Bob,

Yes we had a great trip in July 2013. Here's a rundown of our activities:

* Fly from Dulles to Anchorage;
* Rent car in Anchorage, spend two nights there;
* Drive to Whittier, board the Alaska Ferry and cruise to Valdez;
* Spend the night in Valdez;
* Drive to Copper Center, spend three nights at B&B;
* Drive to McCarthy;
* Drive to Fairbanks, spend four nights there; tour around Fairbanks, take bus tour to Arctic Circle;
* Drive to Healy, spend three nights there; tour Denali NP; take flightseeing tour;
* Drive to Anchorage, spend night and fly back to Dulles next day.

We left home on July 12 and returned on July 28, and as you see, we made a grand circle from Anchorage to Valdez, up the Richardson Highway to Fairbanks, and back down the Parks Highway to Anchorage.

I designed the entire trip using online research and The Milepost. We packed a lot of travel and fun into those two weeks.

In July 2015 we did a grand road trip out of Seattle. We drove all the way up through British Columbia, stopping along the way. This included a great visit with Daryl and Tracy at Prince George. We spent several days at Whitehorse, YT. Then we drove to Skagway, AK and boarded the Alaska Ferry for a four night cruise to Bellingham, WA with various stops along the way. Finally we drove from Bellingham back to SeaTac and flew home.

Your state is fantastic. Next time I will definitely try to work in a visit with gun friends. Thanks for the invitation.