| Start Date | End Date | Activity | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday July 11 | Leave Los Angeles |
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| Saturday July 17 | Thursday July 22 | Explore the Dalton Highway |
No
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| Friday July 23 | Saturday July 24 | Layover in Fairbanks |
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| Tuesday July 27 | Pick up Diane in Anchorage and drive to Seward |
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| 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
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| Thursday July 29 | Ferry from Seward to Valdez |
Yes
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| Thursday July 29 | Friday July 30 | Stay at Thompson Pass Mountain Chalet near Valdez (2 nights) |
No
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| Saturday July 31 | Wednesday August 4 | Explore Wrangell-St Elias National Park |
Yes
|
| Sunday August 8 | Ferry from Haines to Juneau |
Yes
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| Sunday August 8 | Anne, Lorrie, Sashko, and Todd arrive in Juneau on evening flights |
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| Sunday August 8 | Wednesday August 11 | Stay at "A Water View" B&B in Juneau (4 nights) |
Yes
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| Thursday August 12 | Fly from Juneau to Turner Lake in a Wings of Alaska floatplane |
Yes
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| 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 |
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| Monday August 16 | Todd leaves Juneau on an early evening flight home |
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| Monday August 16 | Stay at "A Water View" B&B in Juneau (1 night) |
Yes
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| 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)
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| Sunday August 22 | Diane leaves Sitka for home |
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| Monday August 23 | Anne, Lorrie, and Sashko leave Sitka for home |
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| Tuesday August 24 | Friday August 27 | Ferry from Sitka to Bellingham |
Yes
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| Friday August 27 | Saturday August 28 | Drive from Bellingham to Los Angeles |
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| Saturday August 28 | Arrive in Los Angeles |
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| Leave | Arrive | Ship | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 PM | Tustumena | ||
| Haines | August 8 | 11:00 AM | Juneau | August 8 | 5:00 PM | Aurora | Stay in Juneau for 9 days | |
| Juneau | August 17 | 9:00 AM | Sitka | August 17 | 5:15 PM | Columbia | Stay 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 | ||