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Day 10
Drive to Denali and take the bus into the park ( http://www.nps.gov/dena/index.html .
Your butt will hurt, you'll choke on the dust and the mosquitoes will eat you alive, but
you'll see grizzlies, caribou, moose, marmots, eagles, and maybe even wolves. Oh, and
then there is The Mountain.
Day 11
Drive to Fairbanks ( http://www.fairbankschamber.org ) .
Day 12
Take the paddlewheeler downriver ( http://riverboatdiscovery.com ) .
Day 13
Go for a hike and a dip in Chena Hot Springs ( http://www.chenahotsprings.com / ).
Day 14
Fly home and get some sleep.
Mind you, this is the easy way to see Alaska, from road and rail and river. If you want to
visit the carving shed in Ketchikan, you'll want to take one of the many cruise ships ply-
ing the Inside Passage. Try the SS Universe Explorer, which seems to have a positive
genius for finding engaging, informative speakers to talk about everything from Tlingits
to humpback whales to the Gold Rush.(Unfortunately, this cruise line is no longer avail-
able for this routeā€”ed.) If you want to fly into some of the remoter locations like Nome
or Barrow, get out your wallet as the farther away you get from the road system the more
expensive everything is. Why do you think so many of us practice a subsistence lifestyle?
You could also backpack into the Gates of the Arctic National Park ( ht-
tp://www.nps.gov/gaar/ ) , kayak Prince William Sound ( www.alaskaseakayakers.com ) , or
take deck passage on the Alaska state ferry Tustamena ( http://www.dot.state.ak.us/amhs/ )
to Dutch Harbor. You go right ahead. Me, I like a pint of Alaskan Amber, a hot shower
and clean sheets at the end of the day.
Some suggested reading before, during and after your trip:
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