I would suggest last week in June - first week in July for a first trip. Start in Fairbanks, down to Homer and leave from Anchorage. (Do some halibut fishing out of Homer and ship it back home) Stay at Denali for a night or two and do the train trip.

Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other the person to die ......

"When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me."