WJBC/Scott Miller Great Escape 2024: Direct Travel’s “Alaska The Last Frontier”

Posted on July 23, 2024

25 Central Illinoisans joined me and headed to Alaska to experience the majestic wilderness of the 49th State organized by DirectTravelCI.com

We spent the first 4 days on land.

Denali National Park is a must see. And boy oh boy did we see! Moose, Bears, Caribou and Denali were on display in all of their magical glory.

And then the last 7 days on a Holland America Cruise line.

My advice is to always do the land portion of Alaska first. There is a lot of travel, buses, trains and hotels. You then get to spend the 2nd portion of your adventure relaxing as much as you chose to. 

We suited up to protect from the rain and we wore shorts to enjoy the warmer days.

The scenery was picturesque and awesome.

Thanks again to DirectTravelCI.com for allowing me (and WJBC listeners) to see the world!

Hope to travel with you soon,

Scott Miller

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