Alaska 2025

The views from the airplane on the flight there were incredible. Had to get a pic of this glacier.

Did a short hike and explored in Girdwood, AK. Click OUTFIT for more details.

Our first full day was spent taking a day trip to Whittier, AK. The first thing we did in Whittier was get Halibut fish & chips. So delicious.

The town of Whittier was originally a military town during World War II and was called Camp Sullivan. These were the original barracks, which have been abandoned for years.

Our first stop on our way out to Whittier, along the Seward Highway overlooking the Turnagain Arm. OUTFIT.

Homer, AK. We spent 24 hours here and loved every minute, even though it was rainy, windy, and cold. OUTFIT.

Obviously had to get a pic on the famous #spitswing, underneath the shops on Homer Spit. OUTFIT

Grayson loved these little huts/teepees that people had made with driftwood on the beach in Homer, right outside our AirBnb, which was located in Lands End Resort.

We found the Salmon Sisters store in Homer and they had the most delicious little coffee shop. Eth and I walked there in the morning for coffee while the kids were sleeping in. OUTFIT!!

Our next stop was Seward, AK. Equally as beautiful. We decided to get out of our comfort zone and stay in a yurt at Sourdough Sue’s. Such a cool experience.

Everywhere we stayed had blackout curtains, since it is light all the time in AK in the summer. The yurt skylight was the only window we couldn’t cover, lol.

We did another short hike in Seward up to the overlook of Exit Glacier.

The last day of our trip the boys drove back to Seward and Jason’s friend, Jerry, took them out on his Boston Whaler to fish King Salmon. They had so much fun and we shipped back over 20lbs of fish.

These King Salmon were so fun to catch. They caught them on a slow 2mph troll just outside of Seward. They would be maybe 30ft off of shore but fishing in 150-200 ft of water. Crazy.

This was our last official night in Seward. We skipped rocks, threw the frisbee to Sitka, Jason’s chocolate lab, and then drove back to Anchorage to start packing for our early flight home.

WOW, what an incredible trip. We haven’t been to Alaska since the summer of 2007 when our good friend Jason got married. At the time I was pregnant with Austin. Fast forward 18 years and we have 3 kids and Jason has 6. We spent a lot of time with him and his family taking in all the sights and activities. Jason was nice enough to let us use his 10 passenger van that was meant for exploring Alaska and we definitely put the miles on. We took day trips to Whittier and Hope, visited the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, took a 3 day road trip to Homer and Seward, ate a lot of halibut and salmon, and finished off the trip with the boys fishing for salmon out of Seward. We came home exhausted but happy.

Hope, AK is one of the most quaint but beautiful places we have ever seen. The mountains pretty much surrounded us on all sides. Click OUTFITS for more details on the whole fam’s fit.

The town of Hope, AK. Ok so there was a little more to the town but not much. A lot of history here.

Everything about this pic in Hope has my heart. “Baby D,” Jason’s daughter was Grayson’s little tag along. They were so cute…….oh and the view ❤️.

Portage Lake, leading up to Portage Glacier on our way to Whittier. OUTFIT details.

On our way to Whittier we also stopped at Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center. You can see majority of the AK wildlife here up close. Seeing this brown bear was our favorite part.

The view overlooking Kachemak Bay in Homer, AK. Absolutely incredible, especially with the purple Fireweed blooming.

Jason made us Big Mac wraps on his Blackstone overlooking the beach outside our AirBnb. Eth and I had to take over so Jason could eat. Talk about dinner with a view.

Obviously had to get a handstand in with this view in Seward. Also I wore these Xtratuf Boots almost the entire trip. So comfortable, warm, and dry and designed by Salmon Sisters.

Jason and his family had to take us to their favorite gelato spot in Seward, Sweet Darlings. Delicious.

Grayson’s first King Salmon. He was so pumped.

Even though Jason was pretty much driving the boat the entire time, while Jerry was landing fish, the boys made Jason reel in a couple. This was a white king salmon, which is apparently pretty rare and incredibly delicious. Can’t wait to cook it up.

This was our incredible transportation while we explored Alaska. Thank you Jason for getting us set up with this. If you planning a trip into Anchorage and need transportation check out Jason’s Mercedes Benz Sprinter on Turo.