Well just got back from a two week whirlwind adventure tour in Alaska. Flew into Anchorage and rented for two weeks a 31 foot, single slide, winnie from Great Alaskan Holidays (it was a great experience with them). My trip had two goals in mind. To see as much as we could of Alaska in the areas we wanted to hit (Seward, Coopers Landing, Talkeetna and Denali) and to deviously convince my girlfriend that FT RV'ing is in our future. I have rented RV's many times before for vacations, she has never been in an RV! Well the trip in the RV was incredible. My girlfriend and her daughter loved it as well. She is now convinced that we could definitely do this 'months at a time'. I now have a few years to convince her that 'months at a time' can run indefinitely !!! She particularly liked the convenience of not having to pack and unpack when we went to different destinations, that we could cook the meals we wanted to eat and how we wanted to prepare them, that when we got back from an excursion it felt like coming home rather than going back to a hotel room, on and on as you all well know. Now I just need to start working on a plan of what we should get for short adventures before we take the big plunge down the road. Thanks to all for the wealth of information I have gained by reading your questions and advice.........
jamesbrush said
11:57 PM Jul 6, 2010
congrats dear for your sucessful trip to alaska. Also my warm wish for your future trip.
Colorado_Kid said
08:44 AM Jul 7, 2010
I spent two summers in Alaska working in Denali National Park and I loved it. Where did you go in Alaska?
rjenkins said
12:07 PM Jul 7, 2010
We spent a couple of days at Coopers Landing on the Kenai River, stayed in the Kenai Princess RV Park, very nice faciltities
Also spent time in Seward, Stoney Creek RV Park, the folks there were very acommodating. Did some Exit glacier hikes, toured Seward and did the Major Marine tour through Resurrection Bay and Gulf of Alaska to see the glaciers.
Went to Talkeeetna to do the Mount McKinley airplane ride, very cool hippy-like town. Stayed in Talkeetna Cmaper Park, great little RV campground. The owners, Mark and Laura super friendly and helpful.
In Denali we stayed in Grizzly Bear RV Resort. The front office did not impress me for knowledge of area but it was only six miles from Denali park entrance. Did lots of hiking in Denali.
Hope this helps.
Well just got back from a two week whirlwind adventure tour in Alaska. Flew into Anchorage and rented for two weeks a 31 foot, single slide, winnie from Great Alaskan Holidays (it was a great experience with them).
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My trip had two goals in mind. To see as much as we could of Alaska in the areas we wanted to hit (Seward, Coopers Landing, Talkeetna and Denali) and to deviously convince my girlfriend that FT RV'ing is in our future.
I have rented RV's many times before for vacations, she has never been in an RV!
Well the trip in the RV was incredible. My girlfriend and her daughter loved it as well. She is now convinced that we could definitely do this 'months at a time'. I now have a few years to convince her that 'months at a time' can run indefinitely
She particularly liked the convenience of not having to pack and unpack when we went to different destinations, that we could cook the meals we wanted to eat and how we wanted to prepare them, that when we got back from an excursion it felt like coming home rather than going back to a hotel room, on and on as you all well know.
Now I just need to start working on a plan of what we should get for short adventures before we take the big plunge down the road.
Thanks to all for the wealth of information I have gained by reading your questions and advice.........