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re: Vacationing in Alaska in June - paging Roger...
Posted on 4/22/15 at 12:02 pm to The Last Coco
Posted on 4/22/15 at 12:02 pm to The Last Coco
Kenai Fjords would be a good place for Kayaking.
There are several operators and several have cabins, one actually in the National Park.
I'd recommend starting from Anchorage, taking the train to Seward and doing Kenai Fjords. Maybe stay at Fox Island overnight, do some kayaking in Resurrection Bay. If you get a chance hike Mt. Marathon or go to Exit Glacier a few miles out of town and hike up to the Harding Icefield.
If you want to avoid crowds, don't do Denali. Go to Wrangell-St. Elias N.P. Rent a car and drive, or fly into McCarthy. Lots of rafting, hiking, etc. If you have time left, zip down to Valdez.
For a seven day trip, that's pretty much going to cover it, unfortunately.
If you're looking for more, Do the Kenai Fjords tour in one day, take the train to Denail for a couple of days, then up to Fairbanks for a couple of days. Most National Parks such as Lake Clark or Katmai are only fly in, pretty expensive. You could do a flightseeing tour of Katmai though.
7 days isn't going to get you a lot of time in Ak. There are hundreds of great places to go but they are spread out. A great compact trip would be Southeast Alaska (where I live) from Juneau. You could do Tracy Arm, Glacier Bay N.P., go to Haines and raft the Chilkat River, stay on Chilkat Lake and fish, go to Skagway and take the train to the Candian border.
The Southeast portion would give you far more bang for your buck. It's the size of Florida but only has 70,000 ppl, most around Juneau. There are endless possibilities within 100 miles of Juneau. Glacier Bay National Park, Tracy Arm/Fords Terror Wilderness area, Sitka, Haines, Skagway, The Juneau Ice Field. You could do a compact 7 days without having to rush. You could take the Ferry from JNU to Skagway, drive the golden circle to Haines, then Ferry Back to Juneau. Take a flight to Glacier Bay, Stay overnight and day cruise the park.
If there are certain things you would like to see, it's best to start there and build your trip around it.
There are several operators and several have cabins, one actually in the National Park.
I'd recommend starting from Anchorage, taking the train to Seward and doing Kenai Fjords. Maybe stay at Fox Island overnight, do some kayaking in Resurrection Bay. If you get a chance hike Mt. Marathon or go to Exit Glacier a few miles out of town and hike up to the Harding Icefield.
If you want to avoid crowds, don't do Denali. Go to Wrangell-St. Elias N.P. Rent a car and drive, or fly into McCarthy. Lots of rafting, hiking, etc. If you have time left, zip down to Valdez.
For a seven day trip, that's pretty much going to cover it, unfortunately.
If you're looking for more, Do the Kenai Fjords tour in one day, take the train to Denail for a couple of days, then up to Fairbanks for a couple of days. Most National Parks such as Lake Clark or Katmai are only fly in, pretty expensive. You could do a flightseeing tour of Katmai though.
7 days isn't going to get you a lot of time in Ak. There are hundreds of great places to go but they are spread out. A great compact trip would be Southeast Alaska (where I live) from Juneau. You could do Tracy Arm, Glacier Bay N.P., go to Haines and raft the Chilkat River, stay on Chilkat Lake and fish, go to Skagway and take the train to the Candian border.
The Southeast portion would give you far more bang for your buck. It's the size of Florida but only has 70,000 ppl, most around Juneau. There are endless possibilities within 100 miles of Juneau. Glacier Bay National Park, Tracy Arm/Fords Terror Wilderness area, Sitka, Haines, Skagway, The Juneau Ice Field. You could do a compact 7 days without having to rush. You could take the Ferry from JNU to Skagway, drive the golden circle to Haines, then Ferry Back to Juneau. Take a flight to Glacier Bay, Stay overnight and day cruise the park.
If there are certain things you would like to see, it's best to start there and build your trip around it.
This post was edited on 4/22/15 at 12:07 pm
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