I have a buddy that’s moving to Alaska from Florida, he has family there that will provide him with bunch of stuff but what’s good going away gift yall think would
Be good to have up there or something you use everyday ? Thanks !
Quilters of Alaska
My son just visited your beautiful state for work and loved it! Being from Arizona, it was quite a treat!
So, I shared this request with him to see if any of his coworkers knew any quilters, but there were no takers... hopefully, this reaches someone who would be interested in helping out a 92 year old quilter. Thanks!
Hello!
I am looking for interesting things to do around Soldotna! Mainly fun outdoorsy things that don't destroy the bank. Budget is up to $500, maybe more depending on if it is worth it or not. I will be there mid august (party of 2) and was looking for tips!
Frankly any Alaska tips are very welcome :)
Hi everyone,
So we’re gonna check out the Kenai Fjords on a 7.5 hour tour boat out of Seward this coming Monday, and I’m wondering how early I should leave our AirBnb in Anchorage as I’ve heard traffic can be bad. Could perhaps camp in Seward the night before but would much rather sleep in bed. Thanks in advance!
Update: I reserved a campsite by the waterfront for the night before just to be safe!
Ill be in Fairbanks in December, I DO NOT KNOW NOR WANT TO DRIVE, I was thinking of taking public transportation but the official webpage its not up to date...
does it work? any comments? tips?
is it not worth it? better uber even if its more expensive ? does uber works? haha
thank you :)
edit: okay i’m hearing yall and you despise my idea of a day trip to denali 😭 i really want to go white water rafting so will probably find something closer.
Hi! I’m heading to anchorage with 6 of my girl friends this month (6 days - 4 full and 2 travel) for my birthday. I would love to pack our itinerary with the best “don’t miss” things and need some help filling in the gaps or reviewing what we’re doing. restaurant recommendations are VERY welcome. what to bring recommendations are also welcome. context on what to expect is super welcome.
here’s what we currently have:
thursday: travel day
friday: anchorage hiking and exploring
\- hike flattop
\- explore anchorage
saturday: day trip to seward
\- rented car to seward
\- cruise tour 12:30-6:30ish
\- explore / eat + go home
\- maybe silly’s summer fair in anchorage OR find a fishing spot for salmon (all recommendations on spots are very welcome!)
sunday: day trip to denali
\- take car to denali
\- white water rafting 2-5:30ish
\- no exact plans after this, would love some recommendations on what to do (stay and hike around + eat, go home and stop in talkeetna, etc)
monday: relax and explore anchorage
\- no exact plans here
\- not sure if this should be our fishing day but we won’t have the car anymore so trying to be strategic
tuesday: travel day
i’m from texas so VERY excited to see some mountains, water, maybe a tree or two (!) and some wildlife. hoping for a relaxing and scenic trip and want to make sure i have a real idea on how to use our time. thanks !!!
Thinking of doing a road trip down there when a friend visits Alaska. I've heard it can be more rainy in August there but curious what you all think. Would it still be a good time to visit and explore the area and explore there?
Thanks
I know this has probably been asked a few times, but I’m moving up to Sitka this coming Wednesday and I was curious What the dating scene is like or if there is a dating scene?
Irish person who's simply interested🙂
Long story short, I booked 2 days of halibut fishing out of Homer for June 26 and 27 and was incredibly disappointed. 6 of us on private boats both days. First day got 5 nice halibut, captain refused to take us out to limit out on smaller halibut due to wind. Second day captain cancelled due to weather (as did most other charters), but I found someone who was willing to take us out in the afternoon and was unable to get out to his halibut spot due to wind and we left that trip with a single small cod. The entire time Homer was getting battered with wind I was looking at Whittier and Seward and they seemed to have calmer seas.
Would like to return to Alaska for some hopefully successful halibut fishing. Does anyone know if Whittier and/or Seward are usually less affected by wind/weather?
Also how far out are captains traveling to fishing grounds out of Whittier and Seward? My thought was that they typically go out further (time-wise) but I was surprised many captains out of Homer are still going out 2+ hours one way to get to fishing spots and if that's the case I might as well go out of Whittier or Seward since it's much more of a commitment to get down to Homer. Thanks everyone
Something I find interesting about the state is how massive it is and how you can sometimes feel like you are in the middle of nowhere with very few or even no people around.
What's been your most remote experience(s) in the state?
there! i am travelling in a converted van from saskatchewan, through the yukon and to alaska with my boyfriend and i am looking for any and all information you have!! we have the time and the ambition to go anywhere and see everything. i thought who better to ask than the locals!! thank you so much!
see you soon alaska!! 🩷🫶
Hi! I’m flying into Anchorage in mid-July and have 7 days there (including 2 travel days). I’d like to split time between Homer and Seward but open to swapping one area out for a different one based on recommendations.
My partner and I are thinking of renting a camper van to make accommodations and car travel more flexible. I saw it’s about 3-3.5 hours from Anchorage to Seward, Anchorage to Homer, and Homer to Seward, which is fine with us. Wouldn’t want to drive much further than 4 hours in a day though.
We have 5 total nights to spend, how would you split it? 2 in Homer, 3 in Seward ?
3 in Homer, 2 elsewhere?
We like to hike but it’s not our main interest. Exploring the area by driving, walking, hiking, etc is all enjoyable to us, so I don’t want to base our travel around the best areas just for hiking, per se (understanding that that’s a big attraction in this beautiful state).
Eager for recommendations in, between, or outside of those areas!
Hey guys, lower 48'er here. I work in international development and have worked in many other parts of the world, but am eyeing a potential move to Bethel to work in development.
From what I've seen on this sub and other blogs and YouTube videos there seems to be a mixed opinion of life there. I'm used to living in pretty remote areas with minimal development (concrete houses, no internet, no AC, no running water, etc.) so from what I've seen Bethel looks like a perfectly fine rural settlement with all your basic needs being met (a few restaurants, the Alaska Commercial Company, good housing, good internet). I love the outdoors and I love the idea of living and working in rural Alaska.
I was wondering if y'all could clue me into things I may not be considering or things I should really think about before potentially making the move. Any and all advice is very welcome, thanks in advance.
Your help needed here! :)
I’m a Chinese girl/ solo traveler and I plan to stay around one week in Alaska flying from some cities in the Sates ( Chicago for example) and fly back to Seattle, by end of July.
I cannot drive by myself. Is it possible to travel there all by public transportation? Is there any tour recommendations and the contact please ?
Only having the option of public transportation traveling in the states seems so difficult. I don’t even know where I can go. I love wildlife and nature scene, not too much interested in metropolitans.
Also, It will be great if anyone partner with me for this one week natural adventure to Alaska or maybe other national Park in the states or Canada.
Whenever anyone comes up to visit me here, I always take them down to Seward for the glacier/wildlife cruise. I typically try to book the early morning times and have always had success with seeing a number of whales and other wildlife.
This time I'm looking at a 3pm tour and was wondering if the wildlife activity will be the same, more, or less during the afternoon and evenings.
Any ideas how conditions are on the highway currently?
Thanks