Greetings,

My husband has the luck of being approved to go to a conference this coming August in Homer, Alaska. I've never been to Alaska before, so I'm super excited that I'll be able to join him after his conference is finished. My plan is to fly up to Anchorage the day before his last day of the conference, then take the bus down to Homer to meet up with the hubbs. We'll spend another day or two there, do some fishing at sea, then head back up to Anchorage.

From there, we're thinking of doing the railroad trip up to Fairbanks, although my husband doesn't care much to travel north past Denali/Talkeetna. I thought the trip north from Denali sounded pretty cool...anyone have any experience on that front?

We were also thinking that it could be a great opportunity to stop by SW AK on the way home to CA, since I'm not sure when if ever we'll have another chance to go to Alaska. I thought maybe just a few days there would be nice, maybe do a quick cruise up to Glacier Bay...?

We'll probably be able to spend 7-9 nights total after the conference. Money's always an issue, so the more budget friendly, the better.

Any suggestions or itinerary ideas would be most appreciated. Thanks in advance for any advice you can share.