Alaska Ferry Question
Good Day We are planning on going to Alaska and the northwest for about six months next year. The first leg of the trip is the ferry from Bellingham, WA to Ketchikan, AK. What should we do with our c...
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pigman1 wrote:
The ferry is a great ride but that first leg is long and not terribly interesting. Just a lot of riding. Since you're going to be gone that long, have you considered driving to Prince Rupert and boarding there? We did it that way a few years ago and it enabled us to see Banff, Lake Louise, Icefields Parkway, and Jasper in the Canadian Rockies. We then had very short legs to Ketchikan, Wrangell, Petersburg, Juneau, and Haines and then drove in to Alaska from Haines. We spent 2-3 days at each stop and loved it. Each is very different with new things to see and do. We boondocked or camped free at all Marine Highway stops except two and just had a ball. Something to consider.
+1 on catching the ferry in Prince Rupert. Cut your cost almost in half and some great scenery on the way to Prince Rupert. The only reason I can think of not to do this is if you plan on taking your guns and need to go from US to US but you will have to go all the way to Whittier on the ferry to avoid Canada.
