Karen - don't get me wrong - Denali would still be my first choice. It's one of the biggest reasons why I wanted to go back to Alaska and do an interior trip - to see animals that I haven't seen before. :)

Pam - we could always take private transportation from Whittier to Anchorage. We'd have to spend overnight in Anchorage before getting on the train to get to Denali the next day. Or we could take private transportation all the way there. If we set up our own tour, we could have them make all those arrangements as well ... hopefully Kathy's research pulls up something that sounds reasonable.

Masaki