After a bit of research, we booked our Kenai fjords cruise through Major Marine Tours (you can see their building on some of the Seward episodes of “Buying Alaska”). They offered a discounted package with round-trip train fare and the five-hour wildlife tour. Most of the tours offer a buffet lunch, and we didn’t pre-buy…
We woke up at 4:45 am on vacation. Because we’re crazy. We booked a fjord cruise and had to catch a 7 am Alaska railroad train to Seward for it. At the train station, we actually met three Hokies (who know a friend of mine from Richmond) and picked up at our tickets at the station…
After our quick hike in Denali, we headed over to the train depot. We boarded another train for the last leg of our Princess tour from Denali to Anchorage. The trip lasted about 8 hours. We again had a tour guide, a bartender, and servers. The weather broke, so we had some nice views. I…
Explore the amazing views and experiences at the base of North America’s highest mountain in Denali National Park in Alaska.
As I mentioned, the McKinley Chalet Resort is a Holland America property. It is also made up of smaller buildings, but these rooms all have exterior entrances. Our room had a bedroom inside the front door, a bath, a back bedroom, and a beautiful river view. It started raining steadily right as we got to…
On Sunday morning, we headed back to town a few hours before we had to catch our train from Talkeetna to Denali. We wanted to try the Roadhouse and their legendary pastries, but there were no seats to be had. We walked down the road to Latitude 62, a restaurant on the main level of…