Activities
| Date | Activity | Price | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | ->Anchorage | 504 | SFO->Portland->Anchorage |
| 14 | Hiking | 20 | Fish Creek Park, North Coastal Trail, Delaney Park, Downtown Anchorage, Anchorage Museum, Lake Spenard, Earthquake Park, Point Woronzof |
| 15 | Hiking | 0 | Midtown, Cuddy Family Park, Chester Creek Trails, Woodside Park, Goose Lake, University of Alaska Anchorage, Lake Otis |
| 16 | ->Seward | 105 | Bus |
| Cruise Tour | 189 | Resurrection Bay, Holgate Glacier, Aialik Glacier, Waterfall, Orca, Whale, Seals, Sheep, Fox Island | |
| 17 | Hiking | 0 | Two Lake Park, Mt Marathon Jeep Trail, Lost Lake Trails |
| 18 | Sealife | 38 | Seastar, Sea Lion, Seals, Skate, Shrimp, Anemone, Salmon, Seashell |
| Flightseeing | 318 | Resurrection Bay, Bear Glacier, Aialik Glacier, Holgate Glacier, Exit Glacier, Harding Icefield, Slate Island, Bear, Seward view | |
| Hiking | 0 | Waterfall Switchback Trail, Waterfront Park | |
| ->Anchorage | 93 | Bus | |
| 19 | ->Denali | 105+93 | Railroad, Big Space, Slow, Expensive Food, Slow Service |
| 20 | Hiking | 0 | Mount Healy Trail, Rock Creek Trail, Meadow View Trail |
| ATV | 132 | Self-drive, Dry Creek, Otto Lake | |
| 21 | Jeep Tour | 184 | Park Road, Denali Highway, Moose, Caribou |
| Hiking | 0 | Horseshoe Lake Trail | |
| ->Fairbanks | 66 | Railroad | |
| Hiking | 0 | Downtown Fairbanks, Pioneer Park, Kiwanis Park, Growden Park, Chena River | |
| 22 | Hiking | 0 | Santa Claus House, North Pole Elementary School, Terry Miller Park, Morning Star Park |
| ->SFO | 523 |
Hotel/Airbnb Information
| Date | Hotel Name | Place | Price | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 513 | Puffin Inn | Anchorage | 178 | Sink no water, shower cold |
| 514,515 | Airbnb Malibu Road | Anchorage | 92 | Big house with backyard, Free chocolates & oatmeal |
| 516,517 | Airbnb Monroe Road | Seward | 148 | Studio, No washer dryer, Noisy street |
| 518 | Airbnb East 3rd Street | Anchorage | 194 | Very big house with living room (too much for 1 person), comfortable |
| 519,520 | Princess Lodge | Denali | 144 | Strange odor in toilet, Good view of mountain, Standard |
| 521 | Golden North Inn | Fairbanks | 139 | Standard, Free Shuttle & Chocolate, Slow Wifi |
Alaska, the last frontier, where winters are freezing cold, and summers are short and cool, where wildlife and breathtaking nature and everywhere.
Some destinations include Seward and Homer, the seaside towns, Denali, the tallest mountain in North America, Gates of the Arctic, national park of untouched nature, Prudhoe Bay and Utqiagvik, to see the Arctic Oceans.
I learned to be fearless, to have trust in myself, do the challenge without turning back, to face loneliness bravely--solo traveling gave me courage. I saw the broadness of nature, the beauty of glacier and huge snowy mountains, melting ice and waterfalls and sliding rocks, the blueness of ocean and coastlines and rocky beaches, more than 30 degrees north in latitude from California, and the wildlife, bears, orcas, seals, and many more, that I hadn't seen much before in life. Now in the evening sun everything looked glamorous, and the all the places and sceneries I was once amazed at became dwarfed and not that interesting anymore. I flew in a helicopter, went on a boat cruise of 110 miles, hiked solo on the mountains, went on ATV and Jeep tours, saw the kindness of strangers. I learned to be well-prepared, to plan a trip carefully, to get a car in the future to be ready for the roads and mountains. There are many first-times for me on this trip.
One trip is hardly enough, and I quickly fell in love with Alaska. After this trip I will return one day, and perhaps even choose to live here.
I tried to book the cheapest hotels, but they are still expensive. The reasons are because I travel solo while most hotel rooms are for 2 people and I do not have a car, so I cannot go very far and only have limited selections, and couldn't sleep in a car. The most expensive one is airbnb in Anchorage, which was actually designed for more than 1 person but since I was staying only 1 night, with the cleaning fee it became expensive.