains since the dawn of time.

Ever since the early days of fur-clad trappers and miners, Alaska has loomed large in the American imagination,

チュガッチ州立公園の北には エクルートナ湖

and Anchorage has been the gateway to this land of the midnight sun.

Those who make the journey here often discover more than rugged beauty and captivating cultures.

冠雪をたたえる山に囲まれた 氷河の湖

They often find that wild spirit which resides within us all.

アラスカ有数の 自然を残す景勝地です