Alaska is big but doesn't have too many routes to consider. Thus, most sightseers end up doing the same loop, just going clockwise or counter-clockwise.
We let Mother Nature determine our direction of travel, if it is sunny towards Valdez then we head there first from Tok. Valdez is not at its best in the rain, and being coastal it can be wet there a fair bit. It is beautiful in the sunshine though. So, if the sun is gracing that area with its presence, we turn left at Tok.
I've added links to my website in my first post to help you see the sights to determine if you wish to visit the areas.
We did try to visit the Kenai Peninsula in 2010 BUT it was busy, which isn't to our liking. So we drove in to Whittier (a neat little place with an interesting drive through a long tunnel), then south to Kenai Lake, but turned around and headed off the Kenai Peninsula because the area looked very similar to our then-home around south coastal B.C., and it was too hectic/busy for our liking. If you're not from a coastal area though, it would be a good spot to visit.
