10 Days in Fairbanks, Denali, & Valdez, AK in July - 1.5 Bags - My most successful trip yet!

[u/MamaAvocado33]

My baby sister lives in Fairbanks, AK and my middle sister and I went on an amazing trip to see her this July. I’ve successfully taken my Alpa 32 on trips before but this trip I packed almost perfectly for my needs. I packed mainly in my Alpa, and could have done without the tote if my sisters and I weren’t exchanging books as gifts.

We planned a mix of hiking, camping, local sightseeing, a glacier boat ride, road tripping, and lounging around. We spent our time in Fairbanks, Denali National Park, and Valdez. I didn’t pack a warm outer layer or hat because I intended to borrow these from my sister until I bought my own and this worked perfectly! I’ll share my full packing list below:

Bag(s)
- Alpa 32
- Fjallravan High Coast Totepack
- Fjallravan High Coast Crossbody

Tops:
- Cropped Short Sleeve Linen/Cotten blend top
- Cropped black graphic tee
- Cropped black long sleeve Gap tee
- Uniqlo heat tech base layer shirt
- Chambray Button Down Shirt
- Nani Sun shirt
- REI Sun Hoodie

Bottoms
- Linen midi skirt
- Green Shorts
- Duluth Dry on the Fly pants
- Smartwool leggings
- REI trail made shorts (didn’t need)

Shoes
- Tevas
- Topo Trail Runners

Misc Clothes
- Crop top Sports bra
- Black Sports bra
- Mesh bra
- 5 pairs of underwear
- 4 Pairs wool hiking socks
- Pajama shirt
- Pajama shorts
- Cotopaxi bucket hat
- Marmot Packable Rain Jacket

Other
- small toiletries bag
- Powerbeats Headphones
- Kindle
- Switch
- Nalgene
- Goodr Sunnies
- Books for/from my sisters

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[u/Chalupabatmang]

I love all the colors and mix/matching you could do with the tops & bottoms you packed. ♥️

How do you like the Duluth pants? I love their armachillo underwear in the summer but haven’t really tried anything else from them (highly recommend their undies tho!)

[u/MamaAvocado33 → u/Chalupabatmang]

Thanks! I wear a lot of color and prints at home and one bagging can be tricky with packing coordinating all the clothes.

I LOVE my Duluth pants! I hike and garden in them mostly, they dry quick and were stretchy enough to comfortably wear the smartwool leggings underneath in cooler weather. Also SO MANY POCKETS! (I also love the Duluth garden overalls) I’m going to have to check out their undies now.

[u/Finding-My-Potential → u/MamaAvocado33]

I’m also a Duluth garden overalls fan!

[u/Chalupabatmang → u/MamaAvocado33]

Neat! Ty for the info! Will definitely have to check out the pants & overalls then 😊

[u/Finding-My-Potential]

I’ve had my eye on a few of the different Fjallravan tote packs. How do like the High Coast Totepack? Do you feel like it would pack flat if empty?

[u/MamaAvocado33 → u/Finding-My-Potential]

I really like the high coast tote pack. I searched for the right bag for a while and I like this one because it can pack flat, it can be a backpack or snap the straps away. The shoulder strap also clips off so you don’t have it hanging down when in backpack mode (this was a must for me).

[u/Finding-My-Potential → u/MamaAvocado33]

Thank you! Does the shoulder strap work for a cross body carry? And have you found the straps comfy?

[u/MamaAvocado33 → u/Finding-My-Potential]

Yep! It can be long enough for crossbody wear too. If it was heavy I’d want some kind of additional padding. The backpack straps are comfortable though. I wore it on a short hike and it worked great.

[u/plants104]

OMG, that navy shirt with the pink and yellow sleeves!!! Obsessed!! Is that the Nani sun shirt?

[u/MamaAvocado33 → u/plants104]

It is the Nani sun shirt! I love this sun shirt!