Tag: Alaska Highway
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Travel trials, tribulations and tidbits
This is the final segment to wrap up the first chapter of our RV travels.  The previous segment with our statistics is here. As we reviewed the 422 posts that we published along the way, we recalled many fond memories and also came up with some fun tidbits that we thought were unforgettable, surprising, scary, stressful or fascinating experiences.  Compiling this collection…
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Our Alaska adventure parting thoughts and stats
Above is Our Alaska Adventure Route, the red pins on our way in and the purple ones on our way out. Exploring Alaska on our first year of full-timing was considered ambitious and brave by some of our friends.  But we’re so glad we did it!  The experience taught us so much in a very short time.…
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Leaving Alaska thru the Inside Passage – Alaska Marine Highway
When we were planning our Alaska adventure early this year we learned that the classic itinerary from the Western states is to drive the Alaska Highway one-way and take the Alaska Marine Highway the other way, or vice versa or backtrack the same way again. Â Also, the mantra for any Alaska-bound traveler is to be…
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The second time around – Alaska Highway, Yukon Territory
Going into our next leg was something we weren’t  excited about and can not to be taken lightly.  Driving back over the Alaska Highway and particularly on the long stretch from Tok was jarring, tortuous and induced crankiness and a few expletives due to the many remaining un-repaired frost heaves. (Frost heaves are still an…
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Mile 1422: end of the Alaska Highway – Delta Junction, Alaska
The journey of 1,422 historic miles along the Alaska Highway without any mechanical failures is another milestone for us (we like to complete milestones because it means we get to open a bottle of good wine). The highway begins at Dawson Creek, British Columbia Mile 0 to Delta Junction, Alaska, Mile 1,422. All our trials…
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WooHoo…we made it to Alaska!
We have arrived in Alaska in one piece!  We’re celebrating a very significant milestone in our journey, with a tale for this stretch of the drive. Mile 1083: Destruction Bay was the stopover we chose between Whitehorse and Tok. Getting there was a slow 4-hour drive.  The highway between Whitehorse and Destruction Bay was rough and required slowing…
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Hot Springs, Wildlife, and a milestone – Yukon Territory, Canada
This next leg of our journey took us to a hot spring, wildlife on the highway and our second milestone. We did not want to leave Muncho Lake, but the unpredictable wind, rain, and sun got to us. The lake is just spectacular, but we have to move on. Our first stop was the Liard…
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Mountains, Rivers and a Lake – BC, Canada
Leaving Ft Nelson, we headed up to Muncho Lake, Mile 456. This leg of the trip from Ft Nelson is considered by many Alaska travelers as the most scenic part of the highway. We were not disappointed. As we veered to the west through the northern Canadian Rockies we were presented with densely forested areas,…
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Mile 0 on the Alaska Highway
As we were studying and planning for our trip of a lifetime, we had occasional discussions about the city of Dawson Creek. It seemed to be almost a magical waypoint – so far away! But here we are now, 1,628 miles and several months from Tracy, CA. Dawson Creek is centrally located between four highways; the Alaska Highway (97…
