MC Alaska

Alaska by Motor Coach

July 29 – August 26, 2010 (29 days)

Approximately $3,900 from Baton Rouge

Escorted by Wayne Barnes

Tour Alaska – A lifetime dream for many folks. See mountains, glaciers, sled dogs, gold mines,

& hopefully bear, moose, eagles, whales, seals, & more. Enjoy the sights of Western Canada.

Two Options for abbreviating trip with flights:

20 day option – fly into & out of Calgary, Canada (Aug 3 – 22). Reduce $500 but add airfare. As of Nov. 30 air is $700 from Baton Rouge.

15 day option – fly into Calgary & out of Anchorage (Aug 3-17). Reduce $800 but add airfare. As of Nov. 30 air is $700 from Baton Rouge.

Day 1, Thur., July 29 – Wichita Falls – From Zachary & Baton Rouge, I-10 to Lafayette, I-49 to Shreveport. 561 miles

Day 2, Fri., July 30 – Colorado Springs, CO – Travel day through Amarillo and Raton Pass. 585 miles

Day 3, Sat., Jul 31 – Riverton, Wy - View Garden of the Gods and Air Force Academy. 465 miles

Day 4, Sun., Aug. 1 – West Yellowstone, MT – See Old Faithful and Yellowstone Falls. 200 miles

Day 5, Mon., Aug. 2 – Great Falls, MT - Journey through center of Montana. See Headwaters of Missouri. 475 miles

Day 6, Tues., Aug. 3 – Calgary, Canada - Travel into Canada. 450 miles

Day 7, Wed., Aug. 4 – Jasper, Canada – All day in the spectacular Canadian Rockies visiting Banff & Lake Louise. 200 miles

Day 8, Thur., Aug. 5 – Prince George, Canada – Visit Columbia Ice Field. 440 miles

Day 9, Fri., Aug. 6 – Prince Rupert – Day drive to Prince Rupert. Overnight. 450 miles

Day 10, Sat., Aug. 7 – Inland Passage Ferry – Board the Matanuska Ferry, with our motor coach. Sail 8:15 a.m. Visit Ketchikan, Alaska. Sleeping accommodations on board.

Day 11, Sun., Aug. 8 - Skagway – Arrive Juneau 9:30 a.m. Sightseeing in Juneau, Alaska’s capital. Leave Juneau 3:00 p.m., arrive Skagway 9:30 p.m. Overnight .

Day 12, Mon. Aug. 9 –Whitehorse, Yukon – Morning sightseeing in Skagway. Motor coach along Klondike Highway to Whitehorse.

Day 13, Tues., Aug. 10 – Dawson City, Yukon - Drive on the Alaska Highway to unique & famous Gold Rush Town. 335 miles

Day 14, Wed., Aug. 11 – Tok– Scenic “Top of the World Highway”, to Tok for overnight.

Day 15, Thur., Aug. 12 Fairbanks – From Tok to Fairbanks. Visit to North Pole to see Santa Claus. Afternoon sightseeing.

Day 16, Fri., Aug. 13 – Fairbanks– Full day sightseeing. Discovery Riverboat, Pipeline, Museum. See dog sled demonstration, salmon fishing & smoking Indian village. Salmon bake tonight

.Day 17, Sat., Aug. 14 – Denali – Motor coach to Denali Park, hopefully seeing Mt. McKinley at 20,320 feet, highest mountain in North America

Day 18, Sun., Aug. 15 - Anchorage –. Highlights of Anchorage, Alaska’s largest city.

Day 19, Mon., Aug. 16 – Anchorage – See glaciers as we cruise Prince William Sound. Spectacular scenery

Day 20, Tues., Aug. 17 - Tok – Motor coach journey with splendid views of Wrangell St. Elisa Range. Option of flying home from Anchorage. 317 miles

Day 21, Wed., Aug. 18 – Whitehorse – Another scenic day going by Kulane Lake. 388 miles

Day 22, Thur., Aug. 19 – Muncho Lake, British Columbia– At Watson’s Lake see Sign Forrest. 443 miles

Day 23, Fri., Aug. 20 – Grand Prairie, Alberta - Journey through Fort Nelson and Dawson Creek. 525 miles

Day 24, Sat., Aug. 21 – Calgary, Alberta - Visit Edmonton’s great mall. 2^nd largest mall in the world. 470 miles

Day 25, Sun., Aug. 22 – Billing, MT – (Fly home option from Calgary). Through Great Falls to Billings. 540 miles

Day 26, Mon., Aug. 23 – Rapid City, South Dakota – Visit Little Big Horn, then through Wyoming

Up close visit to Mt. Rushmore. 370 miles

Day 27, Tues., Aug. 24 – Grand Isle, NE – Visit Wall Drug and Badland’s National Park, then across Nebraska 445 miles

Day 28, Wed., Aug. 25 – Paul’s Valley, OK – Through Kansas & Oklahoma. Visit Oklahoma City Memorial. 480 miles

Day 29, Thur., Aug. 26 - Home 550 miles

Price per person is based on double occupancy & included deluxe 50 plus passenger motor coach, hotels, full sightseeing, all entrance fees, baggage handling, most breakfasts, 3 dinners, all taxes & tips (except Ferry) including driver tip.

PASSPORT REQUIRED, VALID 6 MONTHS PAST LAST DATE OF THIS TRIP Need to make trip work – 28 Maximum we will take - 38

Deposit of $100 per person required to reserve space, refundable until June 10, 2010 when final payment is due. 3% surcharge on credit card payments. Make check payable to ZACHARY TRAVEL CENTER – 5145 Main St., Suite E, Zachary, LA 70791 (225)654-9210

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ALASKA

Anchorage is Alaska’s largest city, but you still sense the proximity of the wilderness & the frontier spirit. Among the sights: the world’s largest seaplane base, & the Museum of History & Art. Witness the tidal bore along Turnagain Arm (conditions permitting), when a wall of water up to six feet High rushes up the inlet.

Denali National Park & Preserve is home to North America’s tallest mountain, & to wildlife in amazing abundance. Weather

permitting, you may catch a glimpse of 20,320-ft Mt. McKinley long before you reach the park, from the highway between

Anchorage & Fairbanks.

Fairbanks began as a Gold Rush town & has been thriving ever since. Here you may inspect the TransAlaska Pipeline, just outside

of town. Pay a visit to Gold Dredge #8, & try your hand at panning.

Skagway was one of the liveliest towns in the hemisphere in 1898, when it was the gateway to Gold Rush Country. And it hasn’t lost

a particle of its spirit. The whole downtown is a National Historic Park, with its well-trodden boardwalks & false fronted saloons.

Shopping is fun here, for anything from gold nugget jewelry to original works of Alaskan art.

KETCHIKAN

Come ashore to one of the state’s most picturesque communities. Fishing boats, pleasure craft & planes shelter in the harbor. Time

To browse the Creek Street boutiques & waterfront shops.

JUNEAU

Alaska’s capital snuggles between Gastineau Channel & Mt. Juneau.

THE ALASKA HIGHWAY

This historic road began as a one-lane supply line to Alaska at the outbreak of World War II. Today it runs from Dawson Creek, BC

for 1,520 miles to Fairbanks. Along the way you might spot moose, caribou, bison & Dall sheep.

Kluane National park & Preserve, between Whitehorse & Beaver Creek, is an UNESCO World Heritage Site. It contains some of

Canada’s highest peaks & is a prime wildlife-viewing area. The Alaska Highway skirts crystal-clear, glacier-fed Kluane Lake for

40 miles while the snow clad, 7,000-ft plus Klunane Ranges parallel the highway to the west. The scenery is incredible. You

may glimpse distant giants of the St. Elias Mountain Range.

THE YUKON

Whitehorse, capital of Yukon Territory, is a friendly modern city that provides vivid reminders of its Gold Rush beginnings. Here,

on the banks of the Yukon River, the prospectors who struggled up from Skagway had their first chance to dry out after running the

treacherous rapids of the Yukon River.

Dawson City is a perfectly preserved Gold Rush town. Hardly anything has changed since the boom days when thousands

descended on the town to get rich quick.

THE INSIDE PASSAGE

This waterway is a magical world of forests, mountains, emerald islands, floating on the blue sea & deep fjords penetrating the

wilderness. Keep your binoculars ready for whales & porpoises. You might spy an Indian village hidden in the trees along the shore,

or a brave littlie fishing boat.

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