Generally, Hertz one way rentals are in the $200/day range. Determine your costs.

Just book the train direct. Simple.

You can drop off baggage at the Seward depot when they open, about 9-10am. Or Alaska Heritage will store it for you.

Kayaking is excellent with Southeast Kayaks out of Ketchikan. http://www.kayakketchikan.com/

Hey, BayouGal, you're famous! I saw you're quoted in Fodor's Alaska 2006! This is so cool. That makes me want to check their guidebooks to see if I ever get quoted. :)

OMG, I didn't know that. Kind of embarrassing considering that I know far less about Alaska than just about everyone on this board!!! :) I'm almost afraid to ask what the quote says. ;-)

Thanks for the heads up!

BayouGal, Fodor's quoted you on this:
"Now that we're back from our two-week Alaska trip, I can say quite honestly that kayaking in Alaska will not disappoint you. The place is magnificient. My best advice is to bring barrels of money and tons of time!"

Fodor's started a new feature called "Word of Mouth" that's dispersed throughout their guidebooks with quotes from members of this forum. I see Julie304 is quoted a lot in this Alaska book too, and I'm not sure if she has responded to any of my postings.

How about Budget Queen? She has to be included

Unfortunately, I didn't see any quotes from BudgetQueen. Not sure how they pick which quotes to use. Maybe they want personal impressions of a place.

Good choice for a quote . . . didn't know I had such a way with words! LoL ;-)

BudgetQueen is the ultimate expert here on the forum. Personnally, I think she could write an awesome Alaska guide book, and I've encouraged her to do just that! :)