Ronin, et al,
Here is our itinerary our return is still not firm but we plan to drive back and cancel the ferry reservations:
Aug 2 Depart home – Drive to Wasco and drop off motor cars continue on to Stockton or Sacramento
Aug 3 Depart for Medford, OR
Aug 4 Depart Medford, OR for Portland, OR
Aug 5 Depart Portland, OR for Bellingham, WA
Aug 6 prep for ferry trip check out Bellingham, WA
Aug 7 Bellingham, WA
Sat Lucnh with former SBRC colleague Jack Brooks and wife Jeannie
Board Alaska Ferry “Kennicott” bound for Ketchikan, #1603483
Arrive at Ferry by 3 PM, Ferry Departs for Ketchikan at 6 PM
Overnight on Ferry
Aug 8 Alaska Ferry, Cruise on Ferry all day
Sun Overnight on Ferry
Aug 9 Ketchikan, AK
Mon Ferry Arrives in Ketchikan at 8 AM
Overnight at VRBO “Hidden Hideaway” Clover Pass, #HA-XPOD9B
Aug 10 Ketchikan – Layover Day
Tue Explore Ketchikan (Totem Bight State Historical Park)
Overnight at VRBO “Hidden Hideaway” Clover Pass
Aug 11 Ketchikan – Layover Day
Wed Explore Ketchikan
Overnight at VRBO “Hidden Hideaway” Clover Pass
Aug 12 Ketchikan – Layover Day
Thu Explore Ketchikan
Overnight at VRBO “Hidden Hideaway” Clover Pass
Aug 13 Ketchikan – Board Alaska Ferry “Matanuska” bound for Juneau
Fri Arrive at Ferry by 8 AM, Ferry Departs for Juneau at 10 AM
Overnight on Ferry
Aug 14 Ferry – hang out on Ferry all day
Sat Ferry Arrives in Juneau at 11:15 PM
Overnight in Juneau at Mendenhall Campground, Space
Directions to Campground: Turn right out of Ferry Terminal parking lot. Drive 1.7 miles to DeHart’s Store above Auke Bay marinas. Take a left turn back onto Back Loop Road. Travel 2.5 miles to Montana Creek Road. Turn left onto Montana Creek Road. Drive 0.3 miles to Skater’s Cabin Road. The campground is 0.3 miles down the road.
Aug 15 Juneau – SLEEP IN!
Sun Explore Juneau
Overnight at Mendenhall Campground
Aug 16 Juneau Airport – Fly to Sitka
Mon Park Trucks in Long-term Parking at Airport
Check-in at 9:40 AM, Alaska Airlines, #BAXMOH, Flight #62
Depart Juneau at 10:40 AM, Arrive in Sitka at 11:21 AM
Overnight in Sitka at Longliner Lodge and Suites, #2633725985, pin 1885
Aug 17 Sitka
Tue Explore Sitka (Sheldon Jackson Museum, Alaska Raptor Center, Baran of Castle Hill)
Overnight at Longliner Lodge and Suites
Aug 18 Sitka Airport – Fly back to Juneau
Wed Check-in at 6:05 PM, Alaska Airlines, Flight # 67
Depart Sitka at 7:05 PM, Arrive in Juneau at 7:40 PM
Get Trucks from Long-term Parking at Airport
Overnight at Super 8 by Wyndham Juneau, #3957.984.316, pin 6618
Aug 19 Juneau - Board Alaska Ferry “LeConte” for Gustavus
Thu Park Trucks @ Ferry Terminal (ignore signs that say “no overnight parking”)
Check-in at 6 AM, Booking #YRBR-1624218
Ferry Departs Juneau/Auke Bay at 7 AM, Arrive in Gustavus at 12:45 PM
Overnight at Glacier Bay Lodge (199 Bartlett Cove), #3352TU and 3352TW
Aug 20 Gustavus - Glacier Bay Tour, all day
Fri Breakfast Buffet 5 AM, Board Boat at 7 AM
Boat Tour Departs from Bartlett Cove at 7:30 AM, Returns at appox. 3:30 PM
Overnight at Glacier Bay Lodge
Aug 21 Gustavus Airport – Fly back to Juneau
Sat Breakfast Buffet 5 AM at Glacier Bay Lodge
Check-in at 1:40 PM, Alaska Seaplanes, Flight #J5-306
Depart Gustavus at 2:40 PM, Arrive in Juneau at 3:15 PM
Take Taxi back to Ferry Terminal to get Trucks
Overnight in Juneau at Mendenhall Campground, Space 002
Aug 22 Juneau, AK
Sun Explore Juneau
Overnight at Mendenhall Campground
Aug 23 Juneau
Mon Explore Juneau
Overnight at Mendenhall Campground
Aug 24 Juneau - Board Alaska Ferry “Kennicott” bound for Whittier
Tue Check-in at 10 AM, Depart Juneau at 12 PM
Overnight on Ferry
Aug 25 Alaska Ferry - Cruise on Ferry all day
Wed Overnight on Ferry
Aug 26 Ferry Arrives in Whittier, 6 AM
Thu Travel through Whittier Tunnel
Cars leave Whittier on the hour from 6 AM – 11 PM
(Phillips Cruises 5.5 hours, $159/pp, 907-276-8023) - We stayed vernight in a Palmer RV park
Aug 27 Palmer RV Park
Fri
Aug 28 Drive to McCarthy overnight at BAse Camp
Sat
Aug 29 Tour Kennecott, overnight at Base Camp
Sun
Aug 30 Drive to Valdez, Overnight at RV Park
Mon
Aug 31 Overnight at RV Park
Tue
Sep 1 Drive to Anchorage overnight Comfort Inn
Wed
Sep 2 Overnight Comfort Inn
Thu
Sep 3 Anchorage, AK
Fri Overnight at Comfort Inn Anchorage
Motorcar Trip Itinerary
Sep 4 Anchorage, AK
Sat Set on, Registration and Car Inspection, 9:00 AM
Get Acquainted Dinner at Sullivan’s Steakhouse, 320 W Fifth Ave
Overnight at Comfort Inn Anchorage
Sep 5 Anchorage, MP 114 to Talkeetna, MP 227 (113 miles)
Sun Overnight in Talkeetna at Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge
Sep 6 Talkeetna, MP 227 to Denali, MP 359 (132 miles)
Mon Overnight in Denali at Grand Denali Lodge
Sep 7 Denali – Layover Day
Tue Overnight at Grand Denali Lodge
Sep 8 Denali – Layover Day
Wed Denali Wilderness Tour, 6:00 AM
Overnight at Grand Denali Lodge
Sep 9 Denali, MP 359 to Fairbanks, MP 470 (111 miles)
Thu Overnight in Fairbanks at Springhill Suites by Marriott
Sep 10 Fairbanks – Layover Day
Fri (Fountainhead, 11 – 5 every day)
Overnight at Springhill Suites by Marriott
Sep 11 Fairbanks – Layover Day
Sat Overnight at Springhill Suites by Marriott
Sep 12 Fairbanks, MP 470 to Denali, MP 359 (111 miles)
Sun Overnight in Denali at Grand Denali Lodge
Sep 13 Denali, MP 359 to Talkeetna, MP 227 (132 miles)
Mon Overnight in Talkeetna at Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge
Sep 14 Talkeetna – Layover Day
Tue Overnight at Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge
Sep 15 Talkeetna MP227 to Wasilla, MP 160 (67 miles)
Wed Visit Steam Locomotive Restoration Project
Dinner and Auction at the Museum of Alaskan Transportation and Industry
Overnight in Wasilla at Grandview Hotel
Sep 16 Wasilla, MP 160 to Girdwood, MP 74 (86 miles)
Thu Farewell Dinner
Overnight in Girdwood at the Hotel Alyeska Girdwood
Sep 17 Girdwood, MP 74 to Portage, MP 64* to Seward, MP 0 (99 miles)
Fri [*Includes Portage, MP 0 (Whittier Branch) – Whittier, MP 12.4 – Portage MP 0]
Overnight in Seward at Harbor 360 Hotel
Sep 18 Seward – Layover Day
Sat Overnight in Seward at Harbor 360 Hotel
Sep 19 Seward, MP 0 to Anchorage, MP 114 (114 miles)
Sun Overnight in Anchorage at Comfort Inn Anchorage
Sep 20 Anchorage, AK
Mon Set-off, Load containers, etc.
Sep 21 no firm plans yet - ad hoc trip home through Canada via top of the workld highway, Dawson City, Whitehorse, Jasper, Banff and Glacier National Park
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We will be cancelling the following return ferry trip
Sep 27 Whittier, AK
Mon Cars enter Whittier on the half hour from 6:30 AM – 10:30 PM
Board Alaska Ferry “Kennicott” bound for Bellingham, #1603483
Arrive at Ferry by 8:45 PM, Ferry Departs for Ketchikan at 6 PM
Overnight on Ferry
Sep 28 Alaska Ferry
Tue Overnight on Ferry
Sep 29 Alaska Ferry
Wed Overnight on Ferry
Sep 30 Alaska Ferry
Thu Overnight on Ferry
Oct 1 Alaska Ferry
Fri Overnight on Ferry
Oct 2 Ferry Arrives in Bellingham, WA at 8:00 AM
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