Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Salmon Run, Here I Come!

Trip Blueprint

Jun 27th - Friday
Arrive at midnight @ Anchorage
Crash at Travelodge

Jun 28th - Saturday
Pick Up Car
Shop at Local Grocery store
Drive to Denali Natl Park - Sightsee Enroute.
Camp @ Riley Creek

Jun 29th -Sunday
Wonder Lake Shuttle - All day
Camp @ Riley Creek

June 30th - Monday
Sightsee Denali Natl Park
One Short Hike
Crash @ Talkeetna International Hostel

July 1st - Tuesday
Drive towards Glenallen
See Matunuska Glacier
Sightseeing along Glen Hwy
Camp @ Lake Louise Rec Area or Wrangell-Elias Park

July 2nd - Wednesday
Drive to Kenai Fjords National Park
Sightsee along Seward Hwy
Check out the Bore Tide, if possible
Detour to Whittier
Drive to Exit Glacier
Find a Campground near Seward

July 3rd - Thursday
Major Marine 8 hour Cruise
Camp @ Seward (Same site as above)

July 4th - Friday
Kayak @ Kenai
Drive to Homer Spit - Towns on Sterling Highway
Detour through scenic Skilak Lake road
Stay @ Homer Spit Campground

July 5th - Saturday
Spend some time near Homer
Drive back to ANC
Chugach Mtns state Park, if possible
Crash @ 26th Street Hostel

July 6th - Sunday
Flattop Mtn Trail in the morning
Return Car - Rent bikes and do the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail
Ship Creek Viewing platform
Fly out of ANC

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

man............straighten this out for me..........i get like 15 days of earned vacation a year, how the HELL do you go on trips every alternate week ?!!!

sure is a sweet company you work for......are these like "customer visits" for Alaskan customers :-o

- R.S.

Point 5 said...

@R.S ..surprising thing is that I am taking only 3 days vacation...July 3rd and 4th are company holidays and the rest are weekends..Most of my trips happen around long weekends, and I rarely take more than a day off, if that, for them

DiVa said...

so how was thr trip? photos?

totti said...

Machi..i was tired just after three days :)..dunno how you guys managed ten days :p...i will post some of my pics..there are people in it..unlike your stupid pics

Point 5 said...

@Diva...trip was unbelievable..Alaska is a dream place..I intend to go there again..u shld definitely visit if u get a chance

@Totti..U r old..I am still young..can travel for long time without break..

DiVa said...

I really wish I could have made it! Mail me photos if you can!

Point 5 said...

@Diva..will send pics, once I consolidate them all..but the trip was grt..u shld have made it..but anyways, I'll let u know of the next grt trip when it happens..u can join us then..