It will probably have to be in Fall or Winter since I used most of my vacation up this summer and I accumulate vacation time monthly.

Anyone have any suggestions on where to go. I was thinking the Fur Rondy in Febuary, Juneau in October or the Great Alaska Shootout around Thanksgiving

Re the Mexico suggestion – sure, if it is a free ticket including Mexico. But usually they hand out domestic BTTs (Bonus Travel Tickets) for getting bumped.

Now, onto your question: September is a good time to come because there is still a lot of light, but most all the tourists and fisherman have gone home. So there are plenty of vacancies, campsites, etc. And not nearly so many motorhomes clogging the roads. And as we start to get freezing nights, it really knocks down the squitters. May is a good time for the same reasons.

Back when I lived in CA and WA, my favorite use of freq flyer awards and BTTs was to go as far as I could. They are good for a round trip ANYWHERE Alaska Airlines flies domestically, so why turn around in Anchorage. One layover is allowed. So book a roundtrip to Nome or Kotzebue or Barrow or King Salmon with a layover for a week or two in Anchorage.

Any of those towns are worth a day to look around. You can see everything in town. Twice. Barrow is good for northern lights (the sun sets by then) and Innuit culture. Nome is a frontier town still. King Salmon ain’t much but you can connect to Brook’s Camp and Katmai National Park for grizzly bear viewing.

Then back in Anchorage, rent a car and go to Denali (they let you drive your own car on the park road the last week before they close it). Or come down to the Kenai Peninsula and check out the views, art, and hippies in Homer; the aquarium, fjord, and Ressurection Bay boat tours in Seward, and hiking trails out of Cooper Landing.

OR, make Anchorage your destination, but come up on the "milk run" flight and layover in Juneau for a few days.

Hope that helps.

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