Best of Alaska with 4 to 6 weeks
We are planning a trip to Alaska from Colorado late May 2014 to early July 2014. For those of you that have gone, what would you suggest to be the best places to spend our limited time. We are p...
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The Kenai Penisula has some really near areas to visit. Such as Homer Spit, Kenai River by Soldotna, Russian River Area where it joins the Kenai, and Seward is a very neat town/area.
Can't go wrong in going by Denali Nat'l Pk on the way to or from Anchorage to Fairbanks. One could also return by going to Valdez by taking the hwy from Palmer to Glennallen then return to the Alaska Hwy at Delta Junction. Or go to Valdez from Delta Junction first, then to Palmer/Anchorage. Return by Denali & Fairbanks. Chitina is off the Hwy to Valdez, the Copper River is kind of neat to see over by Chitina.
Our Trip 2013 Mainly in Seward but a few days down toward Soldotna.
What I have on Alaska. Has some information on Fairbanks & Dalton Highway.
:C We had very delicious Burgers (Cheese Burgers), even an excellent mushroom veggie burger at Chattermark Restaurant with 1/3 lb. patties in the old town area of Seward, Alaska & Red's Burgers were equally good being made & sold out of an old bus in a gravel parking area:
'Old Town' Seward viewed from Sea Life Center.
School Bus is a dinning car now.
Red's Burgers Seward, very nice selection, delicious 1/3 lb. patties. Great milk shades as well.
Lot of Fishing going on at the Russian/Kenai Rivers when the Salmon are running. Homer has Fishing Tour Boats for Halibut, but Seward would as well as would Valdez. If wanting to fish.
Seward and Whittier both have sight seeing tours on Prince Williams Sound. We did one from Whittier in 2010. It was very nice. Our son & family have also gone from Seward. Different Glaciers to see, etc.
Went in 2010 to Denali after the tourist season was over, one could drive more into the park. Nice sunny day, but never got to Denali due to clouds covering it in the distance. Drove by Denali & even stay just outside the park entrance this summer. But no sign of the mountain. Returning from Anchorage 9 days later, we got to see it as driving up toward the entrance from down not far out of Anchorage. Near the Denali State Park. Got great photos at a nice pullout with lot of parking & restrooms. Between the State Park & the National Park.
We have not made it Valdez yet.
Can't go wrong in going by Denali Nat'l Pk on the way to or from Anchorage to Fairbanks. One could also return by going to Valdez by taking the hwy from Palmer to Glennallen then return to the Alaska Hwy at Delta Junction. Or go to Valdez from Delta Junction first, then to Palmer/Anchorage. Return by Denali & Fairbanks. Chitina is off the Hwy to Valdez, the Copper River is kind of neat to see over by Chitina.
Our Trip 2013 Mainly in Seward but a few days down toward Soldotna.
What I have on Alaska. Has some information on Fairbanks & Dalton Highway.
:C We had very delicious Burgers (Cheese Burgers), even an excellent mushroom veggie burger at Chattermark Restaurant with 1/3 lb. patties in the old town area of Seward, Alaska & Red's Burgers were equally good being made & sold out of an old bus in a gravel parking area:
'Old Town' Seward viewed from Sea Life Center.
School Bus is a dinning car now.
Red's Burgers Seward, very nice selection, delicious 1/3 lb. patties. Great milk shades as well.
Lot of Fishing going on at the Russian/Kenai Rivers when the Salmon are running. Homer has Fishing Tour Boats for Halibut, but Seward would as well as would Valdez. If wanting to fish.
Seward and Whittier both have sight seeing tours on Prince Williams Sound. We did one from Whittier in 2010. It was very nice. Our son & family have also gone from Seward. Different Glaciers to see, etc.
Went in 2010 to Denali after the tourist season was over, one could drive more into the park. Nice sunny day, but never got to Denali due to clouds covering it in the distance. Drove by Denali & even stay just outside the park entrance this summer. But no sign of the mountain. Returning from Anchorage 9 days later, we got to see it as driving up toward the entrance from down not far out of Anchorage. Near the Denali State Park. Got great photos at a nice pullout with lot of parking & restrooms. Between the State Park & the National Park.
We have not made it Valdez yet.
