Alaska - 2023

Our trip to Alaska in 2006 was fantastic. I thought the journey from Ct to Alaska was just as good as Alaska itself. You have to stop somewhere to sleep anyway so sleeping and visiting the national parks in the lower 48 was great, especially early in the season with little to no crowds. First park we hit was RMNP, took our bikes to the top of the highest road in the US, trail ridge road and there was still 6 feet of snow at the top and the road blocked off to cars but we road our bikes another 5 miles or so up the hill then coasted 17 miles all downhill back to the CG. Still snow in Yellowstone no problem getting into any CG with no reservations in early May, then up to Glacier Caught a doz trout in Pray Lake in Two Medicine Lake CG. Caught cutthroat trout outside CG and a 20 in Lake trout at Indian falls. No license required in the park. Banff, Jasper and the other Canadian parks were all beautiful caught Lake trout along the way and a 7 lb Lake trout in Kulane NP just before entering Alaska. Stayed between 1 to 3 days at the CG's on the way up. We drove on every road in Alaska saw all the sites that you have heard about already. Not mentioned yet was a trip to MCcarthy to visit an old copper mine, walked on a glacier there which was memorable. Took the top of the world hwy to Dawson City in the Yukon. The couple we went with did not fish so I fished whenever we stopped caught a lot of rainbow trout, grayling and Dolly Varden along the way. I missed all the Salmon runs along the way however I caught a large King while fishing for rainbows. The only regrets I had was not staying in Denali NP itself, however I took my bike in and saw more animals than I did with the bus tour. Stopped in Hyder on the way back and saw a lot of bears. It was a great trip had no reservations in 3 mos that we were gone. However, by the time it was over my wife was anxious to get back home so she drove a good portion of the way home. The trip cost about $10,000 and gas was about 1/2 the cost. I would love to go back but my wife is happy with just memories of the trip.