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Alaska Expedition: 4 Month Countdown Update

Byalecjrosen

Four months from today I head out on the first of several travel expeditions that this blog will report about. Up to now I have been writing about past trips and excursions as well as smaller current trips.

This trip is totally DIY and broken up into four stages:

  • First: Kenai Peninsula
  • Second: Denali
  • Third: Fairbanks Arctic North
  • Fourth: Anchorage and homeward bound

Fast Facts about the 2022 AK Trip

Dates: June 6-June 30

Itinerary

  • Homer: Offshore halibut fishing
  • Cooper Landing: Rainbow trout and salmon fishing on famous Kenai rivers
  • Talkeetna: Float plane fly-in fishing to glacier-fed lakes Denali and local rivers
  • Fairbanks: Midnight Summer Festival
  • Arctic North: explore Brooks Mountain range and Arctic National park area

Explore

  • Kenai Peniula and Kenai Fjords
  • Denali National Park
  • Gates of Arctic National Park

New Updates

I will be meeting my old Navy buddy in Homer and we’ll spend a few days fishing throughout the Kenai and catching up on old times. Last time I saw Huck was in 1983.

My daughter will be joining me for the Arctic leg in Fairbanks.

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