Alaska Uncovered Podcast
Alaska Uncovered Podcast
Jennie Thwing Flaming and Jay Flaming
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 25 years. Jennie and Jay met working in tourism in Alaska and have lived in Skagway, Juneau and Fairbanks together. Jay lived in Fairbanks for 8 years before meeting Jennie in Skagway and grew up in Yellowstone National Park.
Jennie and Jay debrief the first Alaska Uncovered Community Tour
Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) Jennie and Jay sit down to share their reflections on Authentic Alaska - the first annual Alaska Uncovered Podcast Community Tour last month as well as a few changes to the 2027 tour. Come to Glacier Bay and Juneau with us in 2027! Support the show
Jul 14
48 min
Going Deeper in Denali with Patrice and Justin La Vigne
Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) Long time Healy residents as well as guides, educators, writers and Airbnb cleaners Patrice and Justin La Vigne sit down with Jennie to talk about the best of Denali, how you should spend your time, and how to go deeper with this magical park. Read more about living and working in Denali on Patrice's blog. And if you are looking for a yurt to rent in Denali during your vacation, als...
Jul 7
58 min
Visiting Gates of the Arctic and Kobuk Valley National Parks in one day from Kotzebue or Fairbanks with Golden Eagle Outfitters
Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) Julian from Golden Eagle Outfitters sits down with Jennie to talk about how to go to Gates of the Arctic National Park and Kobuk Valley National Park in one day from Kotzebue or Fairbanks. Golden Eagle Outfitters Get Jennie's workshop for visiting all 8 Alaska National Parks - save 10% with code: podcast Jennie's article about visiting all 8 Alaska National Parks Join the Alaska Pla...
Jun 30
37 min
Way off the beaten track on the Nabesna Road in Wrangell-St Elias National Park with Michael Rego
Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) Michael Rego from Avens Alaska on the remote Nabesna Road in Wrangell-St Elias National Park joins Jennie to share what makes this remote area of the park such a special place to visit and worth the extra effort. Avens Alaska Sign up for Jennie's email list (and get the free packing list) Join the Alaska Planning Club on Patreon and ask me anything! Jennie's digital workshops and pl...
Jun 23
35 min
Bear Viewing in Homer with Emerald Air Service
Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) Derick Broderman from Emerald Air Service in Homer sits down with Jennie to talk about all things bear viewing from Homer and some of his advice for visiting Homer. Emerald Air Service Bear Viewing Join the Alaska Planning Club on Patreon and ask me anything! Get Jennie's Inside Passage without a Cruise workshop (save 10% with code: PODCAST) Sign up for Jennie's email list (and get ...
Jun 16
46 min
Best hikes in Ketchikan with Adam Minshall
Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) Adam Minshall, long term resident of Ketchikan returns to the podcast to talk about his favorite hikes in town. Save 10% on any of Adam's tours with code: Marco Get Jennie's Inside Passage without a Cruise workshop (save 10% with code: PODCAST) Join the Alaska Planning Club on Patreon and ask me anything! Sign up for Jennie's email list (and get the free packing list) Follow Jennie ...
Jun 9
49 min
Beauty and Brutality in the Far North - Victoria to Tuktoyaktuk in winter with Josh Wilton (Alaska Traveler Series)
Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) Jennie and Jay's long time friend Josh sits down with them to talk about his adventure driving from his home in Victoria BC to Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories on the Arctic Ocean in March 2025. Josh's website Follow Josh on Instagram Join the Alaska Planning Club on Patreon and ask me anything! Jennie's digital workshops and planners (save 10% with code: podcast) Sign up for Jenn...
Jun 2
57 min
5 Epic day trips from Fairbanks
Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) Thanks to a great listener suggestion Jennie shares her favorite day trips from Fairbanks. Learn all the details here Save $500 with the code EARLY27 if you pay your deposit by May 29th! Jennie's digital workshops and planners (save 10% with code: podcast) Join the Alaska Planning Club on Patreon and ask me anything! Sign up for Jennie's email list (and get the free packing list) Fo...
May 26
19 min
Exploring Juneau through Craft Beverages with Alaska on Tap
Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) Peter Nave, co-owner of Alaska on Tap in Juneau, returns to the pod to talk with Jennie about the craft beverage scene - alcoholic and non alcoholic in Juneau and how guests can experience it. Alaska on Tap Learn all the details here Save $500 with the code EARLY27 if you pay your deposit by May 29th! Sign up for Jennie's email list (and get the free packing list) Jennie's digital w...
May 19
28 min
Hiking in Denali National Park with Trinidad Collier
Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email) Trinidad Collier, owner of Northern Epics and a hiking guide in Denali sits down with Jennie to share his favorite hikes in Denali along with what is different about hiking here, things to know and what to bring. Northern Epics Trail Guide to Denali Save 10% on a tour with Northern Epics with code: TOPLEFT Learn all the details here Save $500 with the code EARLY27 if you pay your de...
May 12
51 min
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