north to alaska

[1dozenraw]

Too bad Capt. Don is not around anymore. He loved Alaska, lived and worked there for a bit and visited often. I'll bet a rainy afternoon with him at the shop would have been a great resource. One of the regulars in the RI forum on the other site (BB the JJ) just posted about his trip. Perhaps you can check out his thread and contact him.

[Jim in CT]

Now that there is the trip of a lifetime. My wife and I spent 16 days there in 2005. I have a great shot of my wife salmon fishing in a stream with brown bears fishing in the background.

Don't know much about fishing the Kenai. Seward is s good place to deep-water fish for halibut or salmon out of.

You mentioned Denali. We spent a few days there. You should do an all-day bus tour, one that takes you all the way to the end of the park road and back (it's about a 13 hour trip with frequent stops and a lunch at a lodge in the park). Beutiful scenery and wildlife. Also, we did a one day tour with a company called ERA Air. It's called a "heli-hike", we took a short helicopter ride deep into the park and hiked for several hours, the most beautiful country you can believe.

The best part of the trip, for me, was the bear viewing. I'm not sure where the salmon are feeding at that time, but you should look into a fly-in bear viewing trip. Seeing huge brown bears fishing is unbelievable.