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RV in Alaska

Travelling state to state in an RV allows you to see and experience so much more than other modes of transportation. Tell us about your experiences and we will share your stories with our friends here at Funroads.com.

Alaska Travel Information

Alaska Travel Industry Assn.,
Visitor Information Center,
2600 Cordova St.,
Anchorage, AK 99503
(800) 862-5275 or (907) 929-2200
fax (907) 561-5727,
www.travelalaska.com

Alaska State Parks

Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation

• Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve
• Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
• Bering Land Bridge National Preserve
• Cape Krusenstern National Monument
• Denali National Park
• Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve
• Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve ... Nasa Story
• Kachemak Bay State Park and State Wilderness Park
• Katmai National Park and Preserve
• Kenai Fjords National Park
• Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
• Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
• Kobuk Valley National Park
• Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge
• Lake Clark National Park and Preserve
• Misty Fjords National Monument
• Noatak National Preserve
• Togiak National Wildlife Refuge
• Tongass National Forest
• Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
• Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve Park

Marge and Don's Alaskan RV Adventure

Driving from Key West, Florida to Anchorage, Alaska was a trip we took last summer in our little 1981 22 Ft. Winnebago Brave RV. One of the reason we traveled to AK was to visit relatives the other was for the scenery and wildlife. While in South Dakota and Montana we marveled at the badlands and buffalo. Going thru Canada we saw Mountains, rivers and glaciers, bear, elk, moose etc. It was all very wonderful but one very surprising moment was the very first morning we spent in Anchorage. We had finally reached my daughters home and spent the night camped in her yard. It was rather dark and rainy morning when we caught a glimpse of something big passing by our window. Just an arms length away was a huge moose and close by was her calf. They were munching the flowers in my daughters flower beds. I should have the pictures to show you but I couldn't figure how to use my new digital camera without my glasses. Then I didn't want to scare the moose by opening the rain splattered window.

It was a quite an adventure and with great scenery and many special moments. We had signed up to act as camper hosts at one of the Anchorage schools. It is a program established to help decrease vandalism during the summer months. People of the neighborhood were very appreciative. Many stopped to say Thank you. We camped at a school near Campbell Creek. The Creek begins in the Chugach Mountains and meanders through Anchorage, emptying in Cook Inlet. It provides spawning habitat for rainbow trout, Dolly varden, silvers & King salmon. It was great for salmon viewing and fishing. There are several parks with rustic overlooks and bicycle paths built along the creek.

We spent a month exploring Anchorage and side trips to explore other parts of the state. Our trip to Denali Park and Mount McKinley, Talkeetna and Montana Creek was very memorable. We found what was meant when they refer to the mysterious Mt McKinley. We drove up the Parks Hwy on a beautiful clear day. We started out early and were determined to get up to the Park.

We wanted to get a site at the Rainbow Campground even though we had no reservations. Several times we caught a glimpse of the mountain. It was already awesome. There were several viewing places along the way but that was not for us. If it was that beautiful already, think of what we'll see when we get to Denali Park. As we continued on our way, the mountain seemed to be getting further away. Maybe we should have stopped to get a good look and take a few pictures. But we were not deterred, we knew where we were going. Well anyone who's been there knows the best views were the ones we'd passed. Oh well, we were going to go back the same way we'd come and would have a chance to stop then. You probably know, on the return trip, that unbelievable Mt. McKinley is so big it generates it's own weather conditions and was totally hidden in the clouds. There is a lesson here but we will probably have to learn it again.

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