Blooming flowers below mountains, Alaska. The state motto is North to the Future. Photo by: Marc Adamus

Beautiful moonrise in Alaska. Alaska has been called America’s Last Frontier. Photo by: Don Paulson

The Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge is a United States National Wildlife Refuge in southwestern Alaska whose use is regulated as an ecological-protection measure. Photo by: Steven Besserman

Aerial View On Chikuminuk Lake, Alaska. Photo by: Michael Melford

Copper river or Ahtna river, Alaska. Photo by: Ron Niebrugge

First snowboarders to conquer vertical Alaskan slope. This photo is also a part of Most Breathtaking Adrenaline Pumping Photos gallery. Photo by: Scott Serfas

Aerial view of Alatna river valley, Alaska. Photo by: Michael Christopher Brown | National Geographic

Inside glacier cave in Alaska. Photo by: Michael Zelensky

Northern lights make night sky green. Photo by: Jason Ahrns

Kayaking at glacier bay in Alaska. This photo was part of These 12 Amazing Photos Will Make You Go Kayaking top gallery. Photo by: unknown

Grizzly bear says hello. Alaska is home to a healthy grizzly (sometimes called brown bear) population. Photo by: Kevin Dietrich

Moose cow and calf. The largest moose in the world lives in Alaska. Photo by: Michael Jones