Ford Fiesta Car Reliably Cruising Seward Highway

Reflections on a Lake, Along Seward Highway, Alaska

When I was planning for our Alaska trip, I started with no idea where to go. At first, I was looking at cruises since that is what the majority I know often talk about. A cruise to Alaska. But I would love to see Alaska not only from the cruise ship but also on land. I would love to hike in Alaska! I would love to be inside exploring the blue glaciers, possibly seeing a lot more of Alaskan wildlife, and conquering some Alaskan slopes. The first magazine I turned into for information was National Geographic. I would always frequent the nearby bookstore and start looking at places to hike and explore in Alaska. I came across National Geographic's Book on World's 50 Drives of a Lifetime. One of the 50 is Seward Highway! 

Fireweeds and Glaciated Mountain, Seward Highway

Then, I learned about one of the world's best hikes, Harding Icefield, considered to be a giant staircase to Ice Age. Harding Icefield Trail can be accessed from the town of Seward.   

Harding Icefield

Seward is the gateway to Kenai Fjords National Park where it has been shaped by glaciers, ocean storms and earthquakes.  

Aialik Glacier Calving, Kenai Fjords National Park

(one of the outflowing tidewater galciers of Harding Icefield)

Leaving the bookstore, I knew then that we must drive Seward Highway. We must hike Harding Icefield! 

Hiking Harding Icefield Trail

We must explore Kenai Fjords National Park to hopefully witness the dynamic interplay of ocean wildlife, mountains and glaciers, where ice worms, bears and whales have made this place their home.

Breaching Whale

Planning the itinerary after that had been a lot easier using the National Geographic Book on Drives and Hikes of a Lifetime. 

We needed a reliable car to help us cruise the wonders in Alaska. In Alaska, most of the cars you will see are high clearance vehicles, pick-ups and SUVs! However, it is not surprising to see smaller sedans on the road such as Ford Fiesta. A Ford Fiesta? Let me bring you a little history of this small sedan. Ford Fiesta had been in the European and Asian market for quite a long time now. Ford Fiesta Car sales in UK begin in 1977, and you will find UK ford fiesta car parts anywhere there since that time. However, in US, the Ford Escort replaced the Ford Fiesta in 1981. As such there were no Ford Fiesta sold in US markets since then, not until last year, 2010, when the 6th generation Ford Fiesta was introduced worldwide, not only in Europe and some selected parts of the world! And in about a year since its re-introduction in US, Ford Fiesta Mark VI (but is called Mark VII in UK) is now happily cruising in the challenging Alaskan Roads.

Oxeye Daisy, Seward Highway

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