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On Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:25:48 -0400, John H.
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On Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:14:45 -0400, X ` Man wrote:



It's a joy if you want to say hello to Tim, see the Badlands of North
Dakota, visit Mt Rushmore,
spend a week or two in Yellowstone and Grand Teton, not to mention Glacier
National Parks, watch the
bears and moose alongside the road and see how beautiful this country you
despise really is.

There, you finally got noticed. Feel better?

WATOABH


I bet you will be pretty damned tired of the camper by then ;-)

The great thing about driving in Alaska is, you can get the hell away
from the cruise ships. We prefer driving and stopping at a real
building with hot water and electricity but we are old.
Some of the best places we stayed there were in the Kenai at B&Bs
If you are in Cooper Landing ask for Lovie and Willie's place
http://gfretwell.com/ftp/alaska/lovi...d%20willie.jpg

The Best Western in Homer is pretty nice in an Alaska sense and it is
reasonably priced (rare in Alaska). Homer is an interesting place ...
unless the cruise ships have found it.

This is the main tourist attraction
http://gfretwell.com/ftp/alaska/salty%20dawg.jpg


Seward is Key West without the charm.


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We drove to AK about 7 years ago. Fun for one time, but a lot of boring
road through Canada. But we saw a lot of interesting things along the road.
Camper for the trip was better than trying to get motels along the route.
We talked to a couple different couples that were doing the hotel/motel
route, and they said there were times where it was hard to get something
where you wanted to be. We could camp in remote locations, or even pull off
to a side road if needed. You can also stay in hotels at times when you
want to. We have a slide in truck camper and only stayed in hotels twice
during a 7 week trip. there were 4 couples and 3 had trailers. Most people
in AK stated my truck camper was probably the best choice as we could
explore side roads without worry. We would go down the roads and then radio
back to the others if it was possible to use the road with the trailer. If
you are in Fairbanks, Anchorage, Homer areas only via cruise ship, then
lodgings make sense. but if taking a couple weeks to explore then a camper
is better. That way we got to drive the Top of the World Highway, and visit
towns like Reno near the Arctic Circle.