Smith Family Alaskan Adventure: Goodnight from Glorious Girdwood

There is a land, oh it beckons and beckons, and I want to go back.
And I will.
Robert Service

Thursday, June 25, 2009

looking east

Posted by Clark H Smith at 11:56 PM

Fri - Jun 19
fly to Alaska
depart at 11:45am
to Fairbanks thru Chicago and Anchorage
arrive at midnight
(sunSET: 12:45AM!)

Sat - Jun 20
explore Fairbanks
Nordale Elementary School
childhood home on Eureka Ave in Hamilton Acres
drive to Fox
see "Aunt Ethyl" - first grade teacher and family friend

Sun - Jun 21 (Summer Solstice)
church at University Baptist / give testimony
afternoon at Midnight Sun Festival downtown
dinner at Alaska Salmon Bake
evening at Midnight Sun Baseball Classic
(first pitch at 10:30pm - no stadium lights!)

Mon - Jun 22
El Dorado Gold Mine and
Riverboat Discovery

Tue - Jun 23
explore the countryside
visit Chena Hot Springs to bike and swim

Wed - Jun 24
Alaska Railroad to Anchorage thru Denali / Mt McKinley

Thu - Jun 25
explore Turnagain Arm / Cook Inlet region
wander down to Girdwood
B&B in Girdwood

Fri - Jun 26
26 Glaciers Cruise in Prince William Sound
B&B in Girdwood

Sat - Jun 27
explore Kenai Peninsula
fly back to Kansas City
depart 11:15pm

Sun - Jun 28
Arive back in KC at 11:00am.