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Re: Planning a trip to Alaska
[Re: clintp1971]
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01/04/23 08:19 PM
01/04/23 08:19 PM
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garymc
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I have traveled to Alaska 5 times since 2016 and my 2023 trip will be my sixth. My trips are to trout and salmon fish with some incidental sight seeing. I’ve been as far north as Talkeetna and south west in the Kenai Peninsula to Homer. I still have ALOT to see in the state of Alaska. I second obtaining a copy of the Milepost. We have rented an RV for all of our trips to Alaska. Hoping to go for 2-3 weeks in a few years. Once Alaska gets in your blood it’s hard not to go back. My first trip in 2016 was what I figured would be a once in a lifetime trip, but after spending time there it keeps drawing me back.
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Re: Planning a trip to Alaska
[Re: clintp1971]
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01/04/23 08:40 PM
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GUK
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I came up in ‘85 and just stayed, way easier to see it that way.
GUK.....it's the sound they make when they hit the end of the cable
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Re: Planning a trip to Alaska
[Re: clintp1971]
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01/04/23 09:08 PM
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Malukchuk
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If you want to see the real Alaska get out of the city.
Water is good for two things, Floating Ships and making Beer.
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Re: Planning a trip to Alaska
[Re: Malukchuk]
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01/04/23 09:25 PM
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GUK
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If you want to see the real Alaska get out of the city. X2
GUK.....it's the sound they make when they hit the end of the cable
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Re: Planning a trip to Alaska
[Re: Big finn]
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01/04/23 11:13 PM
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Moosetrot
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Make sure you get your rental car asap or you may be out of luck X2 Moosetrot
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Re: Planning a trip to Alaska
[Re: Moosetrot]
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01/05/23 08:09 PM
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garymc
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Make sure you get your rental car asap or you may be out of luck X2 Moosetrot X3 reserve your rental ASAP I just reserved our RV for late July 2023 and caught a decent deal on plane tickets as well. The RV has proven to be our most economical route. We split between 5 guys. Stock up on food and other necessities in Anchorage, because the further you get away from the bigger cities the price of simple goods goes up. Seems like since COVID the car rental prices in Alaska have gotten crazy if you can even find one if you wait too long.
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Re: Planning a trip to Alaska
[Re: clintp1971]
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01/05/23 08:14 PM
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Gary Benson
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The train from Anchorage to Denali is great. The bus coming back is not. Fishing out of Seward is good if you go with the guy called Woody. My favorite trip was actually the saltwater safari where you go on a vessel and see the sea otters, birds, etc.
Life ain't supposed to be easy.
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Re: Planning a trip to Alaska
[Re: clintp1971]
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01/05/23 09:25 PM
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waggler
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Find a beater car on Craigslist when you get there, drive the heck out of it for a couple of weeks, leave it at the airport with the keys in it when you leave. Post in "free stuff" on CL with cryptic instructions on how to find a free car You'll make someone's day, and you'll save a lot of money too; car rental in Anchorage is crazy expensive during the tourist season.
"My life is better than your vacation"
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