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Alaska Ferry

Alaska Marine Highway Adventure

April 21, 2019 by John J Gentry Leave a Comment

Alaska Marine Highway

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Alaska Marine System Highway Ferry’s

The Alaska Marine Highway has to be one of our favorite adventures and one we have done several times. It connects into the Alaska State highway system, and railways giving you plenty of adventure all along the way. The distance, territories, and place one can see will boggle the mind. This article is meant to be a guide, and a motivational piece to get you the reader out of your house or apartment and on an adventure that does not have to be high cost unless you want it to be.

Alaska Marine Highway Inside Passage

First, you must look into the Washington state ferry reservations from Bellingham Washington using the Alaska Marine Highway reservation system here. The website will give some general idea on times, dates of sailings, and costs of doing so. Now keep in mind that the state of Alaska will raise the prices during the most active time of the year, and July – August will be the most expensive time.

Alaska Marine Highway

Now the route you choose to take will depend on the ferry you choose to sail with. In this photo, you get a general idea as to how these ferries work and where each of them go depending on what you choose.

Alaska Marine Highway

From Bellingham Washington, you always stop in Ketchikan Alaska, and you must be ready to see wildlife all along the way. The beauty of the Inside Passage will blow you away and should be considered one of the world’s wonders.

Alaska Marine Highway - Ketchikan Weather

As you look around coming into Ketchikan you must keep a close eye open for whales, eagles, and other wildlife. The deck around your ferry will provide you with 360 degrees of viewing pleasure, but you must walk around to see everything.

Alaska Marine Highway - Ketchikan, Southeastern Alaska USA
Ketchikan, Southeastern Alaska the USA

We have come into Ketchikan in the early sailing season and within the summer. Each time period will provide you with a different view, and animals to see all along the way.

Alaska Marine Highway

Petersburg Alaska will sneak up on you, and you should make sure to keep your times for viewing ready. Each time the ferry stops they will give you time to be able to look around. Always keep a close eye open for the Eagles because they like to sit on the electric poles just outside of your ship.

 Alaska Marine Highway - Photo of the day ~ Dungeness Crab fishing

Keep in mind that seafood is a way of life in Alaska, and some at a restaurant close to your port will be a great culinary adventure. Some of these ports have food very close by, and others you will need to walk a little way, but the food will be great.

Seafood Treasures - Alaska Marine Highway

Now coming into Petersburg can be a great photo opportunity, and you must be ready to capture those amazing shots. Here in this photo, you have a general idea of what you will see, and find as you move along your Alaska Marine Highway Adventure.

Alaska Marine Highway

Now each time you stop make sure you are clear, and fully understand what time you will need to be back. Sometimes it’s a shortstop of about an hour, and other times you will have several hours. So make sure you know exactly when you should return.
Alaska Marine Highway
Now as your trip moves along you will have to allot more to see, and you have allotted more to see. Wrangell Alaska is now up and coming, and you will want to keep a lookout for those snow-capped mountains.
Evening in Wrangell Alaska - Alaska Marine Highway
Coming into Wrangell will be a site to see, and you are still within Alaska’s fisherman village country. The mountains and the local people will be very welcoming. Make sure if you do change ferries, and have a vehicle to be in your staging area on time. Here is a video to help you understand the process, and how the loading goes.
Now, this video is over an hour long so you will want to fast forward and get an idea of the automobile loading process. With your vehicle loaded and off to the next destination of Juneau Alaska, this Alaska Marine Highway Adventure is just getting started.
Alaska Marine Highway ~ Juneau echoing the old Gold Rush days in Alaska
Juneau does have to allot to see and you will need time to see the downtown area. The port is not far enough to walk too. and you will need to arrange transportation. Allot of people get off here, and stay until the next ferry comes along so they have the time to visit, and explore some of the parks here.
From here a lot of people will board, and begin their journey out towards the Skagway and Haines direction of the trip. These two ports you can walk off directly, and have a very enjoyable time.
Alaska Marine Highway
Skagway Alaska is a historic landmark and still kept up as it was when it was first built. It is a western town, and with great food mixed in with plenty of shopping. If you do have time head over to the airport for a plane ride, and photo tour in the sky. I promise you will not be disappointed.
These flights will give you a view of the mountains, and glaciers you can only get from a flight.
Alaskan wilderness - Alaska Marine Highway
Sometimes only nature can provide the kind of photography love possible such as the sun here in the shape of a heart.
Now that you have left the Skagway and Haines area you are heading towards the remote area of Yakutat Alaska. This small town is a short walk and you can just walk off and explore the small town. We always get a small cup of coffee at the store just inside of the town.
Alaska Marine Highway
The workers here are always keeping the docks ready to go, and your walk will be slightly uphill so just a bit of exercise. Once you get back on the ferry you will be heading out to Whittier Alaska.

Alaska Marine Highway ~ Whittier in the beautiful wilderness of Alaska

Whittier is where a lot of people get off for two main reasons. First, those who will drive to Anchorage need to get off here. Second, this is also where you catch the train to explore the interior parts of Alaska.
 Alaska Marine Highway - Whittier Alaska Gateway to the glacier and wildlife filled Prince William Sound
Just outside of the Whittier Tunnel this is what you will see, and Portage Glacier is now awaiting you. This national park has trails and you can walk right up to the glacier.Alaska Marine Highway - Hiking to Exit Glacier at Kenai Fjords National Park
Depending on how you are taking transportation you still have a lot more to see. You can see these mountains from your train ride or if driving you will be out in the wild admiring the great outdoors.
Portage Glacier Valley - Alaska Marine Highway
Where ever you go from here will depend on what you want to do. We want to to consider taking the train all the way to Fairbanks Alaska, and from there renting a car where you can explore far and wide the Alaska experience.
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Alaska Marine Highway
Alaska Marine Highway Adventure

Filed Under: Alaska, North America, Travel Tips, USA Tagged With: Alaska, Alaska Ferry, alaska marine highway

Skagway Alaska Gateway To The North

February 18, 2019 by Exploretraveler.com Leave a Comment

Skagway Alaska Gateway To The North

Welcome to Skagway Alaska, the gateway to the Klondike and beyond. Skagway is yesterday alive and well! In Skagway, you will hear the old honky-tonk pianos and the cries of the prospectors. Gold has been found! Nothing much has changed in Skagway, Alaska; it is yesterday at its best! Come celebrate with us! Dance to the old honky-tonk piano! Kick up your heels!  Immerse yourself in the history of the Klondike! Enjoy everything nature has to show you. Skagway is the northernmost town in Southeast Alaska. Skagway sits on the side of a beautiful glacier. Nothing is prettier under the sun.

Skagway Proper

Branch out from here and visit other areas, like Whitehorse in the Yukon, Canada. Skagway is delightful! Skagway is living history! It is fun! Above all, it’s a must-see when you come to Alaska. Check the site below for listings of events and accommodations. We’ll see you in Skagway.
http://skagway.com/

Travel Tour Highlights

One of the highlights of the area is the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park. The park was created in 1976 and commemorates all the many hopeful prospectors who flooded the area in the late 1800’s. The visitors center is very informative and the hiking trails are awesome. If you feel ambitious, you can hike the famous Chilkoot Trail. This is a 3-5 day hike and not for beginning hikers. The trail is well maintained by the Park Service and is in good condition. You can access the park website below.

http://www.nps.gov/klgo/index.htm

Skagway is one of the most exciting port of calls for the cruise ships that go up the Inside Passage to Alaska. For example, you can take this cruise out of either Seattle, USA or Vancouver, Canada with other connections. This is one cruise that I have done twice and no two trips are the same. They are an adventure waiting to happen! You can reserve your cruise on the website below.

http://www.alaskacruises.com/cruises/alaska-inside-passage-cruises.html

Other options are the ferry system that travels up the coast. Book your car, the walk-on, your bike, or even your RV. Similarly, it’s much like booking a train, for instance, you can purchase a sleeping berth also. Furthermore, the ferry ships are smaller than cruise ships and seem to be closer to the shoreline allowing different views. This offers more unique photo opportunities and allows you to see different wildlife.

http://www.alaskaferryvacations.com/index.html

There are many fantastic day tours available. Some are as little as one day and others can be ten days. Whatever you desire to see and do, Skagway, Alaska is your jumping off point.

http://www.alaskatravel.com/skagway/

http://frontierexcursions.com/index.html

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Published on [email protected] Feb. 18,2017 at:

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Filed Under: Alaska, North America, USA, World Travel Tagged With: Alaska, Alaska Cruises, Alaska Ferry, Canada, Chilkoot Trail, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Seattle, Skagway, skagway alaska, USA, Vancouver

Alaska Photo Tour Part II

December 4, 2016 by John J Gentry 3 Comments

Alaska Photo Tour Part II

Alaska Photo Tour Part II

Alaska Photo Tour Part II is the continuation of our other photo tour of previous posts. We love to share the beauty of this area, and ideas for anyone wanting to take a cruise, casual traveler, or even the hard core adventure traveler. With so much to see we will be doing this series for a year or more, and we look forward to taking our readers with us through our articles, and photography. Alaska Photo Tour Part I

Photo of the day ~ Autumn in Denali National Park AlaskaPhoto of the day ~ Autumn in Denali National Park Alaska

Photo of the day ~ Outhouses in the high alpine tundra of Alaska!Photo of the day ~ Outhouses in the high alpine tundra of Alaska!

Photo of the day ~ Talkeetna Mountains of Palmer AlaskaPhoto of the day ~ Talkeetna Mountains of Palmer Alaska

Photo of the day ~ Cold morning in the Alaska Range MountainsPhoto of the day ~ Cold morning in the Alaska Range Mountains

Photo of the day ~ Have you heard of Chicken Alaska?Photo of the day ~ Have you heard of Chicken Alaska?

Exploring The Inside PassageExploring The Inside Passage

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