12 day Alaska trip; pls review and suggest
Visiting Alaska first time in July 8-19th with family of 4 with 14 & 6 yr boys. Our interests are glacier, wildlife, sightseeing w/o lots of hiking and some fishing. Plane tickets, hotel/cruise/car reservations are done. Questions in blue.
July 8th: Fly out of PDX to Barrow and overnight in Airport Inn, see midnight sun.
July 9th: Visit Arctic beach and Inupait Heritage center and fly back to Anchorage with evening flight and overnight in Diamond Center hotel. How can we visit Point Barrow cheap? $60/pp is too much!
July 10th: Rent a car, go to Whittier and take Major Marine, PWS 6 hr cruise. Visit Byron glacier before or after the cruise, and overnight in Dimond center hotel. Fish salmon in Ship Creek if possible. Can we visit Byron Glacier 7-9pm?
July 11th: Buy food supply and drive to Denali and stop at Teelkatna for 1-2 hr. Drive on Denali Hwy on 14 paved miles in PM and overnight in Denali Bluff hotel.
July 12th: Take 8hr Eilseson shuttle bus trip at 9AM and overnight in Denali Bluff.
July 13th: Drive on Richardson Hwy through Delta Junc, and overnight in Sawing Logzz in Copper Center, if time permits, drive to/from Chitna in PM. Can we drive from Denali to Copper Center in 8 hrs?
July 14th: Drive to Worthington Glacier and 2 hr walking and overnight in Best Western in Valdez.
July 15th: Take Stan Stephens 6hr Columbia Glacier Cruise and overnight in Best Westren in Valdez.
July 16th: Drive to Anchorage and overnight in Sheraton Anhorage. If didn't do Byron Glacier on July 10th, visit Byron Glacier and Portage glacier in PM.
July 17th: Drive to Seward and visit Exit Glacier face and Sealife center and overnight in Van Gilder hotel. Go for half day Salmon fishing charter with Millaers Landing at 5PM. Process fish and package at Captain Jacks place.
July 18th: Take Major Marine 7.5hr Kenai Fjords NP tour, overnight in Van Gilder hotel.
July 19th: Pick up our fish box from Captain Jack fish house drive to Anchorage, return rental car, catch 1:30pm flight out of ANC and back to PDX.
Are we going to rush the kids? Please suggest any changes needed. Thanks in advance.