I'm green with envy, and I know that's not right. I have only been once, but I am itching to go back. My own feelings regarding reservations are different than some, we were there at the end of May and into June and we did not make a single reservation but had absolutely no problems, even at Denali. We were two women alone and had no security issues. Since food is more expensive than the lower states, we planned our meals and shopped from our list. Certainly it is more reasonable to shop at the chains such as FredMyers & Wal Mart. We were only there 3 weeks, but we did one major shopping trip with pickups for random items, This does take careful planning. Wishing you a wonderful and safe trip.