Mary Ann McGivern
Alaska Travel Blog- XVI- Ketchikan and Juneau
By Mary Ann McGivern June 3 and 4 We had a five-hour stop in Ketchikan and walked the two and half miles into town. There we saw five cruise ships...
Alaska Blog- XV -The Inside Passage
By Mary Ann McGivern June 1 to 4 We were on the Alaska Marine Highway ferry for three nights and four days. It was a splendid experience. The first...
Alaska Blog – XIV- Embarcation
June 1 The next morning we drove a rented van to Bellingham, about 80 miles north of Seattle. I had friends there, Martha and Chuck. They told us...
Alaska Blog -XIII – Seattle
May 31st, 2012 Roberta and I caught the American Airlines plane from St. Louis to Chicago to Seattle, arriving Seattle at 1 PM. I had called and was...
Alaska Blog- Ice and Wind – XII
Hi Everyone, I thought I should say a few more words about what it means that the ice is still in at Miles Lake. Basically, the Copper is open from...
Anticipation- Alaska Blog -XI
This is just a brief reflection to state the obvious. Anticipation is a lot of fun. We have all told the details of this trip to our friends. So are...
Questions- Alaska Blog -X
Hi, David. Our excitement is building for our adventure with you – I can sense it in all our emails to each other. Below are questions from the...
Alaska Blog IX- The Menu
We have contracted with Alaska. Alpine Adventures to provide the food. Here’s the menu. The Menu Six people Seven days...
Alaska Blog VIII- The Guide Kit
Name: Issue Date: Return Date: ¨ Orientation Kit Laminated Gear Cards Laminated Client Orientation Laminated Lunch Menu ¨ Satellite Phone...
Alaska Trip-Equipment List VII- Copper River
Copper River – Equipment List Principles: 1. Buy clothing that you can either wear dry or sleep dry. That means synthetic, not cotton. When the...
Looking at the Map VI
I had already bought my tickets before I looked at the Google map of Alaska. First, I followed the Alaska Marine Highway Ferry from Bellingham, WA...
The outline of the trip to Alaska- V
Here is my brother Dave’s outline of the Copper River trip. He sent it to us the day after we bought our ferry tickets. Just to remind you, the...
Alaska Blog III-Using Frequent Flier Miles
Third entry -Alaska Blog It took me about three hours to spend 150,000 frequent flier miles. I had 96,000 American Airlines miles and 60,000 credit...
Forming a Group- Alaska Blog II
It is difficult to pull a group together to take a walk. I was looking for a group to take the Alaska ferry to Haines, AK, drive a day and a half to...
Alaska- Blog I
On May 31st I depart for Alaska. I’ll take the ferry, raft the Copper River, tour Denali Park and visit Anchorage. This weekly blog is the story of...