Best time to visit Alaska during the summer (Valdez, Homer: rental, hotels)

[Marty Van Diest]

Originally Posted by oneyear

can you expound on January? Sounds cold to me. I was expecting june, july, august

It depends on what you want to see. If you want to see green grass, lots of water, and relatively warm temps then come in June.

If you want to see the real Alaska, the real cold, the clear, moonlit nights, the aurora, the snow, the ice, the quiet, "the cold land locked tight as a drum", come in January. If possible take a dogsled ride out on a wilderness river on a full moon night at -20 or colder. You absolutely won't believe it, there is nothing like it...anywhere.

[snkalaska]

If your goal is nice weather, as others have said, late May/June is your best bet. If you're wanting to fish for king and red salmon, June/July. Halibut is good through the summer usually starting in late May. Also mentioned is the big crowds when the salmon are running, at least on the Kenai. If you have enough money saved, you can take a fly out charter and get uncrowded fishing.
I don't think Metlakatla is against outsiders, just the ones that think they know it all.

[Alaskapat528]

June and July are the months with lots of daylight and usually with the best temperatures. Years ago when we took a vacation up here we came late April and it was still pretty chilly.

[oneyear]

Originally Posted by Alaskapat528

June and July are the months with lots of daylight and usually with the best temperatures. Years ago when we took a vacation up here we came late April and it was still pretty chilly.

this is what I was wondering, ty for giving me your honest opinion. I'm not fond of cold weather while fishing but i do understand the ocean is cold,I know that we will want to fish, can you suggest a quaint fishing village that we can stay at?

[Alaskapat528]

Originally Posted by oneyear

this is what I was wondering, ty for giving me your honest opinion. I'm not fond of cold weather while fishing but i do understand the ocean is cold,I know that we will want to fish, can you suggest a quaint fishing village that we can stay at?

You might consider something like this:

Highliner Lodge & Charters Home-Alaska salmon and halibut sport fishing and adventure, all-inclusive fully guided sport fishing in southeast alaska

I don't have first hand experience but I do recall our friends went there a couple years ago and loved it.

[warptman]

Yes, May and June is the best time to be in Alaska...

[kanhawk]

I have wondered about waiting until September to visit Alaska. My theory goes like this: while it may be getting cooler, 50s instead of 70s?, most of the tourists may be gone by then and the mosquitoes may be leaving as well. I would like to visit the Brooks Range while I am there, has the snow started to fly up there yet?
How do natives like my theory?

[oneyear]

Originally Posted by Marty Van Diest

It depends on what you want to see. If you want to see green grass, lots of water, and relatively warm temps then come in June.

If you want to see the real Alaska, the real cold, the clear, moonlit nights, the aurora, the snow, the ice, the quiet, "the cold land locked tight as a drum", come in January. If possible take a dogsled ride out on a wilderness river on a full moon night at -20 or colder. You absolutely won't believe it, there is nothing like it...anywhere.

I would like to ask you Mr. Marty Van Diest...what did you delete from this response to me on this thread. Be a man a shoke it up,,,you know what you said and deleted, tis why I responded to you with Metlakatla in it. And yuou Sir! know it...

[Marty Van Diest]

Originally Posted by oneyear

I would like to ask you Mr. Marty Van Diest...what did you delete from this response to me on this thread. Be a man a shoke it up,,,you know what you said and deleted, tis why I responded to you with Metlakatla in it. And yuou Sir! know it...

I just edited what I said. Can't even remember what it was but I don't think it was mean spirited.

The main reason I use my real name is to keep myself from the temptation of flaming people anonymously.

[Moose Whisperer]

Originally Posted by kanhawk

I have wondered about waiting until September to visit Alaska. My theory goes like this: while it may be getting cooler, 50s instead of 70s?, most of the tourists may be gone by then and the mosquitoes may be leaving as well. I would like to visit the Brooks Range while I am there, has the snow started to fly up there yet?
How do natives like my theory?

Late August to early September is prime to catch the fall colors.

http://www.city-data.com/forum/alask...l#post10580529

Yes, it started snowing up in the Brooks at the end of August. temps are in the minus 20 to minus 30 range now.