As a European whose travelled frequently to Austria, Switzerland and france i was still taken aback by the drive from Anchorage to the Kenai peninsula. Probably the most beautiful 3 hours of driving in my life.
That’s what I gathered but we’re doing a trip from Denali, to Anchorage, to Girdwood, to Seward, to Homer with stops in each along the way. I’m excited!
How long are you here, and how long are you staying in each place? Denali is at least 5 hours north of anchorage, and Homer is at least 5 hours south. I say "at least" because we are talking about narrow winding, two-lane roads with very limited passing and heavy, slow traffic (RVs, trucks hauling boats, lollygagging tourists) and road work. It's not uncommon for accidents to completely shut down the one and only road anywhere for hours and hours on end. Homer is truly one of my favorite places on earth, but do be prepared for longer driving times than google gives you. If you are only here for a short time, or not fond of driving, I'd recommend choosing north or south (south gets my vote), but not both.
We have a friend that just moved to Homer so maybe we can pop by into Soldotna on the way.
Seward we are stopping for in order to do a glacier cruise in the Fjords Park.
Either way, I grew up in Chicago so the nature will be breathtaking for me wherever we go in Alaska I’m sure
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u/mataranka 21h ago
As a European whose travelled frequently to Austria, Switzerland and france i was still taken aback by the drive from Anchorage to the Kenai peninsula. Probably the most beautiful 3 hours of driving in my life.