Originally Posted by
smith80678
Floatplane? I think i would rather take my chances with the grizzly up in Denali
Actually, there's nothing to be afraid of. Go with a reputable company and the pilot flying you will likely have been doing it longer than I've been alive.
Originally Posted by
CPRich
I think you could spend 3 months, or 3 years, and not see it
all. It's a big place
Even spending the 10 days I just spent, we couldn't get to Fairbanks, couldn't get to Valdez, couldn't get to Homer - all of which were on our "want to visit list". And those are all still just the "tourist" spots - we didn't even get close to visiting Unalakleet and checking in with Ariel Tweto
I suspect that some year, post retirement, I'll be spending a summer up there. There just something special about it to me.
Try 17 years of making it a point to get to as much of the state as possible and still not doing it before I left. I've driven every highway in the state that's connected to the main road system (and a few that aren't) and have visited over two dozen airports and
still felt like I barely scratched the surface. Moving away has only reinforced my desire to go back and make the most of trying to see as much as possible as often as I can!