Americas Best Value Inn Anchorage

... The easiest way to get there is to book the trip through a local agency. Leaving from Anchorage airport, a first plane takes you to King Salmon in two hours or so. Next, you board a floatplane that glides twenty minutes later on Naknek Lake where brown bears are the first creatures you can see on the shores of the lake! There is plenty of salmon in the lakes and a profusion of berries in the forests so ...

... I hate these overnight flights...)

Anchorage airport is interesting as it is a cargo jet haven. They must just stop to refuel from Asia - the cargo carriers here have been Eva Air, China Airlines, Korean Airlines, Asiana, UPS, Shanghai...none seem to empty any cargo...just park for an hour or two.

It's been a great trip...pictures will be on Flickr at http://www.flickr.com/photos/pmbell64/c ollections/72157622360839812/

... full so we met them at the Snow Goose which was great. We had outdoor seating with a view of Mt McKinley.

Perfect!

The next day we just bummed around for a bit and went for a walk. We flew out at 20:30 to Denver going via Dallas. We missed our connection by minutes as the plane was still at the dock but made the next flight which was 2 hours later giving us time for breakfast. We arrived into Denver at 09:30 pretty tired!

... were very expensive but they also lived a lot by hunting and fishing. Three planes went up each with 8 people. It was quite an experience but I would like to have seen a bit of snow. We were back at Fairbanks by midnight (just dark). They have 32 days when the sun doesn’t set in summer and 32 days when it doesn’t get light in winter. What an existence!

Friday we had to be up early to go the 125 miles by train to Denali, a National Park with lots of ...

The last night at Alaska. No specific schedule, just shopping, and easy short drive to the berry farm to see the chocolate fountain. Our flight was like 1:28 a.m., so we got to the airport around 10 p.m. Finally, the night fell. I was so glad to see the night. My eyes felt comfortable. No wonder we all felt sore for the eyes, the sun's been shining all day long!

... truck behind us that had stopped to see the caribou let us know there were moose on the right, not just moose but a cow with two calves! She came trotting through with the babies right behind and came right across the road in front of us and over into the field where the caribou were grazing. How beautiful! It was such a wonderful way to end our visit at the park!

We stopped by the Visitor Center on our way out because we hadn't had a ...

... south is Turnagain Arm, a fjord that has some of the world's highest tides. Knik Arm, another tidal inlet, lies to the west and north. The Chugach Mountains on the east form a boundary to development, but not to the city limits, which encompass part of the wild alpine territory of Chugach State Park. The city's seacoast consists mostly of treacherous mudflats. Newcomers and tourists are warned not to walk in this area because of extreme tidal changes and sticky mud. To ...

... such that we were limited to 60 gallons of fuel (not the full up 88). Later we dumped some books and the water to get a little more get-go on board. Thankfully, we didn't use any of the survival gear, not even the 24" x 12" x 6", 16 lb "camping stove" that Herb must use on his deck as a built-in grill!! I'd hate to see anyone backpacking with ...

... the MMS authorization based on concerns of environmental groups and the indigenous population. The Court will now decide whether environmental harms were properly considered by MMS.[4] Of note, too, is the large role the federal government plays in the State of Alaska. The federal government owns 60 percent of Alaska,[5] and administers it through a number of agencies, including MMS, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the U.S. Fish and ...

... volgende ochtend uitgeslapen. Na een goed ontbijt zijn we naar Seward gegaan om daar naar het Alaska Sealife Center te gaan. Mooi overdekt onderzoeks- en educatief centrum voor zeedieren. Helaas bleef het de gehele dag regenen. Omdat we de volgende dag een cruise zouden gaan maken in het Kenai National Park zijn we vast naar het Visitor Center gegaan. Hier zag ik een mooie foto van de Exit Glacier. Ik vroeg waar deze ergens lag. De gletsjer bleek zo'n 15 km ...