thanks to ken and ann for the advice. i will look up ken's former threads, but won't be able to do so until late this afternoon. appreciate hearing about the milepost.
ps... for those who think i've just become a hipster, this keyboard seems no longer capable of typing capital letters. ;\ On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 10:48 AM, ann sanfedele <ann...@nyc.rr.com> wrote: > > > On 11/15/2015 10:49 AM, Stanley Halpin wrote: >> >> We’ll be there next summer. 29 Aug - 2 Sept. If you search the archives >> from a few months ago you’ll see detailed responses I had from Ken and Dan >> when I asked a similar question. >> Like you, I was disappointed that you can only nibble at the fringes of >> The Park. But from the research I’ve done, it seems that you do have >> options. >> >> 1. There is a lot to Alaska outside of the park. One itinerary I was >> looking at did a clockwise loop from Fairbanks down to the coast, by ferry >> over to Seward or Whittier, up to Anchorage, back to Fairbanks… >> 2. You can ride the shuttle buses into the Park, hike, camp, go back to >> the road, catch another shuttle, drop off again, hike camp etc. >> 3. You can stay at one of 5 (IIRC) different lodges/resorts that are at >> the end of the park road, 85± miles in. Megabucks, minimum stay of 3 or 4 >> nights. But it is an option (the option I went with). >> 4. You can stay outside the park and take day trips in on the shuttles, >> getting off different places different days. Note that the hotels near the >> entrance are super expensive, the town a few miles north toward Fairbanks >> has more reasonable prices. >> 5. You could drive past the park, go on down to the coastal area and watch >> the bear/salmon interaction… >> 6. Note that you can easily find RV rentals and not have to worry so much >> about where to stay... >> >> One resource I used which you might find useful is TravelAlaska.com The >> outfits which advertise there (e.g., tour companies, RV Rentals, etc.) have >> suggested itineraries, lists of “what to do in x days” etc. >> >> stan >> >>> On Nov 15, 2015, at 10:20 AM, Darren Addy <pixelsmi...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> I'm all ears. I'm more than a little disappointed to learn that you >>> can only drive 15 miles into the park and from there you must take >>> buses. I've seen info on day hiking, but that's pretty disappointing - >>> particularly if you are interested in dawn-golden hour images. >>> >>> On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 9:10 AM, knarf <knarftheria...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Ken has taken spectacular photos there. >>>> >>>> When you answer Darren please link to some of those photos, so we can >>>> enjoy them again. >>>> >>>> Thanks! >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> frank >>>> >>>> On November 15, 2015 9:41:28 AM EST, Darren Addy <pixelsmi...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I'm seriously considering a photo safari to Denali late next summer, >>>>> to hopefully catch the "autumn" colors there (and, if I'm lucky, some >>>>> Northern Lights from high latitudes). I'm wondering if any PDMLers >>>>> have made the trip and have any words of advice. >>>>> >>>>> My thinking, if I can get away with returning a rental car to a >>>>> different city than I'm leaving from, is to fly into Fairbanks and >>>>> drive Denali from the north to the south over several days and then >>>>> leave from Anchorage. >>>>> >>>>> I'm not sure of the length of the trip. Ideally, I'd like to leave the >>>>> Friday before Labor Day and come home the weekend after Labor Day. I'm >>>>> just beginning my research of how long it takes to drive, calculating >>>>> the cost ... hiking options, etc. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -- Henri Cartier-Bresson >>>> >>>> Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
