Planning summer 2022 trip to Alaska Fly/Rent
We are planning to take a trip next summer. Think we will try Alaska. Planning to fly and rent a Class C (or A). We have traveled for years including across country in a TT, but with limited time, ...
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Both times I've been to AK, I flew up and rented a car and car camped so I can't help you with the RV questions. Also did some backpacking (see my signature pic).
If I was on a limited schedule, I'd sure plan for a lot of my time on the Kenai Peninsula. While I live in a state with pretty amazing mountains, we don't have mountains towering over the ocean nor the glaciers.
I'd pick a central location and day trip out from there. That gives more flexibility to decide what to do based on the weather forecasts. (Didn't stay there, but Quartz Creek NFS CG does have flush toilets, which makes DW happy.)
We really enjoyed the 26 Glacier cruise out of Whittier, but we had absolutely beautiful blue skies, which can be a rarity there. With some flexibility, you might be able to pick a day with nice weather. We also took a glacier cruise out of Seward to view Kenai Fjords N.P. Kayaking out of Homer or Seward would also best be done with decent weather. One can hike along the beach south of Seward for quite a ways. When hiking on other trails into the forests, we wore bear bells. Don't know if they helped, but we never saw a bear on the trail, although there were lots of tracks.
Denali was also impressive, if for nothing else than its elevation. Waaaaay higher than anything here in CO. Did a bus trip into the park and did see some wildlife. Actually our best views of the mountain were from the highway heading north toward Denali.
Definitely plan on two weeks, or more if you can. Distances are pretty long and you'll want plenty of time to stop for pictures, hiking, and sightseeing along the way.
If I was on a limited schedule, I'd sure plan for a lot of my time on the Kenai Peninsula. While I live in a state with pretty amazing mountains, we don't have mountains towering over the ocean nor the glaciers.
I'd pick a central location and day trip out from there. That gives more flexibility to decide what to do based on the weather forecasts. (Didn't stay there, but Quartz Creek NFS CG does have flush toilets, which makes DW happy.)
We really enjoyed the 26 Glacier cruise out of Whittier, but we had absolutely beautiful blue skies, which can be a rarity there. With some flexibility, you might be able to pick a day with nice weather. We also took a glacier cruise out of Seward to view Kenai Fjords N.P. Kayaking out of Homer or Seward would also best be done with decent weather. One can hike along the beach south of Seward for quite a ways. When hiking on other trails into the forests, we wore bear bells. Don't know if they helped, but we never saw a bear on the trail, although there were lots of tracks.
Denali was also impressive, if for nothing else than its elevation. Waaaaay higher than anything here in CO. Did a bus trip into the park and did see some wildlife. Actually our best views of the mountain were from the highway heading north toward Denali.
Definitely plan on two weeks, or more if you can. Distances are pretty long and you'll want plenty of time to stop for pictures, hiking, and sightseeing along the way.
