The first thing that came to my mind when I first thought about traveling to Alaska was, what do I know about Alaska? I had never been to Alaska, and I know nothing about the place, no friends in Alaska either. So I headed to a local book store and bought myself Alaska lonely planet travel guide. That was a big eye opener. Figuring out I do not want to visit Alaska during winter months was a no brainer. Alaska weather, I learned, tends to be on a milder side of things during the month of June, July and August, so I decided to visit Alaska on the month of June.
There were many options of getting to Alaska. I could drive the Alaskan Canadian Highway or get on an Alaska ferry from Bellingham, WA. None of these two options were appealing to me. Being from Denver, I opted to take a direct flight by Frontier Airlines that operates between Denver and Anchorage during summer months.
Alas, I was finally in Alaska. Alaska is definitely an adventure travel destination: hiking, rafting, wildlife viewing, flight seeing, fishing, day cruises, you name it, you will find it here. There were so many things to do and marvel. One thing that I rarely thought of while turning the lonely planet pages is how big the state was. Traveling from one place to another definitely needed some advance planning. Alaska railroad was an easier choice for me to travel from one place to another, especially along the most popular destination; fortunately Alaska Railroad serves these destinations, often popularly known as rail belt.
My Alaska tours and adventures last year under calm Alaskan weather of June is without a doubt one of my best vacation experience. Witnessing Mt. McKinley with its massif jutting right out of the lush green tundra definitely made it all the worthwhile.