Questions tagged [alaska]
The Largest state in the United States by area, situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent.
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Places to stay inside Denali National Park for easy access to the green bus service
Related to : How do you get to Denali National Park from Anchorage via bus?
Is there any place to stay inside the Denali National Park where I can get easy access to the Green bus Service for the 8 ...
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How do you get to Denali National Park from Anchorage via bus?
I will be travelling to Anchorage from India during May-June. I want to visit the Denali National Park.
I have seen that there is a train, but given the fact that I will reach Anchorage at 8PM local ...
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Alaskan cruise visa requirements
My daughter and I are Canadian citizens, taking an Alaskan cruise August 2022 and are wondering if we require US visas?
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How can I find the cheapest flights to a small airport that isn't in the ITA matrix (e.g., for a flight from Seattle airport to Point Hope airport)?
E.g., how can I find the cheapest flights from SEA airport (Seattle) to PHO airport (Point Hope, Alaska)?
Entering SEA->PHO on the ITA matrix gives no results:
Google Flights, Skyscanner, Kiwi, ...
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exploring the Juneau ice field [closed]
I think it'd be cool to do some limited exploring of the Juneau Icefield but I'm not entirely sure the best way to do so. I'd prefer to go with a group because I don't have any experience with camping ...
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Snow and Ice on the Alaskan Highway [duplicate]
I need to pull a U-Haul down the Alaskan Highway from Anchorage to Seattle. I want to know when that road is likely to be clear of winter's snow and ice.
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How much time do Canadian authorities give to non-Canadians to drive from the southern US-Canadian border to Alaska? [closed]
I read on https://www.alaskapublic.org/2020/07/30/the-rules-for-crossing-the-canadian-border-into-alaska-just-got-even-stricter:
Travelers will be given a tag to hang from their rearview mirrors for ...
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Does buying travel insurance for this trip make sense? [closed]
This is my first post on Travel Stack, thank you in advance for your help. I am an American traveler going on a 2-week trip and don't know much about travel insurance and whether it is appropriate for ...
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Is the price of flights Anchorage (ANC) - Wales (WAA) always the same?
According to Google Flights, the price of cheapest roundtrip flights ANC-WAA is always $794, except a few isolated cases when it's in the $800-900 range. I was wondering whether this even goes down, ...
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Can a Washington resident travel with a firearm to Alaska?
I'm planning a trip to Alaska where I would like to experience a little bit of wilderness. Given that all of Alaska is "bear country" and I'm not planning to become bear bait on this trip, I would ...
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Sweetgrass MT to Anchorage travel at the end of March-how will roads be?
We are travelling from Alabama to Anchorage AK, we will be entering Canada from the Sweetgrass MT.
Will we have issues driving on the roads or need snow chains or anything like that for the vehicle?
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Visiting Salmon Glacier, near Stewart, British Columbia (Canada)/Hyder, Alaska (USA)
Near the southernmost point of the British Columbia, Canada/Alaska, USA border is a beautiful glacier named Salmon Glacier. Apparently this glacier can be visited using a gravel road from the town of ...
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How do I effectively block out sunlight in a hotel room in a place where it's sunny for long periods of time?
I'll be flying to Anchorage, Alaska, very soon. In Anchorage during the time I'm traveling, it's common for the sun to not set until it's past 11:00 PM, and for the sun to rise very early in the ...
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Is entering the USA at Hyder, AK actually legal, or only tolerated?
It is mentioned in many places that there is no US border post when entering Hyder, Alaska, a community not connected by road to any other in the USA, and that persons are permitted to cross into ...
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