我所遊覽過的北美洲國家 - 阿拉斯加 - 費爾班克斯、安克拉治 (籌劃篇)

二零一九年聖誕是第五次到北極圈追光。前四次到了芬蘭，挪威、冰島、加拿大，追光成功機率是百分之五十。愈對追光有認識，愈覺得追光有相當難度。首兩次沒有看過任何資料，誤打誤撞成功看到北極光，但最近兩次愈懂得看數據，愈學懂失敗的原因，愈明白追光不易。結果在冰島、加拿大都追光不成，變成追風。



19/12    HKG/Seattle      CX852 23:55/17:40
19/12    Days Inn Seatac



20/12    Seattle/Fairbanks            13:50/16:45
             Westmark Fairbanks Hotel & Conference Centre
             Northern lights & Murphy dome (1st Alaska Tours)



21/12    Fairbanks Heritage tour; Aurora chasing tour
             (Alaska Wildlife Guide);  (Fairbank Aurora Tours)

23/12    Aurora chasing tour (Fairbank Aurora Tours)

25/12    Fairbanks/Talkeetna     (8:30/16:45)
              Susitna River Cabins




27/12    Talkeenta/Anchorage          (16:50/20:00)
              Ramada by Wyndham Anchorage



28/12     Helicopter Tour with glacier landing (12:30)

29/12     Anchorage

30/12    Anchorage/Seattle            11:55/16:30
             Days Inn Seatac

31/12    Seattle
             Seattle Harbour Cruise
       
1/1        Seattle/HKG    CX857     00:05/06:10+1


這次更在出發前研究了27天內的預測數據。這個月KP值最強的兩天還未出發。只有在首天到達Fairbanks有KP值3，其餘日子只達KP值2。看完這組數據，心真的涼了一半。現在只能聽天由命。









Aurora Forecast:
https://www.gi.alaska.edu/monitors/aurora-forecast

Tours:
1st Alaska Tours:
https://1stalaskatours.com/

Fairbanks Transportation:
https://moovitapp.com/fairbanks_ak-3808/lines/brown/423168/1463039?t=1

https://www.talkeetnachamber.org/suggested-itineraries/
https://www.alaskatravel.com/bus-lines/
https://airlinkalaska.com/

Seattle transportation:
https://www.portseattle.org/sea-tac/ground-transportation/shuttles
https://kingcounty.gov/depts/transportation/metro/schedules-maps/holiday-service.aspx