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  • Randy & Sandy Wetzel
    Randy & Sandy Wetzel:
    We took a 12 noon Talon Air Service Bear and Fishing trip from Soldotna. $395/pp. Sunny and high 70s. The flight takes 30 minutes. Then you get in a boat - 4 with a guide, ours was Jared from Georgia. It takes about 5 minutes to get to Wolverine Creek. T...  more
    • Thu at 12:23 AM
  • M&D&Boo
    M&D&Boo :
    Checked into Ocean Shores RV park in Homer, AK today. Used to be Oceanview but has new owners & they just reopened a couple of weeks ago. Full hook up and great views if Kachemak Bay!
    • Mon at 12:02 AM
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    • Barry & Millie-Ambassadors and 2 others like this.
    • M&D&Boo
      Marshall Raisman love the homer spit and the fishing hole---camp there for $90/week---dry camping
      • Mon at 3:31 AM
  • Troutfisher
    Troutfisher :
    At the Susitna River gravel bar for a couple of days. Exploring the Petersville Road tomorrow.
    • July 14
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    • Windychic and 4 others like this.
    • Troutfisher
      rag-ftw We saw you as we drove over the bridge this afternoon. We are in Tek until the 21st!
      • Mon at 8:38 PM
    • Troutfisher
      Troutfisher I'm in Healy now at a BLM spot. I'm going to Tek ON the 21st! going to explore the area for a few days before going in to Denali.
      • Mon at 8:43 PM
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      rag-ftw GREAT pizza at The Prospector in Healy!
      • Mon at 9:10 PM
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    • Troutfisher
      Mary and Rollie Good food and beer at 49th State Brewery!
    • Troutfisher
      Mary and Rollie So nice you have the new Three Bears store in Healy now. Last year we had to drive 2 hours to Fairbanks for groceries all summer.
  • Hank & Shirleen
    Hank & Shirleen :
    You all are leaving too soon. Stay until the third week in August! You won’t regret it! Check out the old Kennecott mine. It is in Wragell St.Elias NP now. It is worth the trek back in to it.
    • July 14
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    • Connie and Karen and 3 others like this.
    • Hank & Shirleen
      pswenson Is root glacier hike long/difficult? Hide 1 Reply
      • Hank & Shirleen
        Hank & Shirleen We did not have time to do it. But you can go about a mile past the mine and walk out on your own, or rent strap on cleats and go out with a tour group, for a fee of course. 
    • Hank & Shirleen
      Happy Flyer Why do you guys think it's such a good idea to stay past the 3rd week of August?
      • Mon at 7:52 AM
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      • Hank & Shirleen
        Hank & Shirleen There is so much to see and do up there. So much to enjoy! 
      • Hank & Shirleen
        rag-ftw Alaska State Fair is last week of August. You can see a 100+pound cabbage!
        • Mon at 8:41 PM
    • Hank & Shirleen
      Happy Flyer where is the state fair?
      • Tue at 6:53 AM
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      • Hank & Shirleen
        rag-ftw Palmer Fair Grounds
        • Tue at 7:44 AM
    • Hank & Shirleen
      Angie907 It is the last week of August. The larger vegetables come in the last Saturday Labor Day weekend. As Dinkel usually win. Our girls were in 4H so we were there for 2 weeks. Horses, pigs and steers. You can boondock on the fairgrounds. Any rv parks that a...  more
      • Thu at 8:54 AM
    • Hank & Shirleen
      Happy Flyer Great Advice! Thank You so much... That's what makes this site so valuable. 
  • Antonia-Jane & Edouard Duroux
    Antonia-Jane & Edouard Duroux:
    Fun times even if freezing & mosquitoes everywhere. Heading south again today slowly :)
    • July 14
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  • Troutfisher
    Troutfisher :
    Leaving Wasilla today, after getting maintenance stuff taken care of, and will be heading north. I'll be at Tek in Denali the 21st -25th then on to the Dalton Highway.
    • July 14
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    • Troutfisher
      Angie907 Enjoy Denali. Be bear aware.
      • Thu at 8:55 AM
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  • Antonia-Jane & Edouard Duroux
    Antonia-Jane & Edouard Duroux:
    We made it past the Arctic Circle to the end of the Dalton Highway - heading on the tour this morning 😃
    • July 14
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    • Pete & Sue and 10 others like this.
    • Antonia-Jane & Edouard Duroux
      Happy Flyer You have the Perfect Rig for the Dalton!  How did you find the highway? What do you think you average speed might have been.  Was it Wet or Dry for your trip north...
      • July 14
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      • Antonia-Jane & Edouard Duroux
        Antonia-Jane & Edouard Duroux We were lucky it was mostly dry just some patches where there must have been rain. There are road closures to deal with also. Fewer other travelers & trucks that we expected. Road condition very varied as some terrible & some ok & some great. Average spee...  more
    • Antonia-Jane & Edouard Duroux
      Happy Flyer Great Report, Thank YOU!!!  Your 35 MPH was about what we did.
      Just as a wild guess. do you have any idea what portion is currently paved?
      • July 14
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      • Antonia-Jane & Edouard Duroux
        Antonia-Jane & Edouard Duroux Sorry not really sure one moment it’s paved one moment it isn’t & some of the paved bits are worse than unpaved bits due to pot holes etc.
  • M&D&Boo
    M&D&Boo :
    Finally got that waterfront property!😁
    Seward. Alaska
    • July 12
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    • Barry & Millie-Ambassadors and 8 others like this.
    • M&D&Boo
      Mary and Rollie My #1 favorite park!
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      Marshall Raisman are you towing that elantra 4 wheels down ??? if so, is it automatic ???
      • July 14
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      • M&D&Boo
        MRJohnston The Elantra requires a manual tranny to be flat towed.
        • July 14
      • M&D&Boo
        M&D&Boo Yes, flat towing. Stick shift.
        • July 14
    • M&D&Boo
      M&D&Boo Annetta, where did you stay??
      • July 14
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      • M&D&Boo
        Annetta McCallister It's the one right on the bay. Can't remember the name.its right down from where the boats are at
        • July 15
    • M&D&Boo
      Thom and Laurie Millane The waterfront RV park in Seward is owned by the city of Seward it runs down the coastline between the small boat harbor and the Sealife Center. They have  several campgrounds, Harbor Side,  Williams Park, Marathon, Resurrection and Iditarod cam...  more
    • M&D&Boo
      Angie907 We love Seward. Some time you have to wait for the water front sites with water and electric and the fire pit. . Shopping after the tourist season is deal deal deal. 75 to 90 % off.
      • Thu at 9:19 AM
  • Bobby n Ann
    Bobby n Ann:
    Hi to all
    Am reading that roads from Anchorage to Tok.are very rough, we’re not up for rough! What are our less strenuous options ?
    • July 11
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    • Bobby n Ann
      Maddog If you are talking about Tok cutoff....?. Between Glenallen and Tok the worst in all I have driven in AK. Go back thru Delta Junction on Richardson or back up to Fairbanks and across.
    • Bobby n Ann
      Don and Penny Bailie Agree with above, we could not believe how bad the Tok cutoff was.
    • Bobby n Ann
      MRJohnston The Tok (pronounced Toke) cutoff is frost heaves, not pot holes. Not so “ruff” as it is a roller coaster ride. Just. Slow. Down. Hide 2 Replies
      • Bobby n Ann
        Maddog Man, there was both .... holes and heaves. Heard the horror stories of roads and was pleasantly surprised everywhere in AK EXCEPT Tok Cutoff. I had to drive almost the entire length at 20-30 after hitting some really bad areas. Mike
      • Bobby n Ann
        MRJohnston I live in Alaska and travel it routinely, so maybe I’m just used to it ?.
    • Bobby n Ann
      Bobby n Ann Thanks Friends we haven’t met yet. ? we’ll chew on this info
      Happy Trails
    • Bobby n Ann
      Annetta McCallister We were on it a couple weeks ago. It was bad,got our windshield busted.
      • July 12
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      • Bobby n Ann
        M&D&Boo Our windshield got cracked on paved road in Prince George. Just a random rock?
        • July 14
  • Pete & Sue
    Pete & Sue :
    Drove up from Seward via Glenallen, Tok and Chicken arriving at Dawson City yesterday afternoon We stopped in Glenallen and Chicken. . Enjoyed the over night stay in Chicken, especially the Chicken Creek Saloon. We experienced light rain on the Top of th...  more
    • July 11
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