Good news, bad news reality check
Bad news first...I'm a bit concerned over the cost to take the Alaska Marine Highway...it's over $2000 for a tow vehicle/tear combo with 2 people from Bellingham WA to Juneau and then up to Haines (and when I checked for June, you couldn't get a cabin for the three day trip (You sleep in a Solarium in a tent). That's a bunch of spare change. I think we definately need to plan for a 2007 trip for reservations on the ferry, and have options for people to drive.
Other bad news...it's about 2300 miles (one way) from Seattle to Fairbanks. That really puts pressure on a two week vacation, especially for those who might want to hit Denali NP, or go above the Arctic Circle, etc.
Now for the good news....if we shoot for 2007, we can plan something sufficeintly flexible to fit everyones schedules.
If we go around June-ish... we could drive till midnight, play golf till 3 AM, have breakfast, fish till 6:00 am in the morning...and never be out of daylight!
I think that all Dave, Jim and Fred would need to get some ideas out is an understanding on what everyone would like to do!!!
I'm posting a new post on "Suggest a Gather" entitled "If I went on a caravan to Alaska, I would want to...." Lets get some ideas out there!!!