qskapunk Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Got married a couple weeks ago and we are planning to take our honeymoon in Alaska next May/June. Don't really have anything finalized yet, still figuring out what we want to do. Maybe a cruise, maybe just drive around. Anchorage? Fairbanks? Juneau? Haven't picked where we want to go either, although Wasilla is not an option. Any suggestions of places to see, places to stay, things to do, etc would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirbypuckett Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Punch the Palin family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante3000 Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Wave hi to Russia and make sure Putin doesn't rear his head in your air space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakland Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 I would have to take a little drive down that "Road to Nowhere" and put a sign at the end that says "Welcome to Nowhere. Population nothing." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlejonnyhormone Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Take a coat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Watch "Into The Wild" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakland Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 "Into the Wild" was awful. Not a bad film, just hard to watch. Made me want to kill myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Not a feel-good film... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qskapunk Posted October 7, 2008 Author Share Posted October 7, 2008 any real suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 i have a friend who plays hockey in fairbanks and says there is nothing there. stay around juneau for as long as you can because the weather is reasonable there and anchorage is supposed to be really really nice, but there is probably snow already so i dont know how much you will be able to see. aaaaand go on a cruise down the coast. that might be expensive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest baseball Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Dress so as not to resemble wild life, you might get shot down from a plane. Real Suggestion: My fiance's parents got back from an Alaskan cruise not too long ago. They said it was really great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 forget what i said about snow on the ground Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgoodcore Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 I say go on a nice trip shooting wolves from planes. Also good for some fun, or so I hear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirbypuckett Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 I enjoyed "Into the Wild" -- I didn't read the book though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclz Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 i just went on a cruise to alaska 2 months ago, it was really fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xadamhudsonx Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Fight a Kodiak bear... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew13 Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 go see a glacier before they're all gone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillho Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 i went about 10 years ago, i suggest: glacier bay national park, pan for gold, see the iditarod trail, the pipeline, go to a small town and learn about the culture and stuff. depending on the time of year, you can pack jeans and sweat shirts in the summer. in katzabu the sun didn't go down, it just hung on the horizon. pretty weird at 4am. go on a train tour if you can, they take you to some sweet places only accessible by rail. go whale watching if you can afford it. go over the arctic circle if you can. finally, eat as much salmon as humanly possible. it's fantastic there. i'd rate Alaska over Hawaii in regards to my vacations there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qskapunk Posted October 7, 2008 Author Share Posted October 7, 2008 thanks for the tips! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
closemyeyes Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 My parents panned for gold and went on several tours. They really enjoyed it and were even talking about moving up there, although we lived there before so their assessment is kind of biased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgrantx Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 I went a couple years ago and had fun. I had a friend that lived there so I stayed with him. There are some awesome hikes around anchorage and beyond. Anchorage is the coolest city and it is very small. The drive to fairbanks is like 8 or 9 hours with no speed limits, no buildings(wildlife preserve) and no cars and maybe a moose or two. Fairbanks kinda sucked but there were some cool hot springs about an hour away that has an ice hotel that is expensive as fuck and its all run by geothermal energy. Its nice in the summer about 65-70 degrees and daylight most of the day. you can be out doing stuff til almost midnight and its still bright out. not much in the way of record stores. they have a few hot topics though. not many punk shows either. they are still stoked on the against me tour that went to all 50 states. definitely check out the glaciers and ice worms. there are a couple cool aquariums near anchorage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattramone Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 SAY IT AIN'T SO JOE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smailtronic Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Go earlier rather than later. Between Memorial Day and Labor Day prices on everything go through the roof due to the tourist invasion. If you can get in before that, do! Last September, I spent a week in Fairbanks for a conference - not tons to do there, Grant mentioned the Hot Springs, there's also the town of North Pole, AK nearby. And Denali National Park is two hours down the road. I was able to route my return flight between Fairbanks and Anchorage through Barrow for no extra cost. Fun to get off the plane for a few minutes and walk around, say you've been there. Can't speak for Anchorage, but I'd guess that would be the best bet in terms of things to do and see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthemjfan23 Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Panning for gold was pretty fun, but that's something you can do other places in America. Thrillho had some good suggestions... if you're into seafood, it doesn't get any better than up in Alaska. The salmon there is amazing. I took an airplane to the top of Mt. McKinley. It was pretty awesome. Apparently it's the highest point in North America. If you guys like animals (especially dogs) you can go to a Siberian Husky breeding/training ground and take a tour. When you get off the bus, they immediately hand you a puppy to hold. It's adorable. Also, it's really educational and interesting cause they teach you about the Iditarod. Pretty cool. Go to Denali National Park and take a wildlife bus tour. They're long (you can pick between a 4 hour and an 8 hour tour i believe) but they're bad as shit. When we went, we saw TONS of animals... bears, caribou, mountain goats, all sorts of cool stuff. Other things... go to a glacier, go to the pipeline (it's really pretty boring once you're there, but it's a cool thing to say you've seen... and the sheer size of it is amazing), and take a train somewhere you can only get to by train. And make sure you do something outside at like 2 or 3 am that you would regularly do during the afternoon since it stays light out 22 hours a day (depending on when in the summer you go). It's going to be an awesome trip. Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qskapunk Posted October 27, 2008 Author Share Posted October 27, 2008 any more suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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