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Alaskan Appleseed Visitor Travel

Started by icecoldkidd, Yesterday at 12:45:06 PM

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icecoldkidd

Having attended quite a few events, it crossed my mind to try other locations and see the differences in the instructors and students. As such I would like to plan to attend an event in Alaska, but have no idea when is a good idea to visit. Along with at which location would be the most accommodatable to an airport/town for an out of town traveler.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Taka222

Hi!

Alaska is most hospitable from about May to September (usually), and our Cadre is pretty active starting in April of every year. For distance from airport, you're probably looking at one of our Chugiak events, depending on how far you feel like driving. The airport is about 30-40 mins drive from the closest hotel to the range, and that hotel is about a 20min drive from the Chugiak range.

We're a big enough state that we don't plan trips by miles, we plan by drive time.

Does that help?
PREPAREDNESS - "When you need it and don't have it, you will sing a different tune." Burt Gummer

icecoldkidd

It most certainly does.

Having driven 2 hours to and from this past weekend's event (twice, Saturday and Sunday). a 30-40 minute excursion will be a short trip .... though the 6+ hour flight will be a journey. Granted I did drive 6-ish hours earlier this year to get to a different out of state event.

Looking forward to attending a 2027 event in Alaska.

Taka222

Awesome! See you then!! (Try to plan for a good trip - lots to see and do up here!)
PREPAREDNESS - "When you need it and don't have it, you will sing a different tune." Burt Gummer

509gman

That being said, if you'd like to plan a longer trip with camping (at whatever level you like), the Talkeetna range is very beautiful and three miles from a very nice campground. It's ~ a two hour drive from Anchorage. We do our annual Known Distance event there (the range, not the campground 😜).

"What! what! men, dodging this way for single bullets! What will you do when they open fire along the whole line? I am ashamed of you. They couldn't hit an elephant at this dist-"
Last words of Union Gen. John Sedgwick, before he was killed by a Confederate sniper.