Alaska - Glacier Bay National Park
Alaska contains eight of our nations national parks, four of which can only be visited by flying into. As this is an incredibly expensive proposition, I have chosen to fly into only one, Katmai National Park. More to come on this as we visit Katmai in July. Another one of Alaska's national parks, Glacier Bay, can only be visited by sea, most conveniently and inexpensively by way of cruise ship. Full disclosure: I am not and have never been a happy cruiser. My friend Kiora says cruising is her happy place. I am glad she finds joy in cruising; apparently so do millions of other folk. But for me, cruising is an exercise in frustration and only provides me the opportunity to truly practice patience as I am not a fan of crowds, lines, or group touring. As only two cruise lines have access to Glacier Bay, we chose Princess Cruiselines and began our expedition from Seattle. First stop; Juneau where I attempted to leave th...