Guess what happened yesterday?
We bought our plane tickets to Alaska!
Will texted me from work and was all psyched because plane tickets were insanely cheap—like, less than $400 round trip from Denver to Anchorage! Granted, we upgraded our baggage allowance (guessing our packs won’t be carry-on friendly!), but in the end, we managed to score our tickets for roughly $450 each. Is that a lot of money? Of course it it. However, I think that is darn cheap for a plane ticket alllllllll the way up yonder! Plus, finding such a steal on this leg of the trip will make the pricey bush plane a lot easier to swallow. Now that I think about it, I think each person’s portion of the bush plane will cost more than this flight!
The dolla bills aside, I am even more excited because this makes it official: we are going to Gates of the Arctic National Park! The bush plane has been reserved (more on that later) and now plane tickets have been purchased, so the larger logistics are taken care of. Granted, we’re still working on that whole car-on-the-Dalton-Highway thing, but baby steps, right?!
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Are you planning any fun trips this summer?
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yay! that will be so fun and what an awesome adventure. I don’t have anything like that planned this summer.
wow what a great steal. you are going to have a blast!
So exciting? What special things will you do to prepare?
Honestly, I think a lot of our specific preparations are going to involve gear choices. We don’t have a ton of room in the bush plane, so we’ll need to make sure we have the right gear since we won’t have room for spares 🙂 I also want to make sure I’m in top physical condition so I don’t wimp out on all the trekking and rafting!
Very exciting!! But I hate having to wait so long for something I’m so excited about!!
What a fun trip to plan! We’d love to get back to Breckenridge to see it in summer, but nothing firm yet.
Awesome! What a cool trip that is going to be. We will be heading off to our favorite unplugged spot in the Adirondacks. Always look forward to it!
This trip is going to be amazing!
Nice! Can not wait to read about that adventure…enjoy and make sure to check out http://www.glacierbrewhouse.com/ or http://moosestooth.net/ why you are there, if you have time. Two of my favorite Anchorage restaurants!
Clicking “purchase” on a new shinny plane ticket (especially to a new location) is always such an exciting feeling! It’s coming together nicely for you guys! Keep these posts comin’!
So cool, and a good deal truly makes everything more enjoyable.