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Thinking of September this year; we have airline credits that need to be used up.

Well since your not planning on hunting I’d visit in Mid July, hit the Kenai for red and king salmon. Maybe homer at least if you don’t take a halibut charter out of Homer just the drive into Homer Alaska on a SUNNY DAY is one of the most BEAUTIFUL natural sites you’ll ever see. Stay till September and drive to Fairbanks maybe see Denali ( few do) on the way and enjoy the colors.

Lots of great suggestions, thank you to all that commented. I’m going to write it all out and talk to my wife. It’s either July or first two weeks of September.

A few years ago, my Wife, Daughter, son-in-law, & one small grandson flew into Anchorage, rented a SUV, & drove for 10 days. My daughter had made AirB&B's reservations & it all was seamless. We hit Homer & the Spit, Denali, Seward, & Talkeetna. We took a Air Ride out of Talkeetna & landed on a Glacier at the foot of Denali. We didn't see it all, but we saw a lot. We had a couple of years earlier taken an Inside Passage cruise", & this was much better.

I think one needs to avoid the drive-snapshot-drive visits, of course IMO.

Focus on an area based on research for what you want to see and do. Then, focus some more.

It is literally to not possible to see/do everything even on our limited road system.