Phillips Family Alaska Trip

Summer 1999
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Last Update: September 9, 2002

Itinerary

Start Date End Date Activity Recommended
Sunday July 11   Leave Los Angeles
 
Saturday July 17 Thursday July 22 Explore the Dalton Highway
No
Friday July 23 Saturday July 24 Layover in Fairbanks
 
Tuesday July 27   Pick up Diane in Anchorage and drive to Seward
 
Tuesday July 27 Wednesday July 28 Stay at Box Canyon Cabins (cabin@ptialaska.net) near Seward (2 nights)
Yes
Wednesday July 28   Six hour boat trip to Kenai Fjords National Park with Kenai Fjords Tours
Yes
Thursday July 29   Ferry from Seward to Valdez
Yes
Thursday July 29 Friday July 30 Stay at Thompson Pass Mountain Chalet near Valdez (2 nights)
No
Saturday July 31 Wednesday August 4 Explore Wrangell-St Elias National Park
Yes
Sunday August 8   Ferry from Haines to Juneau
Yes
Sunday August 8   Anne, Lorrie, Sashko, and Todd arrive in Juneau on evening flights
 
Sunday August 8 Wednesday August 11 Stay at "A Water View" B&B in Juneau (4 nights)
Yes
Thursday August 12   Fly from Juneau to Turner Lake in a Wings of Alaska floatplane
Yes
Thursday August 12 Monday August 16 Stay in West Turner Lake Cabin (4 nights)
Yes
Monday August 16   Fly back to Juneau from Turner Lake with Wings of Alaska
 
Monday August 16   Todd leaves Juneau on an early evening flight home
 
Monday August 16   Stay at "A Water View" B&B in Juneau (1 night)
Yes
Tuesday August 17   Ferry from Juneau to Sitka
Yes
Tuesday August 17 Tuesday August 24 Stay at "The Dacha" Cottage in Sitka (7 nights)
Yes, but low ceilings (not good for tall people)
Sunday August 22   Diane leaves Sitka for home
 
Monday August 23   Anne, Lorrie, and Sashko leave Sitka for home
 
Tuesday August 24 Friday August 27 Ferry from Sitka to Bellingham
Yes
Friday August 27 Saturday August 28 Drive from Bellingham to Los Angeles
 
  Saturday August 28 Arrive in Los Angeles
 

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Ferry Schedule

Leave  ArriveShipNotes
Port Date Time   Port Date Time   
Seward July 29 9:45 AM   Chenega Bay July 29 2:15 pm Tustumena 
Chenega Bay July 29 2:45 PM   Valdez July 29 11:00 PMTustumena 
Haines August 8 11:00 AM  Juneau August 8 5:00 PM AuroraStay in Juneau for 9 days
Juneau August 17 9:00 AM   Sitka August 17 5:15 PM ColumbiaStay in Sitka for 7 days
Sitka August 24 2:00 PM   Petersburg August 25 2:45 AM Columbia 
Petersburg August 25 2:45 AM   Wrangell August 25 6:45 AM Columbia 
Wrangell August 25 6:45 AM   Ketchikan August 25 3:00 PM Columbia 
Ketchikan August 25 3:00 PM   Bellingham August 27 6:00 AM Columbia 
To see descriptions and pictures of the ships on which we traveled click here.

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West Turner Lake Cabin

We spent August 12 through 16 in the wilderness cabin "West Turner Lake" which is about 18 air miles east of Juneau. The cabin rental includes the use of a skiff.

Click Here to see a picture of the cabin.

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