Alaska - can it be done?

obiwancanoli wrote:
.... how best to organize such an adventure?

This is surprisingly a very easy trip to plan because there are not many road choices. Your choices will be made in lower Canada. To Alaska most take the Alaskan Hwy. . . returning many choose the Cassier Hwy. Some do the same highway both directions.

It looks like you're in California. If so, head straight up and cross in Washington at the Sumas border crossing - less congested that some others. Plan to spend your first night in nearby Hope, B.C. and regroup. Go grocery shopping, if needed. Go to the bank and exchange some currency if you want to use the great Canadian Provincial campgrounds. Some just have a drop box for your nightly fee. Hope is a neat little town with huge beautiful wood carvings lining the street. Wild Rose RV would be a nice first-night stop.

Purchase the Milepost which is excellent for history and individual area maps. Purchase Mike and Terri Church's book 'Alaskan Camping' which includes Canada and the Yukon. Purchase the TourSaver 2/1 coupon book. All these can be done online.

Then you're ready to go! Plan on spending the whole summer on this trip if you can. How often would you do it? See all you can the first time. You can always return to your favorite places.

The secret to the roads is to not think you'll be traveling at interstate speeds. In many places you'll be going slow but that's o.k. You'll be able to spot the animals easier. You'll have lots of company as you travel and you'll meet up with some of the same people off and on. They're all going to the same places.

You'll see all kinds of RVs and all sizes. There are plenty of campgrounds, RV parks or beautiful boondocking spots. They're all listed in Church's book.

Don't treat your trip as one big trip. Think of it as multiple small ones and you won't become discouraged by the mileage. On this forum is a Canada/Alaska section. Go there for additional reading. I hope you can take this awesome trip! You won't regret it.