After getting married summer of 2014 our honeymoon went to one of the most spectacular places on earth – Alaska. We had long talked about visiting ‘the Last Frontier’ and were very excited about having the opportunity to experience Denali, Prince William Sound and all the other beautiful locations we only knew from photos.
We spent close to 3 amazing weeks among glaciers, mountains and bears – and all we want is to go back! Instead I have to settle with the memories for now and is launching a mini series called ‘Denali to Kenai’.
Our favourites moments in Alaska that we would love to share with you
- Denali National Park and Preserve
- Talkeetna
- The road to Denali
- Harriman Fjord and Glaciers
- Kayaking in College Fjord
- Hiking on a field of Blueberries
- Sea Lions
- A Sea of Starfish
- Salmon Berries
- Catch that Salmon!
- Playful Sea Otters
- Hiking to the Granite Gold Mine
- Dall’s Porpoise
- Canoeing Swanson River
- Silver Salmon Fishing
- Seward
- Hiking Harding Icefield
- Kenai Fjords National Park
- Homer
- Old boats in Ninilchik
- Hiking the Skyline Trail
- Hope
- Top 3 Alaskan Adventures
A map showing the location of all the events:
Adventure 69°North 
We can’t wait to see this series! We went there with Diana’s parents in 2000. Love it!
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Thanks! We loved it too! It was just such an amazing place. Everything and everyone were so close to nature. The small villages had so much charm and so did the people:) Whereabouts in Alaska did you go?
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We flew into Anchorage and rented a motorhome. We went to Denali, Fairbanks, Delta Junction, back through Anchorage, Seward, Homer and flew back out of Anchorage.
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amazing place, see any whales?
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Yes it was an amazing place! And yet, we saw whales, but we were a bit late for whale watching so not to many – but caught a glimpse of some killer whales and humpbacks. We did however come much closer to killer whales later the same month in Victoria,BC. More to come on that! 🙂
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Cool! I already have a good preview from your photos 🙂 Looking forward!
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One of my favourite places on this earth so far! 🙂 Thanks for reading!
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Can’t wait to see and read more of this fabulous adventure.
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Thanks for following! I can’t wait to get the Alaska posts going:) Next one should be ready monday.
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Oh my, I can’t wait for this series !!! It’s our dream to go to Alaska. Do you think it’s possible to include a map in one of your post for us to be able to see the itinerary you’ve made or is it too much to ask ? 🙂 If it is, don’t worry.
And the most important, when did you go ? July ? August ?
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Thanks for the great idea on adding a map – the post is now updated with two maps showing location of every planned post from Alaska. I wanted to make an interactive one so that if you pressed the title of the post in the map you would get re-directed to that post. But I couldn’t find anything like that on the internet – let me know if you have heard of one that has this function and I will try it out!
We went late August/beginning of September. Higher chance of rain, but less mosquitos and less people:)
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Oh god, thanks so much for the map, it’s going to be really useful for me and my planning. As for the interactive map, I’ve tried to do one but it’s not the one I was dreaming about, but it’s a compromise : https://beautifuliceland.wordpress.com/category/europe/iceland/road-trip-iceland/itinerary-road-trip/map-itinerary/
If you click on the green start, there is a little text and you can include a link of your post in it. I’m planning to do that when I’ll have some time 🙂
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Stunning preview, Inger. I cannot wait for you to start posting! 😀
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Thank you! Looking forward to sharing our adventures – I would recommend a trip to Alaska for anyone!
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Sounds amazing. Great photos as well 🙂
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Thank you! It truly was one of the best experiences / travels I’ve had:) Thanks for the comment on the photos!
xo xo Inger
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You’re welcome Inger. It seems like a wonderful travel indeed 😊 cheers, maria xo
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Well, of course I like this post! Haha. =D Can’t wait to hear about the things you guys got to do and see here.
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Hehe..I am sure you have had some of the same experiences – would love to hear your thoughts on the way:) We loved it and would go back anytime!
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Yes I bet some experiences will be the same! I will definitely be tuning in and sharing thoughts. Glad you both had a good time. It’s one of those places that you just can’t get enough of!
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Thanks a lot! A totally agree it is one of those places you can’t get enough off – and to be honest – Alaska is huge! We only visited a tiny little piece so that means we still have lot of exploring opportunities left:)
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Yes so many awesome AK places to visit. I think you could probably visit it year after year and go somewhere new each time!
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That sounds really exciting! Brilliant photos, I love the view from the kayak.
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Thank you It was amazing – and yes, can you have a better view? I guess the only thing that comes close is one of the summits in the Rockies;)
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My Mum and Stepdad just spent 3 weeks in Alaska and loved it! From both your and their photos l can see why ! 🙂
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I can fully agree with them – it was one of the most exciting trips we have had! 🙂
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Big fish, caribou..and that mosquito sign? Glad you 2 really enjoyed the honeymoon..better than the wedding ceremony fussiness?? 😉
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Thanks, yes we did really enjoy it! It was the best honeymoon we could have chosen. To be honest there was not too much fussiness around the wedding ceremony as we had a fairly small wedding with only close family and friends:) But totally avoiding some of the wedding stress was off course impossible! 🙂
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Spectacular honeymoon, what a great idea. Brilliant images! Alaska is definitely on our list, ooking forward to the rest now. We’re your new follower! 🙂
Best regards from the North, Dina, Klausbernd, Siri & Selma
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Thank you/tusen takk/vielen danke for the comment and thanks for following! Alaska is absolutely worth visiting – I would recommend it to anyone!
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Wow, that looks amazing! And wild blueberries? Alaska, I am coming to visit!
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Yes it was!! One of my best travels and I’ve travelled a bit:) We actually found two different types of wild blueberries, all tasted amazing so the hike was rather slow since everyone kept stopping for the berries:) Thanks for commenting!
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What an amazing experience!! I am looking forward to reading about all those fabulous adventures!
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Thank you! Alaska is a once in a life time trip for us – the best honeymoon we could ever have! More to come! Thanks for reading.
xo xo Inger
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Fabulous set of photos and lovely place for honeymoon! Bravo 🙂 Bye. Kamila
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Thanks for the generous on our photos, we do enjoy talking pictures:) It couldn’t have been a better location for our honeymoon! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment! Inger
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Wow this is one cool place to go on a honeymoon! Great pictures 🙂
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Yes, we wanted an adventure we would never forget, and we got it for sure! It was amazing:) Thanks for your nice comment on the pictures – and thanks for reading Anita!
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Did you try the local wonders of Anchorage, like Eagle River at Chugach State Park. As a former Alaskan, we often thought how lucky we were to have such a gem so close to home (Anchorage) and have the rest of the world largely oblivious to it. Hope you did. Nice stories and pictures.
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We did unfortunately not go to Eagle River – just another reason to go back! We absolutely loved it in Alaska and wished we had much more time there! 3 weeks was just not enough. Thanks for the tip and for leaving a comment Rudy.
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Wooooooooow pure nature.Very interesting post en magnificient photo’s
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