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16 May 2002 (Thursday): and we'll figure it out from there

From: Ava
To: Enjelani
Subject: RE: the trip

Right -- so I talked to J, and he (who used to guide in Alaska) said: "Five days. If I had five days in Alaska, I'd fly into Anchorage, not spend a moment there, and hop onto a train to Denali. On the way back from Denali, stop and spend a night in Talkeetna... a little microcosm of all that Alaska is." I can't think of anyone whose travel sense I respect more than J's, so I would suggest we do this-- taking a train across Alaska sounds absolutely lovely. :)

What days were we thinking again? He says we should probably make our reservations as soon as we can, given that it's high season there.

Here's the link about the train:
http://www.akrr.com/passenger/summer_schedule.html

Ava

I've been telling people about this trip we're taking, and they always go "Oh cool -- what're you going to do?" And I always go, "...do? It's Alaska. I'll be hanging out with E. What else do I need to plan?"

posted by enjelani @ 02:31 PM PST

Replies: 2 comments

Alaska's beautiful! Probably because it's so relatively untouched... Juneau and Anchorage are considered 'cities' - but the Bay Area looks like Coruscant compared to those.

er... cuisine's a lil' austere too. But it's a feast for the other senses, as long as you have a good appreciation for Mother Nature :)

posted by m. mellow @ 16 05 2002 11:39 PM PST

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