If there is a fitting valedictory for the Harriman Alaska Expedition, perhaps it was the words penned by Henry Gannett in his section of the report on the general geography: “There is one word of advice and caution to be given to those intending to visit Alaska for pleasure, for sightseeing. If you are old, go by all means; but if you are young, wait. The scenery of Alaska is much grander than anything else of the kind in the world, and it is not well to dull one’s capacity for enjoyment by seeing the finest first.”36
