Alaska Without the Clouds – A “Flightseeing” Photostory

Flightseeing Over Alaska

I’ll admit it, the very term “Flightseeing” made me flinch a little. It’s right there with staycation, functionality and deplane as the opposite of words that make me smile.

Yet, one glance at the floatplanes walking on water changed my mind.

Flightseeing in Alaska

A Beaver Flightseeing Floatplane

Flightseeing in Yes Bay

Pirate Airworks run flightseeing tours from Yes Bay in Alaska, complete with a soothing Moby soundtrack and well-timed in-flight commentary.

“Alaska has more than two million unnamed lakes,” our pilot told us as the floatplane tilted to reveal mile after mile of lean forests, granite mountains and sunlit stretches of water devoid of human activity.

One of 2 Million Unnamed Lakes in Alaska

Even the standard flights with Alaska Airlines had amazing window seat views between Seattle, Juneau and Ketchikan. If only all flights were this picturesque…I might even get used to the term “flightseeing.”

A Few Clouds On the Way to Seattle with Alaska Airlines

Alaska Airways to Juneau

The View Between Ketchikan & Seattle with Alaska Airways

Disclosure: American Safari Cruises and Inner Sea Discoveries invited me to spend a week in Alaska as their guest. As ever, editorial control is mine, all mine! Read the full, exciting disclosure policy here.

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