>I live in Alaska. Maybe I
>can help. I'd fly to
>Anchorage and take the train
>up into Danali Park. It's
>a beautiful ride into a
>beautiful park. It's faster to
>drive a car but you'd
>miss an awesome train ride.
>You can't fish in the
>park but if you drive
>up, there's great stream and
>lake fishing on the way.
>
>
>Rent a car in Anchorage and
>drive down the Kenai Peninsula.
>Be sure to stop at
>Portage glacier. Drive down to
>Seward and eat at Ray's
>Waterfront. Get a table in
>the back below the bar
>part. Awesome view of the
>harbor. You can book a
>fishing charter and fish a
>day or two. Or you
>could drive down the west
>side of the Kenai to
>Soldotna and Homer and book
>a fishing trip or fish
>the Kenai for Kings on
>your own.
>
>You could fly to Ketchakan and
>book a fishing trip there.
>Be SURE to stay at
>the Gillmore. It's styled like
>a 1930s hotel complete with
>feather beds. Your wife would
>love that! You could also
>take the ferry up through
>the inner passage to Juneau
>and fly home from there.
>Both ferry systems will let
>you camp on top or
>the back deck if you
>wanted to go cheap.
>
>Fly to Kodiak (where I live,
>kind of) and charter a
>fishing trip with Kodiak Combos
>or Lee Robbins at Downtown
>Bed and Breakfast. You owe
>it to yourself to go
>on a bush plane while
>you're here. Our islands are
>ungody beautiful from a bush
>plane. I have flown with
>many different pilots so I
>could recommend some of the
>best ones. Here's and tip
>that only locals know about.
>You can catch a "seat
>fare" for $95 on most
>of the regular routes. The
>bushpilots deliver groceries, mail and
>supplies to us and many
>other remote places. I GUARANTEE
>you'll see Kodiak brown bears
>in our bay (Kitoi Bay)
>between June and the middle
>of November. I've been
>on the three-hour mail route
>several times going to/from Kodiak.
>$95 for a three hour
>bush plane flight! My wife
>left today on the grocery
>plane and is coming back
>Friday on the mail plane.
>
>
>Or you could fly into Kodiak
>and visit our floating strip
>joint, spend a few days
>there and fly home broke.
>(Just kidding)
>
>You can email me and I
>can help you with any
>questions.
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Damnation man! That all sounds like fun!
Hunters helping hunters... that's what it's all about.
Zeke