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Locations:
• Anchorage
• Denali National Park
• Seward
• Juneau
• Sitka
• Petersburg
• Ketchikan

Transportation

I took the Park Connection bus between Anchorage and Denali and from Seward to Anchorage. The buses make a rest stop or two along the way. Some of the buses between Anchorage and Denali have a stop in Talkeetna at a lodge that has a view of Mt. McKinley, weather permitting. If you're staying at Denali Crow's Nest Inn, tell the Park Connection that you want to be dropped off/picked up at the Princess Lodge. It is at the bottom of the mountain from Crow's Nest and the Crow's Nest shuttle can pick you up.

I rode the Alaska Railroad train from Anchorage to Seward. Absolutely gorgeous train ride. If you want to take pictures without windows in the way, the top half of the doors in between the cars are open. But that also means that it can be very cold, so dress appropriately. The drawback from hanging out there is that you can't hear the guides talking about what the train is passing.

I traveled from Sitka to Petersburg then Kethcikan via the Alaska Marine Highway ferries. I read that it could be crowded, but it wasn't at all crowded at the end of August. I had made reservations, but they weren't necessary. But you would need to if you have a vehicle or if you want to get a cabin. My ferry trips were close to schedule, but I heard that they can be very late, so keep your schedule flexible. Some of the ferries have a sit-down restaurant, others have a snack bar (the food was fine at the snack bar I ate at). National Park Service rangers give talks a few times a day and a movie is shown in the evening in one of the lounges. The trips can be very long, so you'll want to have books or something to do after you've had your fill of looking at the scenery.

I used Alaska Airlines for flights between Anchorage, Juneau and Sitka.