Take a Vacation

[Omaha 680]

Don't we have other travel threads?

I'm sure we do. As for me and my vacationing house, we will follow Byron.

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[Jeff Lebowski]

Alaska coming up in May, my first time.
Only there 5 days and 1.5 days will be taken by committee meetings in Anchorage.

What do I need to see and/or eat in the limited available time?

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You can do one-day glacier cruises out of Anchorage. Those are fun. I saw several orcas, sea otters, etc. And we got up close to several glaciers that were actively calving.

You should be able to charter some halibut fishing. May is early for most salmon runs, but kings will be running in May/June.

You should check into hiking options.

[Copelius]

Alaska coming up in May, my first time.
Only there 5 days and 1.5 days will be taken by committee meetings in Anchorage.

What do I need to see and/or eat in the limited available time?

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I don't recall any eateries that grabbed my attention in Anchorage, but we were only there about 4-5 times a year for quick temple trips. I would head down the Seward towards Alyeska and look out over the Turnagain Arm to see if you can see some whales. coming in. You should have a pretty good supply of light by then. Once meetings are over I would head north to Denali and maybe stop into Fairbanks. You should be there right after breakup so the park may be open, but even if it isn't seeing Denali from Healy alone is an awesome experience. If you stop in Healy, go to Rose's cafe. I still have very pleasant memories of the burgers there. Nenana is a quaint town about an hour north of Healy that has a lot of native touristy stuff. You will probably miss break up where they have a pool each year to see when a tripod they set up on the ice on the river gives way. I never got to see it go and wasn't ever close in my guesses. Fairbanks is a great visit but having lived there for 3 years, I am not sure what kind of touristy things to do there would be other than maybe the UAF museum. I would just enjoy driving around and the scenery. But I am easy to please.

[Omaha 680]

Thanks for the recommendations.

[Omaha 680]

You can do one-day glacier cruises out of Anchorage. Those are fun. I saw several orcas, sea otters, etc. And we got up close to several glaciers that were actively calving.

You should be able to charter some halibut fishing. May is early for most salmon runs, but kings will be running in May/June.

You should check into hiking options.

If I had to choose between a glacier cruise and an Alaska Railroad ride to Denali or Fairbanks, which should I choose?

If we do Alaska RR I'll probably spring for the Gold Star tix with the dome cars and restaurant below.

[Jeff Lebowski]

If I had to choose between a glacier cruise and an Alaska Railroad ride to Denali or Fairbanks, which should I choose?

If we do Alaska RR I'll probably spring for the Gold Star tix with the dome cars and restaurant below.

Those both sound fun.

[Omaha 680]

Those both sound fun.

This reminds me of any time I ask a server to help me decide between two meal choices.

[Pelado]

Take the glacier cruise.

[Commando]

If I had to choose between a glacier cruise and an Alaska Railroad ride to Denali or Fairbanks, which should I choose?

If we do Alaska RR I'll probably spring for the Gold Star tix with the dome cars and restaurant below.

Railroad- easy. You can do a glacier cruise any old time and easier to get others on board. Jump at the chance to do the railroad.

[Pelado]

Railroad- easy. You can do a glacier cruise any old time and easier to get others on board. Jump at the chance to do the railroad.

Great. Before no one would recommend anything. Now he's getting conflicting recommendations. How is he ever going to choose?

[Commando]

Great. Before no one would recommend anything. Now he's getting conflicting recommendations. How is he ever going to choose?

Haha. I'm just saying what I would pick if I was in his shoes. Shoot- my mother's been on an Alaskan cruise. I don't know anybody who's done a railroad trip. Sounds fantastic.

[Pelado]

Haha. I'm just saying what I would pick if I was in his shoes. Shoot- my mother's been on an Alaskan cruise. I don't know anybody who's done a railroad trip. Sounds fantastic.

I suggested the cruise because I figured Omaha would want to vacation away from trains. When you drive them every day, it's not that cool for a vacation.

[Bo Diddley]

I suggested the cruise because I figured Omaha would want to vacation away from trains. When you drive them every day, it's not that cool for a vacation.

When I was working in Max, there was a female janitor who was divorced trying to start something up with one of us. One day as we were coming into work, she had to tell us about her new boyfriend. She was just beaming as she told us, "He's an engineer." My sarge laughed as he told me later he was a train engineer.

Yes, I know I've told that story before, but I'm comfortable with the old man I'm becoming.

[Jeff Lebowski]

When I was working in Max, there was a female janitor who was divorced trying to start something up with one of us. One day as we were coming into work, she had to tell us about her new boyfriend. She was just beaming as she told us, "He's an engineer." My sarge laughed as he told me later he was a train engineer.

Yes, I know I've told that story before, but I'm comfortable with the old man I'm becoming.

Chicks dig engineers!

[Commando]

I suggested the cruise because I figured Omaha would want to vacation away from trains. When you drive them every day, it's not that cool for a vacation.

lol I didn't know that. I guess it's up to him, then...