BINGO. I thought I mentioned that, but we were traveling in late May, returning home on Memorial Day. It made for a very nice trip as everything was very uncrowded but everything was open and the weather was spectacular. This Floridian got sunburned in Alaska.

And as a recent traveler to Alaska, I second and third jackal's suggestion to get the Milepost. That is the single most useful travel guide I have ever used for any destination. Even better,m it's full of discounts and you're sure to more than make up for it's small cost.