The Russian Far East

The Giant Geyser, in the Valley of Geysers. Photo: Flickr, Robert NunnThe east coast of Russia is far out of mind for Alaskans most of the time, but it’s not that far away physically and the geography, culture and history of the region are deeply intertwined with ours. You can even go there for an adventure if you are ready for something completely new. The Russian Far East was walled off from Alaska by the Cold War for decades, but in the 1990s that Ice Curtain fell, and some lucky Alaska