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Who's been? What was the experience like? Recommend?
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No,I haven't would like to go
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I never got to go there, we planned a Alaskan Inside Passage Cruises when my mom would be Cancer Free or in remission but this just never worked out. I studied allot about the trip we were planning so I'd have to tell you to go. My mom had two brothers who had moved there because of the hunting and fishing and she went up a few times to say her farewells as they too fell to the mighty Cancer and were taken way before their time. Phil was a lover of the whole idea of never seeing a single person as he went on a number of hunts and the stories where always of the wonders of Alaska and it's beauty. And many trophies for a hunter and or fisherman. My mom said it was the most beautiful place on earth, and that came from a woman who hated being cold. I've never gotten to take that trip we planned, I had many times thought about bringing her ashes to spread up there but I couldn't because the 23 year friendship friend I'd asked to go with me who had a sister in the travel business didn't make the deposit on the trip with the money I sent her, and found a slot machine that needed my cash more than going on that trip. So Never got to go never got the money back, end up being the rotten person because i got mad. If I had the money I'd been on a trip to Alaska I really think its some where we all should go.
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i have never been but i have a friend who went and loved it ! she tells stories about all the beauty there and the wildlife is outstanding and all the hiking that she did --she says about everyday she wants to go back !!
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I haven't been there myself but my friend and her husband were stationed up there and they loved it. They were thinking about staying for a while. I was going to go up there to visit them at one time but plans fell through.
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I have never been. However, my husband spent 2 weeks there for a job he had to do. He has some great pictures and said he would love to take me there someday. I would say if you get to go do it. My husband said his time away from work was very nice and he enjoyed Alaska very much.
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I haven't been but would sure like to go there someday! My husband and one of our daughters went there for 2 months once several years ago on a sales promotion. I had hoped they'd be there long enough for me and our youngest daughter to go but that didn't happen. They found it to be very interesting but my husband says he wouldn't go back.
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members of my church family went to Alaska, it was awesome, they took pictures, that was 6-7 years ago.
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I have never been to Alaska but I would like to visit someday. I would love to see all of the animals because I'm a huge animal lover.
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I have a cousin that lives up there. I never been there, I would love to take a trip to see the snow and animals.
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I've never been there and doubt if I will now
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I have never go but I desire to travel to all 50 states one day so I would definitely love to go.
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For years I wanted to live there, but impossible financially and family-wise.
Canada is my second.
Living in Wyoming or Montana is third.
:rose:
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On the bucket list!! I plan to do an alaskan cruise in summer of 2019. Then after cruise do about 5 days of excursions on land to see and do fun things.
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I went this past September and I loved it. I definitely want to go back. I had been wanting to go for a couple of years but the prices were really high in June-July when I wanted to go. You couldn't rent a car or get a hotel for less than $100. In September the prices were a lot cheaper we rented a car for $10 a day and hotels were a lot cheaper. We stayed at a decent for a few nights for $50.
It's beautiful. I was there a week and we stayed in a couple small towns, saw some glaciers, saw some moose up close, went to a nature preserve. We drove up Denali. A lot of stuff was closed or closing for the winter season in early September. I want to go to back and go to Barrow and watch the whale hunts
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I've never been to Alaska. But I love to go there some times since I heard it's really nice and pretty.
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havent been but talked to people who enjoyed going.
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I love Alaska. I live in Alaska. Visit us during "good weather" season: May1 to September 30.
Winters are rough...unless you like very cold weather.
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I have never been but would be very interested in going one day!
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I have never been there but hopefully I will one day.
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I would love to go for a visit ONLY but i won't because my husband would love to live there. He talks about it all the time. He would love to live in a cabin off grid and away from people. I can't stand the cold so I'd be a real wimp there. Plus the long, long winter of darkness would give me cabin fever big time.
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Hubby and i went up a few years ago. (sis lives there) We rented a small motor home for a week and traveled around a lot, went on a short ocean day excursion and saw a lot of sea life, then went deep sea fishing one day and caught halibut, then took a float trip down one of the large rivers and caught salmon, saw so much beautiful country, glaciers, went to a musk oxe farm, watched them shear some of the fur. bought a scarf make of the hair it was so soft and light but real warm, mean little buggers . you did not try to pet them. A lot more things were done also. Quite a trip. But by going in September there were not so many people. I would like to go back again.
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I have never been to Alaska but I would love to go there someday! It seems really beautiful up there and it would be fun to go on a Alaskan cruise one day in the future!
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It is on my bucket list to visit. We knocked a couple more states out as "visited" on our trip out west a couple of weeks ago.
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If you go fishing, just be careful. My son lives up there and the last trip we took was out of Seward. We spent the night on the boat at Thumb Cove, then the next day fished the next cove to the East and spent the night there, but the next morning on the way back hit 12 foot waves for over two hours in our 23 foot boat, NOT FUN! However I did end up with 50 pounds of Silver Salmon fillets. Later we took a one day Glacier Cruise on a small boat from Whittier with a Salmon Dinner included and it was magnificent. Well worth the time and money.
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No not planning on it anytime soon either 8)
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I never got to go there, we planned a Alaskan Inside Passage Cruises when my mom would be Cancer Free or in remission but this just never worked out. I studied allot about the trip we were planning so I'd have to tell you to go. My mom had two brothers who had moved there because of the hunting and fishing and she went up a few times to say her farewells as they too fell to the mighty Cancer and were taken way before their time. Phil was a lover of the whole idea of never seeing a single person as he went on a number of hunts and the stories where always of the wonders of Alaska and it's beauty. And many trophies for a hunter and or fisherman. My mom said it was the most beautiful place on earth, and that came from a woman who hated being cold. I've never gotten to take that trip we planned, I had many times thought about bringing her ashes to spread up there but I couldn't because the 23 year friendship friend I'd asked to go with me who had a sister in the travel business didn't make the deposit on the trip with the money I sent her, and found a slot machine that needed my cash more than going on that trip. So Never got to go never got the money back, end up being the rotten person because i got mad. If I had the money I'd been on a trip to Alaska I really think its some where we all should go.
Bummer. I am so sorry for the cancer in your family and your ex-friend.
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A family friend moved there because he got a job there. Liked the job's pay but can't stand the cold weather!
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my husband wants to go there,,,,,,,
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I have not been, but it is one of the places on my bucket list of things to do, hopefully more sooner then later. I have friends that went on cruise and they said it is simply beautiful, so I am looking forward to being able to do.
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From everything I have seen and heard it sounds beautiful! But I think it is too far for me to travel. :rainbow: :peace: :wave:
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I would like to go.
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From everything I have seen and heard it sounds beautiful! But I think it is too far for me to travel. :rainbow: :peace: :wave:
You could always wait until you retire and have time to drive. We delivered a car to my son (who lives in Anchorage) and he paid for all the gas (including side trips to Fairbanks and Denali) and it was more of an experience than a vacation. Then we flew home, so it wasn't that bad a trip for the magnificent beauty we were immersed in for several days.
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I never been to Alaska but seem like it would be nice
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Who's been? What was the experience like? Recommend?
I have never visited Alaska. I would put that under my bucket list. I hope to take the Alaskan cruise someday. The best months to visit is from May through September. High seasons are during the summer time when kids are off school. I have seen some pictures of the Alaskan scenery. The landscape is remarkable. Don’t forget to check out the Whales too. The sad part is, you might see a lot of glaciers that have melted away due to climate change. :(
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I live in Alaska...and it is worth it. Visit us during good weather-May 1 to
September 30. So much to see and enjoy! Winters are rough...and if you stay
here try to hibernate in a warm and safe place.
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I would love to go back and see it as an adult, My dad was stationed there when it became a state. I remember all the fun of that and the excitement.
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Never been there but husband wants to have a tour there. I don't know if I will go also.
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I wouldn't mind visiting there as I would like to do more travelling. I've never been before but I heard it's a nice place to visit.
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I went twice - one of them on a cruise ship. I do enjoy the exploration and some of the towns, but it can be a little pricey. The people I do know that live there doesn't always seems to like it. Cost of living is kind of high even though real estate itself is actually cheaper.
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I have never been and do not think that I will ever go there.
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had church family and my immediate family go to Alaska years ago and they enjoyed it.
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Alaska is on my bucket list although I have never been there. I would like to take a cruise through glacier bay.
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I want to go there one day.
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I went twice - one of them on a cruise ship. I do enjoy the exploration and some of the towns, but it can be a little pricey. The people I do know that live there doesn't always seems to like it. Cost of living is kind of high even though real estate itself is actually cheaper.
For residents, the state awards them a stipend once a year from oil profits which can be a couple thousand dollars each. Another resident bonus is once a year they are allowed to dipnet Salmon to fill their freezers, which can be a nice savings.