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Welcome to the Alaska Uncovered Podcast with your host, Jennie Thwing Flaming. Jennie brings you accurate, helpful and entertaining information about Alaska Travel and Life in Alaska. Guests include Alaska travel experts and Alaska business owners, guides and interesting Alaskans. Jennie is a born and raised Seattleite, a former Alaskan and spends several weeks in Alaska each year. She’s an experienced guide and the Founder of the Alaska and Washington travel website, Top Left Adventures. Jennie is joined by occasional co-host, Jay Flaming, her husband for more than 20 years. Jennie and Jay met working in tourism in Skagway, Alaska and also lived in Juneau and Fairbanks together. Jay lived in Fairbanks for 8 years before meeting Jennie in Skagway and grew up in Yellowstone National Park.
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Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) Authentic Alaska - Jennie and Jay's small group tour in June 2026 Sign up for Jennie's free weekly email newsletter - Alaska Insider Join the Alaska Planning Club on Patreon and ask me anything! Book an Alaska planning session with Jennie Have Jennie plan your trip for you Jennie's digital workshops and planners (save 10% with code: podcast) Follow Jennie on Instagram Support the show
Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) Jennie talks about the last round of discounts for podcast listeners for 2026 Alaska travel. All the podcast discount codes Salted Roots Basecamp (Anchorage) save 10% with code PODCAST Alaskan Sights and Bites (Anchorage) save 10% with code AKUNCOVERED Rust's Flying Service (Anchorage) save 10% with code alaskauncovered Greatland Adventures (Anchorage and Fairbanks) save 10% with co...
Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) Jennie runs through the discounts for Southeast Alaska. All the podcast discount codes Glacier Bay Lodge Code: ALASKAPOD (10% discount) Glacier Bay Day Boat Tour Code: 3K5MM (10% discount) Breathe Alaska Code: podcast (10% discount) Above and Beyond Alaska Code: juneauuncovered (10% discount) Juneau Lighthouse Tours (whale watching) Code: alaskauncovered (10% discount) Support the s...
Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) Jennie runs through the discounts and a couple of favorites to take advantage of planning your 2026 trip (part 1 of 3). All the podcast discount codes Park Connection Motorcoach - code: alaskauncovered (5% discount) GoNorth Car and RV Rental - code: GONOA (mileage package) Salmonberry Tours InsureMyTrip (Jennie's affiliate link) Support the show
Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) Jennie talks about the most important things to consider for your 2026 Alaska trip that you're planning on your own. This episode is sponsored by the Alaska TourSaver! One lucky listener who leaves a review for the podcast on any platform by midnight Pacific time on December 31st will be entered to win a 2026 TourSaver! EMAIL A SCREENSHOT OF YOUR REVIEW to jen@ordinary-adventures.co...
Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) Jennie discusses the decision about whether to cruise to Alaska or travel on your own. This episode is sponsored by the Alaska TourSaver! One lucky listener who leaves a review for the podcast on any platform by midnight Pacific time on December 31st will be entered to win a 2026 TourSaver! EMAIL A SCREENSHOT OF YOUR REVIEW to jen@ordinary-adventures.com Save 20% on my Book your own...
Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) Jennie and Jay talk about winter in Alaska, the current weather and how cold and dark is it really compared to winters elsewhere? Support the show
Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) Cartoonist Peter Moore returns to the podcast and this time we're talking about Alaska in Pop music. Peter's hilarious substack (cruise ship edition) Peter's substack fat bears edition MusicAK.org - music and festival guide for Alaska AKPlaylistProject.com - Listen and play Alaska music Come to Alaska with Jennie and Jay in June! Book a planning session with Jennie Join the Alaska U...
Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) Mary Goddard (Alaska Mary) from Sitka returns to the pod to share her experience eating a fully Alaska Native diet for 90 days in the summer of 2025. What did she eat? What did she love? What was hard? We also talk about some incredible foods that you can try on your trip to Alaska too. Support Mary's documentary about 90 Day Native Come to Alaska with Jennie and Jay in June! Book a...
Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) Sena Wheeler joins Jennie to talk about her 5th generation fishing family and her best tips for buying and preparing fish - even for picky eaters! Buy Sena's fish and get her cooking tips Book a planning session with Jennie Join the Alaska Uncovered Planning Club! Get on my Alaska Insider Newsletter email list Shop all Alaska Travel planners and premade itineraries ...
Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) Jennie and Jay share their favorite wildlife viewing tours as well as their favorite places and ways to see wildlife on your own and how to improve your chances of unforgettable wildlife experiences on your trip to Alaska. Jennie and Jay's Authentic Alaska Small group tour June 6-14, 2026 Join the Alaska Uncovered Planning Club on Patreon! Get on my Alaska Insider Newsletter...
Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) Jennie talks with Salina Peterson, 4th generation resident of Port Alsworth from Lake Clark Resort, also known as the Farm Lodge to talk about visiting these two remote parks and what to expect while visiting Port Alsworth. Jennie and Jay's Authentic Alaska Small group tour June 6-14, 2026 Lake Clark Resort Join the Alaska Uncovered Planning Club! Get on my Alaska Insider ...
Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) Jennie invites you to join the small group tour she and Jay are guiding for our podcast community in June 2026! Authentic Alaska June 6-14, 2026 Support the show
Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) Jennie talks about common reasons visitors are disappointed in Denali National Park and how to make sure you're not among them on your Alaska trip. Join the Alaska Uncovered Planning Club! Get on my Alaska Insider Newsletter email list Shop all Alaska Travel planners and premade itineraries Book a planning session with Jennie Have Jennie plan your trip fo...
Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) 10 time Iditarod finisher and 2025 3rd place finisher Paige Drobny returns to the podcast to share about what it’s like to prepare for and complete the famous Iditarod sled dog race. Follow Paige in the 2026 Iditarod Squid Acres Kennel (Paige’s kennel) Susitna Adventure Lodge (Paige and Cody’s Place) Join the Alaska Uncovered Planning Club! Get on my Alaska Insider News...
Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) Jennie and Jay discuss their best advice for those who are planning a trip to Alaska and don't like crowds. Join the Alaska Uncovered Planning Club on Patreon! Get on my Alaska Insider Newsletter email list All the Alaska Uncovered Podcast listener discounts Shop all Alaska Travel planners and premade itineraries Book a planning session with Jennie Have Jennie ...
Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) Jennie shares why staying in Anchorage and doing day trips hits all the Alaska boxes and is a budget friendly way to visit. Whether you're planning a trip to Anchorage or just have a day or two there, Jennie covers some great ways to spend a day based in the city. All the Alaska Uncovered Podcast listener discounts Join the Alaska Uncovered Planning Club! Get on my Alaska ...
Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) Dawn Campbell returns to the podcast to share about her new venture as an innkeeper in Talkeetna at the fabulous just outside of town and the perfect place to getaway from it all. Talkeetna Denali View Lodge and Cabins And on Insta Join the Alaska Uncovered Planning Club! Get on my Alaska Insider Newsletter email list Shop all Alaska Travel planners and premade itineraries...
Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) Long time listener Bethany Graham joins Jennie to share about her 9 week road trip to Alaska with her husband, three teenagers and minimal planning. Join the Alaska Uncovered Planning Club on Patreon Snug Harbor Outpost Get on Jennie's Alaska Insider Newsletter email list Shop Jennie's Alaska Travel planners and premade itineraries Book a planning session with Jennie Have Je...
Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) Jennie shares about her visit this summer to Snug Harbor Outpost at Lake Clark National Park and the Porter Family share their stories of growing up here and building a place for visitors to come for authentic Alaska adventures, incredible food and unique bear viewing. Join the Alaska Uncovered Planning Club on Patreon Snug Harbor Outpost Get on my Alaska Insider Newsletter email ...
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