David in Dallas Loc: Dallas, Texas, USA

I've been on 2 Alaskan tours, both with John Hall's Alaska (www.kissalaska.com). They are a terrific company and provide excellent tours, with good accommodations. (No--I don't have any financial connections with them, but have loved their tours.) They are who I'm about to tour Australia and New Zealand with, too.

My photos of the 2 Alaska tours are on Flickr®:
2007--https://www.flickr.com/photos/8712554@N02/collections/72157601967848026/
2014--https://www.flickr.com/photos/8712554@N02/collections/72157648510965310/.

Wingpilot Loc: Wasilla. Ak

I think he meant Glacier Bay Nat'l Park. It's out of the Juneau area, to the northwest.

DRG777 Loc: Metro Detroit

From Anchorage you can drive to Denali Park and Fairbanks to the north, to the Kenai peninsula in the south, and to the Chugach and the Wrangell mountains to the east.

David in Dallas Loc: Dallas, Texas, USA

If you've got your passports with you, it is also possible to drive to Whitehorse and Dawson City, Yukon Territory, Canada.

Most folks think the Alcan Highway goes to Fairbanks, Alaska. Technically, it doesn't--the Zero Milestone of that highway is in Delta Junction, a couple of hundred miles SE of Fairbanks. At the Zero Milestone, the Richardson Highway goes NW to Fairbanks and south then east all the way to Valdez; that part has a connection to the Glenn Highway that goes west to Anchorage. All of it is drivable, I think (I've been over a lot of it in tour coaches).

RainierView Loc: Eatonville, WA

Besides visiting Fairbanks, don't miss going to Homer. It's a beautiful 4 1/2 drive from Anchorage. If you can, from Homer, take the flight to Seldovia. Our pilot took us on a side flight down into a glacier. It was spectacular. It's a short flight on a bush plane and not that expensive. The terminal for Seldovia is tiny and a few miles from town. We walked. The friendly quaint town has some home cooked restaurants with food that is amazing. And of course all the seafood is fresh. The entire drive down the Kenai has many towns and sights you won't want to miss. Along the way I would suggest taking the gondola up the mountain at Alyeska, visit the Portage Glacier, see Seward and taking an afternoon cruise to the glaciers, and their SeaLife center, then there is the unique drive to Whittier. And the list goes on. You could spend all your time there and have a wonderful experience. Hope your planning to be there for a while.

DougS Loc: Central Arkansas

First, you will KICK YOURSELF, for only allowing 2 weeks! Bare minimum is 4. Alaska is huge, and ferries are not on a daily schedule, and can/WILL CHANGE, WITHOUT NOTICE!!!
My wife and I just returned from our second trip to Alaska (Feb 7th). Our first trip, boarded the ferry at Bellingham, Washington on May 23, 2014. I choose this date due to the 'driest month' of summer is end of May to end of June. We hit the jackpot for blue skies.
1. Misty Fjords (Ketchikan). Two nights on the ferry to get here. Two nights in port.
2. Juneau, Mendenhall Glacier, get there before 9:00a.m./after 5:00p.m.. cruise ship passenger's. Tracy Arm, not to be missed! Skip the whale tours here (see them on Kenai N.P. trip). 2 nights on ferry 3 days/nights in Juneau.
3. Glacier Bay (fly over, leaving car at Juneau motel). Anemones grow on the dock. 3 day's/2 night's in GB
4. Haines, (Chilkat and Chilkoot State Parks, and Skagway day trip), take your passport to enter Canada for a short tour on the train, or road!). 3 day's/3 nights
5. Drive thru Canada to get to Valdez (will pass thru Kulane N.P. Canada, beautiful!). Thompson Pass is possibly the prettiest drive in Alaska! Valdez. 3 day's/2 night's.
6. Ferry to Whittier, then to Seward, SMALL boat to Kenai Fjords N.P. Must see. 3 day's/2 nights.
7. Drive around Kenai Penninsula to Homer. Fly to Katmai National Park! Must see!!! Allow 3 day's/nights, minimum. Flight to Katmai can/will get rescheduled due to weather, so allow extra days for this. It is a 'NOT to be missed location!!! Beautiful (!) and INTERESTING!!!
8. Drive to Denali N.P., take bus to visitor center 63 mile's inside park. 3 day's/3 night's
9. Top of the World Highway is beautiful, going to Dawson City, Yukon. 3 day's/3 night's
10. To see many black bears, Stewart-Cassiar Highway, western British Columbia! 4 day's/night's.
This is a bare minimum of 3 1/2 weeks. and just the tip of the iceberg.
As you can see, 2 weeks just won't begin to see Alaska.
Google the places I listed, for starters. Then, you have to plan everything around the ferry's schedules.
I had to 'add' three weeks to my initial planning, just to see the minimum. I have spent 6 weeks there, so far, and want/need at least another 3 months.
You might get by with two weeks in the winter, if you fly/drive; the train ride is wonderful, on a clear day. And then wish for lots more, lol.

Wingpilot Loc: Wasilla. Ak

Well, actually, Delta is only 90 miles south of Fairbanks, and the Richardson Hwy runs generally south, all the way to Valdez. From Delta you can drive generally SE to Tok Jct., then bear west to Glennallen, and continue on the Glenn Hay to Anchorage. It's easy to get mixed up on distances and directions of the roads up here. Just know, though, that, road construction areas aside, our roads, at least the major ones, are all paved and in decent shape. They must be, as people up here seem to regard speed limits as mere suggestions, and where the speed limit is 65 mph, the average cruising speed seems to 80 or more. Everyone seems to be in a hurry to get somewhere. Lots of great stuff to photograph wherever you're going.

Wingpilot Loc: Wasilla. Ak

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This sums it pretty well, I'd say. And you're right, 2 weeks isn't enough to do it all. Leave room for another trip to pick up what you missed.

DougS Loc: Central Arkansas

You might not want to do 80 between Tok and Glenallen, something about 'frost heaves', remember that, you just might go flying.

Wingpilot Loc: Wasilla. Ak

I agree, but there are still some willing to play the odds. But then, there's no law against stupidity, even when it's fatal.

David in Dallas Loc: Dallas, Texas, USA

Wingpilot, I surrender to your greater knowledge. I took my information from a map and I must have misread it. Sorry if I confused anyone. I know I mistyped in the direction to Valdez--I said "south and east" and I meant "south and west".

I agree that the major roads all seemed to be well maintained and paved. We had no difficulties with the tour coaches in either 2007 or 2014. The 2007 tour began in Anchorage, headed east through Copper Center to Tok and down to Whitehorse; then up to Dawson City, back to Tok and on to Fairbanks; then down through and at Denali NP to Anchorage; finally to Seward and a cruise to Vancouver. Mapped out it looked kind of like a bow tie. The 2014 tour did not include Copper Center--we went the other way around, Anchorage through Denali to Fairbanks, to Tok, to Dawson City, to Whitehorse, and then to Carcross, Alaska and down to Skagway, where we boarded a small cruise ship that ultimately ended at Sitka after making many stops along the coast. Both tours were highly enjoyable.

Wingpilot Loc: Wasilla. Ak

You know, I've never been to Copper Center. Been past it, but never stopped there. It sounds like both of those tours were very inclusive and you got to see a lot. I think a tour of Alaska, whether an organized tour such as you went on, or a do it yourself tour would not be complete, time allowing, if one did not include part of the Yukon in their agenda.

David in Dallas Loc: Dallas, Texas, USA

John Hall's Alaska stopped using their old route that went through Copper Center, presumably because some of the accommodations they liked were no longer available. I don't have details about the changes. The Copper River Princess Wilderness Lodge at Copper Center was really nice. Beautiful view, nice flower garden, good food. Going from Anchorage to Copper Center, we stopped at a cute little Orthodox Church at the Eklutna Village, the Visitor Center at Palmer (and the statue of the famous sled dog, Balto, located there). Had a view of Mount Marcus Baker and the Matanuska Glacier. Lunch was the Sheep Mountain Lodge and it was yummy. A short stop at the Wrangell-St. Elias NP Visitor Center, with a talk by a Ranger. A rest stop at the Copper Rail Depot, which had a wild model train layout in the ceiling. I guess all those places are no long included in the tours--too bad, for they were very interesting.