Alaska
Planning an Alaska trip is unlike planning almost any other national park adventure. Some parks are accessible by road, while others require a boat or bush plane. Figuring out how to piece it all together can feel overwhelming.
This page brings together everything we learned during our 21-day Great Alaskan Road Trip to visit Alaska’s 8 national parks. Whether you're dreaming of one park or all eight, we hope these resources help turn your dream into reality.
Meet Your Guides
Hi 👋 We're Jonathan & Kelly!
Visiting all 8 of Alaska's national parks was one of our biggest travel dreams. When we finally made it happen, it became the adventure of a lifetime.
Over three unforgettable weeks, we flew in bush planes, watched grizzly bears fish for salmon, kayaked beside glaciers, went white water rafting and ice climbing, drove some of North America's most remote highways, and came home with stories we'll be telling for the rest of our lives.
We hope these resources help you spend less time sorting out the logistics and more time falling in love with Alaska.
Travel Guide
Planning a trip to Alaska's national parks?
Our Alaska Travel Guide brings everything together in one place, with detailed itineraries, route planning, the best things to do and see, planning recommendations, and much more.
If Alaska's national parks are on your bucket list, this Alaska Travel Guide was made for you.
Alaska Diaries
21 Days. 8 National Parks. One Great Alaskan Road Trip.
Before our trip to Alaska, Kelly watched as many episodes of Alone as she could. Not to learn survival skills, but because she wanted to recognize the landscapes, feel less intimated by the wildlife, and make Alaska feel a little more familiar before getting on a plane.
Alaska Diaries is our way of helping you do the same.
More travelogue than guidebook, it's an immersive, day-by-day retelling of our 21-day Great Alaskan Road Trip to all eight Alaska national parks. Along the way, you'll:
🐻 Camp alongside grizzly bears at Brooks Camp
✈️ Fly on bush planes into Gates of the Arctic and Kobuk Valley
🛻 Drive remote highways like the Dalton Highway and McCarthy Road
🥾 Experience the adventure, challenges, and unforgettable moments that made us fall in love with Alaska
Instead of teaching you how to plan an Alaska trip, Alaska Diaries helps you experience Alaska before you go.
Alaska Packing
Wondering what to pack for summer in Alaska? Here's everything we packed and used during our 21-day Great Alaskan Road Trip.
Alaska Shop
Browse our favorite Alaska gear, gifts, books, maps, décor, and travel essentials—all in one curated Amazon collection.
Alaska Blog
Here, you’ll find everything we’ve written about Alaska.
Our story begins in Gustavus, Alaska, as our trek into Glacier Bay National Park takes us further from a paved road than ever before. Here's to daily recapping of an unforgettable adventure… 21 days, 8 national parks, and 1 Great Alaskan Road Trip!