Alaska is a top bucket list trip for many Americans. It's an easier – and more affordable – trip than many other destinations, and is appropriate for all ages, including those with mobility issues.
Perhaps the most iconic of our Alaska adventures was a stay deep inside Denali National Park a decade ago at family-owned , one of just a few lodges that provide guided hikes in the trailless park because when they were established they were outside the park boundaries; now they are inside the six-million acre park.
Friends toured in an RV; our kids camped. There are more than 400 RV parks and campgrounds to choose from. We’ve also happily toured Southeast Alaska on major cruise ships, meeting many multigenerational families along the way. The appeal: No packing and unpacking, no navigating from place to place, on board and shore activities to suit all ages and the chance for kids to learn along the way.
, for example, has partnered with the Discovery Channel and Animal Planet to offer special family Discovery shore excursions., 1.65 million tourists will visit this summer, more than half on 60 large and small cruise ships. It is a top destination for first-time cruisers with departures from San Francisco, Seattle and Vancouver. And there are options for all budgets.
Alaska is also a top bucket list trip for many Americans, especially multigenerational families. Alaska is an easier – and more affordable – trip than many other bucket list destinations. It is appropriate for all ages, including those with mobility issues. And a trip is guaranteed to be one for the memory books.
There are 100,000 glaciers, more bears than people, the world’s largest temperate rainforest, eagles, whales, soaring totem poles, salmon galore and fascinating gold rush history., celebrating its 125th anniversary this year, had made it much less dangerous to trek to the gold fields in the Klondike and today enables travelers to experience spectacular scenery, and learn a little history at the same time as the train travels along the historic route of the Klondike Gold Rush.
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