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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I live in Alaska. The Southeast archipelago and the Aleutian islands are best. The train is also cool if you want to make a lap through the Interior.

Really check the safety records of any flightseeing operations. And I'm not saying this for DCUM drama. There are a lot of fatal crashes in Southeast Alaska. Find a multi-decade owner/operator with a spotless (and I mean SPOTLESS) safety record. They exist.

I have to fly for work sometimes, both fixed-wing and helicopter. And we will not fly with most operators.[/quote]

I can’t emphasize this enough - be careful with the flight seeing operators! We went in 2018 (no cruise, did a two week road trip). I had a Denali NP glacier landing flight booked out of Talkeetna. We were very disappointed when the tour operator cancelled our flight, as well as all flights that day due to fog.

The next day, the same tour company had a fatal crash - same itinerary we had. This still haunts me to this day.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K2_Aviation_de_Havilland_Beaver_(DHC-2)_crash[/quote]

That Wikipedia link didn’t post right. Here’s another

https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/aviation/2019/10/31/weve-run-into-the-side-of-a-mountain-report-lists-final-messages-from-2018-denali-crash-that-killed-five/[/quote]

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