Alaska!

Pluto2000 · 23 Jun 19, 07:51 PM

Hey you guys!

We are planning a road trip next year that will involve going to Alaska. For a anyone have any hints it tips? We love wildlife and we are thinking 4 or 5 days then a road trip from Seattle down the pacific highway route 101... any hints or tips would be appreciated 😎😎😎

sam_b · 25 Jun 19, 12:46 PM

Hi,

We did a self drive Alaska trip a couple of years ago...

We flew into Vancouver and then flew to Anchorage.
Drove south from anchorage to Homer 1st day (for bears and fishing)
Then we drove from Homer to Seward (amazing glacier kayak excursion and walks).
Drove from Seward to summit lake for a couple of days (conservation centre and glacier hike!
Then on to Wasilla (Sarah palin's hometown just north of anchorage) for the matanuska glacier and abandoned gold mine.
Then we drove to Talkeetna for ziplining
And finally on to Denali National Park (white water rafting and walking) for 2 days
We drove back to Anchorage and flew from there to Seattle.

The food was amazing - wild Alaskan salmon and halibut ...

We had 8 days in total in Alaska.
One thing to bear in mind is that you must book up your car and hotels well in advance as the season is so short there, things book up. We heard someone at the car hire desk being told there were no cars due in for 3 weeks!

disney332 · 25 Jun 19, 12:50 PM

Originally Posted by sam_b

Hi,

We did a self drive Alaska trip a couple of years ago...

We flew into Vancouver and then flew to Anchorage.
Drove south from anchorage to Homer 1st day (for bears and fishing)
Then we drove from Homer to Seward (amazing glacier kayak excursion and walks).
Drove from Seward to summit lake for a couple of days (conservation centre and glacier hike!
Then on to Wasilla (Sarah palin's hometown just north of anchorage) for the matanuska glacier and abandoned gold mine.
Then we drove to Talkeetna for ziplining
And finally on to Denali National Park (white water rafting and walking) for 2 days
We drove back to Anchorage and flew from there to Seattle.

The food was amazing - wild Alaskan salmon and halibut ...

We had 8 days in total in Alaska.
One thing to bear in mind is that you must book up your car and hotels well in advance as the season is so short there, things book up. We heard someone at the car hire desk being told there were no cars due in for 3 weeks!

great pics Sam b

Disney332

Pluto2000 · 25 Jun 19, 12:56 PM

Wow! Clicks are amazing 😎😎 thank you so much for your advice really appreciate it

23 Jun 19, 07:51 PM	#1
	23 Jun 19, 07:51 PM Pluto2000 Chilling at Carribean Beach
Pluto2000 Chilling at Carribean Beach Join Date: Jul 16	Alaska! Hey you guys! We are planning a road trip next year that will involve going to Alaska. For a anyone have any hints it tips? We love wildlife and we are thinking 4 or 5 days then a road trip from Seattle down the pacific highway route 101... any hints or tips would be appreciated 😎😎😎

25 Jun 19, 12:46 PM	#2
	25 Jun 19, 12:46 PM sam_b Imagineer
sam_b Imagineer Join Date: Nov 03	Hi, We did a self drive Alaska trip a couple of years ago... We flew into Vancouver and then flew to Anchorage. Drove south from anchorage to Homer 1st day (for bears and fishing) Then we drove from Homer to Seward (amazing glacier kayak excursion and walks). Drove from Seward to summit lake for a couple of days (conservation centre and glacier hike! Then on to Wasilla (Sarah palin's hometown just north of anchorage) for the matanuska glacier and abandoned gold mine. Then we drove to Talkeetna for ziplining And finally on to Denali National Park (white water rafting and walking) for 2 days We drove back to Anchorage and flew from there to Seattle. The food was amazing - wild Alaskan salmon and halibut ... We had 8 days in total in Alaska. One thing to bear in mind is that you must book up your car and hotels well in advance as the season is so short there, things book up. We heard someone at the car hire desk being told there were no cars due in for 3 weeks!

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	25 Jun 19, 12:56 PM Pluto2000 Chilling at Carribean Beach Thread Starter
Pluto2000 Thread Starter Chilling at Carribean Beach Join Date: Jul 16	Wow! Clicks are amazing 😎😎 thank you so much for your advice really appreciate it