5. You could drive past the park, go on down to the coastal area and watch
the bear/salmon interaction…
I've been to Katmai, but to catch the height of the action you need to time
your trip with the peak of the salmon otherwise you'll just get pictures of
the falls with maybe no salmo/bears.
If you're going to use a car to get around, a copy of the 'Milepost' is a
great resource,
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stanley Halpin" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: OT: Anyone been to Denali ?
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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]>
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.
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