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Sunday: Drove to NYC.So, long! It was a 6 hour drive. There were a couple of weird people. One person was in silver pickup truck license plate was MBU 5824. He was smiling weirdly at us and waved crookedly at the back seat where us three kids were sitting. Tingting's traumatized. Stayed at Hampton inn for the night. People were drinking beer and wine while watching the soccer world cup, ugh. TERRIBLE VIEW!! Bed plan was Joyce (edge), Tingting (edge), and Elaine (middle) in one bed and since the beds are not meant to hold 3 people, we had to sleep sideways parallel to the foot of the bed, while Mom and Dad were in another. We found a strange pink pill on the armchair. We watched descendants and some of Frozen while eating seaweed, tomatoes, croissant, and Madelines. (Joyce: 1.5, Elaine: 1, and Tingting: 3.5)

Monday: Left Hampton Inn after eating breakfast there. (Tingting: waffle with with whipped cream, chocolate chips, and blueberries, orange juice, oatmeal with dried cranberries, and 1 sausage, Joyce ate biscuit, cereal with milk, and 2 sausages. Left for the airport riding a tram and also an air train (we got off at station 8). The security was like, 2 hours long! Boarded Alaska airlines, and we could not wait to watch T.V, we were so excited! But then, when we boarded we realized there was no TVs at all even though the flight was supposed to have entertainment. It was an incredibly boring flight, and we switched our seating multiple times (we were 22 ABCDE). Joyce cried two times because of some people's lecturing and cause there was no T.V. The airplane ride was 7 hours and Joyce was so scared she would throw up 🤮. They gave us granola bars and biscuits. The mountains were so pretty!!! When we landed JOYCE DID'NT THROW UP! It was raining really hard. After that we ate some food while dad rented out a car for us (The car company was called Thrifty). It was such a long wait. The whole family (mostly dad) was so pissed to figure out that the place we were at was WRONG. We had to take an Uber to the right place. after that, we went to a bunch of shops like Cabela's and Wegmans. After that, we drove to Midnight sun cabin. Was kinda small, but dad said it was better than the one in Banff. Me and mom went upstairs to sleep in separate beds, dad had one bed, and Tingting and Elaine shared a big bed.

Tuesday: Today is the first day of hiking. I had an okay sleep. We ate toasted bread with guacomole. We left at 8:00 🥱. We went see the exit glacier a little closer. It was an easy hike. Dad insisted to join a little hike (with a ranger), but we left halfway. Turns out we have a discount for the sea life center, so we went there. SO MANY ANIMALS 🥹! Tingting's favorite were the Puffins. After that we went back to the cabin and drank hot cocoa while eating dinner. Same bed seating.

Wednesday: We have a boat ride today. It's a day cruise. I bet Tingting will get sea sick ️. Left at 7:20 boat ride at 9:30. Lots of coats.

1725 Village Lane, Far Rockaway, NY

Enter this location at 18-25 Redfern Ave. This is the entrance address for the Rockaway Village Apartments - JFK Covered Self Park, operated by Propark. It is located on the corner right hand side of Redfern Ave. (a one-way street) between Mott Ave. and Dix Ave.

Check-in starts at 4 pm. Check-out time is 11:00 AM. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.

• Mile 4.0 Stampede Road, Healy, AK, 99743

Mile 28.9 - 34847 Seward HWY, Moose Pass, AK, 99631

• Check-in time starts at 4:00 PM
• Check-out time is 10 AM

There is no front desk at this property. The host will greet guests on arrival.

Hampton Inn NY-JFK
144-10 135th Avenue, Jamaica, NY, 11436

This 2-mile-long (4 roundtrip), family-friendly trail, which begins 90 minutes south of Anchorage at the far end of the Whittier Tunnel, remains the only easy way to see Portage Glacier on foot. And it’s has a spectacular conclusion: After cresting Portage Pass, the trail drops through glacial scrub before popping out on the wide gravel shores of Portage Lake, directly across from the snout of gorgeous Portage Glacier.
Not too long ago, you could walk from Begich, Boggs Visitor Center on the western end of Portage Lake down to a beach and reach out and touch the big, blue chunks of Portage Glacier.
Those days have passed. Now the lake extends from the beach in one large gray expanse. The glacier, once so near, has now retreated far behind the north buttress of Byron Peak. You can still see the glacier by boat, but to see it by foot, you have to hike the length of Portage Pass Trail. Fortunately, this excursion makes for a fine family outing.
The adventure begins with the drive from Anchorage to Whittier down Turnagain Arm, which is considered one of the world’s most scenic. Then you’ll experience the two-plus-mile-long drive through the Whittier Tunnel, a World War II relic designed for one-way train use. Emerge from the tunnel to see Passage Canal and glacier-draped mountains rising along its flanks. Turn sharply left and you can look directly up the length of Lenard Glacier to where it disappears high above around the backside of Maynard Mountain.
The hike offers even more marvels, and few difficulties. As you climb steadily up the old road that now forms the trail, you pass glacier-scraped stones and slabs both on and alongside the trail. When you look up, the low brush allows views of the steep, cliff-streaked slope of 4,000-foot-plus Maynard Mountain, as well as the massive rock of 3,718-foot Shakespeare Shoulder across the narrow valley.
All the while you continue hiking steadily toward two stone towers rising against the sky in the pass above. When you climb the last few steps into the narrow gap between those two towers, you’ve reached the pass—a mere 800-or-so feet above sea level. Here, tundra-carpeted mounds beside the trail offer plenty of places to take a break. Between the mounds, you’ll see deep trenches, evidence of the power of ice to shape the landscape
If you feel particularly adventurous, zigzag your way through the tortured landscape to the left of the pass. Look 30 feet down into a gorge as the run-off from nearby snowfields and glaciers rumbles through.
You’ll skirt one of the sources of that water—a small lake that fills the length of the narrow pass—then begin the descent to Portage Lake. Along the way, you’ll pass the appropriately named Divide Lake, which flows eastward to Passage Canal.
At the far end of the lake you then pass over a low rise and begin the 0.75-mile descent to Portage Lake. After winding down through the brush, the trail pops out onto a gravel embankment. From here, a series of small cairns lead you down the slope’s alluvial plain to the wide gravel beach across the lake from Portage Glacier.
Settle yourself onto the gravel and listen to the water lapping on the shore. Listen even more carefully and you can also hear water spilling from the snow-girted mountains that rise all around the lake. You may even hear the sounds of ice scraping against rock and water dripping through caverns, as Portage Glacier continues its long and slow retreat back into the mountains from which it once came.
One important thing to keep in mind: be sure to bring rain gear and warm clothing. No matter how clear and sunny the day appears in Anchorage (or even in Girdwood), the weather may be cloudy and rainy on the other side of the Whittier tunnel. Whittier, one of the wettest places in Alaska, often lies under lots of clouds, which makes for potentially hypothermic conditions.

Drive to Anchorage (255 miles, 4 hours 40 min)
Flight departure: 8:20 PM

Tundra Wilderness Bus Tour

Drive to Fairbank and Arctic Circle Sign (304 miles, 7 hours)

Denali National Park East Fork Transit Bus at 8:30 AM

Drive to Anchorage (98 miles, 1 hour 50 minutes)

• Stop at Whittier for the 5-mile round-trip Portage Pass Trail.
• Return rental car to Thrift at Anchorage at 3 PM
• Pick up from alaska4x4rentals at 4 PM
  https://www.alaska4x4rentals.com/

Drive to Denali (260 miles, 4 hours 45 minutes)

Kenai Fjords National Park Extended Glacier Cruise
9:30 AM – 5 PM

Exit Glacier Nature Center sits at the Exit Glacier Trail. Harding Icefield Trail starts from the same trailhead. Ranger-led hike, twice daily, 10 am and 2 pm. Meet outside the Exit Glacier Nature Center. No reservation required.

Pick up rental care at 3 PM from Thrifty

• Confirmation #: L5311534231

• 3730 Spenard Road, Anchorage 99517-2676

• Due at car rental counter for Car rental fee x 3 days
  Total: $552.01

• Wild Card Compact or larger if available or similar: 5 passengers

Anchorage --> Moose Pass (100 miles, 2 hours)