Episode 11: Journey to the Last Frontier: Our Alaska Road Trip Adventure
In this episode, we have two guest travelers joining us to talk about one of our bucket list destinations of Alaska that we traveled together on. We’ll discover how do you get there, what do you do, and what do you need to pack. Our special guests will help us answer these questions based on our first hand experiences. So pack your bags and let’s get started on this journey to Alaska.
I’ve listed where we stayed but since many of the places are small, some links include several accommodations in each area. Some links are affiliate links, see our disclosure.
We recommend that you book as far in advance as possible for accommodations, experiences and some restaurants as due to the short summer travel seasons, they do fill up.
Get our 11 Day Alaska Road Trip Itinerary Here!
Anchorage
Accommodations in Anchorage - We stayed at the Springhill Suites
Eat at Moose Tooth Pizza
Homer
Accomodations in Homer - We stayed at Glacier View Cabins
Eat at Saltry Restaurant at Halibut Cove and book the Ferry to get there (opens June 1st)
Seward
Accommodations in Seward - we stayed at Alaska Creekside Cabins
Alaska Sea Life Center
Glacier Tour - Kenai Fjords Tours
Hike the Exit Glacier at Kenai Fjords National Park
Eat at Woody’s Thai Kitchen
Talkeetna
Accomodations in Talkeetna - we stayed at Talkeetna Wilderness Lodge
Eat at Denali Brewing Co (food truck) and Talkeetna Roadhouse (you can also Stay at Talkeetna Roadhouse)
Denali/Kantishna
Accommodations in Kantishna (End of the Road in Denali): We stayed at the Skyline Lodge
We flew in with Kantishna Air Taxi
Accommodations outside Denali- We stayed at Denali Hostel and Cabins
Eat at Creekside Cafe and 49th State Brewing
Packing List:
XtraTuff Boots - mine are Salmon Sisters Octopus Print
Rain jacket - mine is Helly Hanson
Layers
Dramamine for boat and seaplane tours
Motion sickness bands
Tennis shoes that can double as hikers - these are the ones have used for years
Hear our tips on eliminating Jet Leg here
See the pictures (and videos) from our epic trip on our Instagram (I’ll save them in the Alaska highlights)
While we didn’t take the railroad on this trip, we referenced it several times, here is a link to where you can book it here
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