Vacationing in Alaska in June - paging Roger...

When I was a kid, we flew to AK for a family vacation and rented an RV for what seemed like a whole month (probably only 7-10 days). In hindsight, I probably should have been just a little older to really appreciate it, but I still have some pretty cool memories from glaciers, Denali, king salmon fishing, etc.

It seemed like a cool idea for us to be able to travel a bunch in a short amount of time and keep the kids fairly happy. We weren't staying in cities much of the time anyway, so the RV was a decent option.

I was stationed in Anchorage for 3 yrs and this is what you want to do.

1 - Fly to Anchorage
2 - Visit the Great Alaskan Bush Co (GREAT strip joint)!! Tell your wife it's state law so you HAVE to go
3 - DRIVE to Valdez, AK and then to Fairbanks.....the scenery is unmatched.....if you have time visit Kenai, AK too
4 - Drive back to Anchorage & visit the Great Alaskan Bush Co one more time (remember the state law thing)
5 - Fly home

Ex's high school grad present was a 10 day fishing trip in Alaska. Flew into anchorage. Her uncle lives up there. He was the guide for the week and change. Launched out of Whittier and sailed a good ways into the Prince William Sound for Andersen Island Lodge. Truly incredible. I highly recommend Andersen lodge. Secluded, generator run island bed and breakfast. We would take of in the mornings and troll for Silver Salmon. Return, and then set back out to fish lean cod and halibut. Stayed out there for 7 days or so. Saw it all, from breaching whales to bears and eagles. Went back inland where we stayed the remaining time in a ledge on the Kenai River. Rafted and Flyfished (just missed the run, but was still worth a shot). Temperature is great during the summer. Start the mornings off in layered clothing and by late noon you would be in shorts and a tshirt. As I am sure you know, the sun doesn't set. Kind of throws ya off at first. If its still up for discussion, definitely go man. Left with some great stories.