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If you've been to Alaska, what was your most memorable experience?

Hi Kimi,

Took the Inside Passage ferry from Prince Rupert, B.C. to Haines, Alaska -- what a great time. It's a mini-cruise without the cost. Slept on top deck on plastic lawn chairs with sleeping bags to keep us warm -- my daughter (she was 8 at the time)-- still talks about how much fun that was. Lots of Russian culture on the island stops along the way. Great experience.

Hi Megan -

Thanks for sharing! Last May I took the ferry from Valdez to Cordova. It was the first time I'd been on the ferry system. I agree - it's like a budget cruise and a very relaxing way to travel.

I was in Alaska last year to see the northern lights.

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My husband and I had a 3 week experience in Alaska in 2001. It was an experience we will never forget. We flew to Anchorage and then rented a car. From there we drove all over Alaska camping out everywhere. We did not spend one day in a motel.

What's cool in Alaska is that all the laundry mats have a for pay shower. So every couple of days we stopped in and had a shower. Some of the campgrounds also had showers, but not many.

We had so many fun experiences it's hard to pinpoint the best one. We walked a glacier, went to the tiny town of Soldovia(former Russian fishing village only accessible by boat).
Saw Mt McKinley from the other side from Denali, that few people ever see. Lucky for us it was a clear day on top of Denali and we got unbelievable pictures. Visited with some indigenous Alaskan's. That's how we found the unique place to see Mt. McKinley. I could go on and on. We almost wanted to move there, the scenery was so beautiful. But the long twilight of winter would not be for us. Anyway, I highly recommend everyone visit Alaska!

Jim -

Thanks for sharing! Sounds like you had a good trip, even though you didn't see the aurora. Are you planning a return trip?

Kimi

Lynn -

I'm glad you had such a memorable trip. You should come back sometime and get to some of the villages off of the road or ferry system - Kotzebue, Nome, Bethel, Barrow.

Do you have any of your pictures of Denali posted on a website anywhere?

Kimi

Hi. I am a three year resident of Alaska. I love it here. I moved here from back east three years ago. Drove the whole way from back east on the Alaskan Highway. What an experience. I am proud to call myself an Alaskan. This is for me the most beautiful place in the world.

I couldn't agree with you more! I fell in love with Alaska when I came for a teacher's job fair. Took the train from Anchorage to Fairbanks, with a several day stay in Denali National Park on the way. For the first time in my life, I felt I had arrived home. I can't imagine living anywhere else.

Oh, I can't either. I feel like I never had a life before I moved here. I never want to go back to the lower 48. I live in the inside passage, so out my front window, I can see the Pacific Ocean. It's great in the summer. I would open up my door in the morning and you could either hear the sealions talking to each other below me or the whales singing out in the bay. And there is nothing like taking a walk and hearing the eagles crying out to each other. They sound so beautiful. I try to go beachcombing as often as possible too, and being able to see brown bears every day of the week, not many people get to do that. I am very fortunate.