My third trip to Alaska in three years… Since I arrived back from my short winter trip to Alaska in March 2008, I’ve been thinking about heading back ...
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My third trip to Alaska in three years… Since I arrived back from my short winter trip to Alaska in March 2008, I’ve been thinking about heading back up in the summer of 2009. I am on a budget like a lot of folks, so I started saving for this trip during the summer of 2008. There are a number of activities & adventures on my life’s ‘to-do’ list that I desire to achieve and Alaska seems like a great place to accomplish them. - Ride & sleep on a Ferry (maybe see a whale or two) - See the Southeast Alaska ; Ketchikan , Sitka , Juneau , Haines & Skagway - Relax in the Hot Spring - Go whitewater ra...
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First visit to Alaska… In the summer of ’07, I lived out of a backpack and traveled throughout the Interior & Kenai Peninsula of Alaska by myself for ...
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First visit to Alaska… In the summer of ’07, I lived out of a backpack and traveled throughout the Interior & Kenai Peninsula of Alaska by myself for 17 days. It was the ‘best’ trip that I had taken! Early that year, my co-worker in Anchorage and I were taking about how we were going to spend on PTO time for work, she suggested I visit Alaska. I asked her “are you crazy? Me? Go on vacation by myself and to Alaska, where there are bears? What was she thinking? I’m a city girl. “ My co-worker sent me brochures and booklets on Alaska, another friend told me about the ‘Milepost’, which is an excel...
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Planning: Surprise Glacier, Prince William Sound, Whittier Alaska is twice as expensive as any other state in the US. Booking at least a month is ...
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Planning: Surprise Glacier, Prince William Sound, Whittier Alaska is twice as expensive as any other state in the US. Booking at least a month is advance is advised. Buy one of the coupons books available for Alaska. We saved a lot from these coupons: http://www.toursaver.com/ - 100$ or http://www.alaska-discounts.com/ - 50$ (we bought this one). The coupons are good offer 1 for 1 free on hotels, cruise, train rides, restaurants, etc. Try to visit Alaska in the gray periods - Early May or Late August; Crowds are less and the costs are moderate. During Summer, many Bed & Breakfast places open u...
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Stayed at this lodge, it was great in the back of the lodge itself for quietness. Room wasnt ready, and we were on a tour with Celebrity Tours, but we ...More
The hotel is a great way to see Alaska without the distractions of the normal tourist market. We stayed here and also at the Denali Cabins, who are ...More
I had stayed at the Creekside before and liked it so I made advance reservations for a July stay. I gave my credit card number to hold the room and ...More
we have been in spring, summer and fall. we have been with our adult children and with extended family groups. Each visit is fantastic. The beauty of ...More
We recently spent two nights in this lodge. The lodge is absolutely beautiful and the rooms were huge. Our room was very clean and the staff was very ...More
I have stayed twice at the chalet and find it to be adequate. The rooms are basic and cleaning service for the rooms is spotty. The staff in the ...More
Clean, comfortable, modern, good breakfast and breakfast room, quiet, nothing to dislike! Just a few miles north of Denali, it's worth the short drive ...More
These log cabins were clean and bright and hidden away. They are close to Denali Park but have a much nicer laid back feeling. The owners were very ...More
Earthsong Lodge is a perfect place to get away from it all. It's also close enough to use as a home base for exploring Denali National Park. We stayed ...More
The hotel is a great way to see Alaska without the distractions of the normal tourist market. We stayed here and also at the Denali Backcountry Lodge, ...More
We stayed in Sourdough Cabins for two nights while we visited Denali. My 3 star rating refers only to the accomodations, which are very clean, well ...More
Considering the lack of services (ie: no in-room phones, only 5 TV channels) we felt the price for accomodations was a little over the top. You have ...More
The first room they tried to put us in was dirty, hot, and had a nasty smell. And, it was a double bed. After explaining the room was unacceptable, we ...More
This hotel sits up high on a cliff overlooking the vast Denali forest and mountains. Mt. Mckenley can be seen on clear days. The room, while not ...More
First off the Riverview Inn has no view of the river. All you see are trees and people walking in front of your room. Like all the hotels parking is ...More
On the banks of the Nenana River located just two miles from the Denali National Park entrance. Ameniteis: Laundry, showers, gift shop, propane, ... More
Six miles south of the entrance to Denali National Park, the gateway to Mt. McKinley, Denali River Cabins & Cedars Lodge Hotel features clean and ... More
This last summer, my wife and I stayed at Denali Perch Resort and it was great! Its 12 miles south of south of the parks entrance, which is awesome ...More