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RE: BETHEL ALASKA & Surrounding Areas

by section8 28 May 2012

How many thousands of dollars do you have to work with? Which river you are on prior can influence the advice you get too. If I was…
RE: Alaska 2012 Bear Viewing & FIshing

by section8 22 May 2012

To add to what others have said: Flying from either King Salmon or Homer will likely be comparable in price (and both cheaper than Anchor…
RE: Alaska 2012 Bear Viewing & FIshing

by alapah 22 May 2012

Here is a link to the official ADF&G website for McNeil River State Game Sanctuary which provides a listing of their authorized air taxi…
RE: Alaska 2012 Bear Viewing & FIshing

by trekker502 21 May 2012

I have not been to McNeil River, but I think that you fly from Anchorage to King Salmon, then transfer from there to a Bush plane -- Cessna,…
RE: 10,000 Smokes at Katmai - is it worth?

by stopthebus 27 March 2012

Personally, I would not fly to Katmai from King Salmon just for the 10,000 Smokes trip. We spent 3.5 days at Katmai and found the daytrip…
RE: 10,000 Smokes at Katmai - is it worth?

by section8 27 March 2012

You get the bear talk when you arrive at Brooks Camp. They usually shuttle you directly from the float plane to the classroom. I think…
Re: 10,000 Smokes at Katmai - is it worth?

by section8 27 March 2012

I can't tell you if 10,000 Smokes is worth the extra trip to Brooks. If you had a day to kill, sure. I've done 10,000 Smokes as a day…
10,000 Smokes at Katmai - is it worth?

by pool628 27 March 2012

After much thoughts we have decided ... due to unavailability of the camp sites plus cabins. Day 1 - reach King Salmon from Anchorage,…
RE: Alaska Katmai question

by stopthebus 25 March 2012

Agree with #1. You can book the whole thing through Katmailand. I went through them last year and everything went off without a hitch.…
RE: Alaska Katmai question

by section8 25 March 2012

I would take Pen Air/Alaska Airlines to King Salmon and then take the Katmai Air to Brooks Camp. That's probably the cheapest and most…
RE: Car rental from Anchorage

by alapah 19 March 2012

There are a few less expensive options off airport, such as Rent-a-Wreck, Midnight Sun Car and Van Rentals, and Denali Car Rental. I have…
RE: Need Suggestion:10 day trip to Denali backpacking + Kenai Fjords day hiking

by nilsy 01 March 2012

OP - yes, I was talking about doing a loop in the Valley of 10,000 Smokes (going from the coast to Brooks Camp is very cool, but you'd…
RE: Southcentral Alaska Questions - Thanks in Advance!

by stopthebus 15 January 2012

To answer the question in #7 about what we did at Katmai: Day 1, we flew in from Anchorage. We didn't get to the park and finish orientat…
RE: Southcentral Alaska Questions - Thanks in Advance!

by trekker502 15 January 2012

I would assume that the roundtrip flight to King Salmon would be cheaper in May, during the Bristol Bay commercial salmon fishing season,…
RE: Urban areas of AZ & NM ... Best places to live/work?

by trekker502 24 December 2011

I live in Santa Fe. I was a substitute teacher in the Anchorage, Alaska, schools, including many Native American children. You could…
RE: Alaska - 3 weeks in summer

by section8 05 November 2011

It's a broad question so I gave some broad replies. Below are a few general statements about travel in Alaska plus some travel "circuits"…
RE: How Many Airports Have You Been To?

by stopthebus 19 June 2011

I want to update my list, four years later... add to #152: Anchorage King Salmon, Alaska Minneapolis Cincinnatti Austin Reykjavik A …
RE: Alaska end of August

by nilsy 06 January 2011

I don't think you'd bother going in the wiinter. June, July and August are the typical times. The Brooks Falls aren't very big - fish…
RE: Alaska in March or May

by alapah 11 February 2010

You can't fly directly from Barrow to Nome. On Alaska Air, you have to fly into Anchorage to go out to Nome. However, it is possible to…
RE: Questions for Alaska experts

by nilsy 03 February 2010

For the easiest grizzly viewing fly in to Katmai National Park (there is commerical service that goes from Anchorage through King Salmon).…
RE: Brooks River Falls, Alaska - Katmai Park

by section8 12 May 2009

#4 bis correct. Brooks can be a day trip from Anchorage this way. It is definately expensive, plan on $4-500USD to King Salmon and then…
RE: Brooks River Falls, Alaska - Katmai Park

by eric1946 11 May 2009

This is going to be expensive - just plan on it. But, you do not have to take a tour. Fly to King Salmon on commercial air and then…
RE: shipping car to alaska

by section8 14 March 2009

This type of shipment, a car from Europe to Alaska, isn't that uncommon. I'm sure the OP will be able to track down a company that does…
RE: ALASKA

by section8 01 March 2009

They will be feeding, but not in great concentrations. Also, not all the rivers in the bristol bay region get sizable king and dog runs.…
RE: Bear viewing in Kodiak - Alaska

by nilsy 19 January 2009

Thanks for the clarification section8 - I'm glad to hear there is no road from King Salmon to Brooks. Somehow it just seems like a place…