Things to do in october in cities and towns across alaska anchorage.
Best place to see northern lights in alaska in october.
Overall this is a great time to come enjoy authentic alaska the interim period between the height of summer tourism and the dead of hardcore winter.
From november through march you can expect snow and cold dark winter nights that get longer approaching the winter solstice on december 21st.
This two week long race starts in anchorage and goes over 950 miles through the state of alaska.
While the longest nights occur around the solstice february is an ideal time to visit alaska in the winter.
Northern lights cruise alaska.
The best time to see the northern lights.
Although fairbanks is known as the best place to see the northern lights in alaska you can also get a pretty good show in alaska s largest city anchorage.
Whether you re already planning an alaska trip or heading to the last frontier specifically to chase the lights make sure you spend a few days in fairbanks one of the best places in the world to see the northern lights.
Flights from alaska airlines are available from anchorage daily to nome.
The best time to see the northern lights is during cold dark nights with clear skies some regions of the world have sightings year round but your odds are greatest during winter when the nights are longer colder and clearer.
October too is a great time to view the northern lights.
Each year the fur rendezvous festival and iditarod race offer.
It s a nostalgic reflective fleeting feeling.