Alaska Hyw.-2014
Just returned to Alaska from Az. The highway is in real good condition except for frost heaving (about 50 mile area) north of Destruction Bay an south of the Ak. border. No Cassiar this trip.
The traffic was extremely light. Many times 30 to 45 min. between meeting other vehicles. This results in a very poor year for lodge owners. They need all the business you can give them or they will be closed next time. Think how many pieces of pie they need to sell to pay for the days generator fuel.
Jct.37 Fuel----closed...again
CONTACT CREEK LODGE--very nice owner, fuel cheaper than Watson Lake.
RANCHERIA----good food, nice people, good fuel prices.
LIARD HOT SPRINGS----owner needed a good lesson in customer relations. I would avoid them.
FAST GAS has a discount card. Stations all along the way.
We saw $1.63 CDN/liter highest for diesel. Also a room at Rocky Mtn. Lodge was beautiful and $180/night. Others $120 to $150.
We have made 78 trips over the highway in 50 yrs. This was the most pleasant one and may be our last according to my co-pilot. Makes me sad.
Drive slowly in the rough spots and have a safe trip.
We saw 30' Rockwood travel trailer break off of a 20' box van truck on a frost heave, skidded down the road and ran over the bank into a creek. Very minimal damage to the trailer. That was unbelievable. The commercially made hitch on the truck broke completely off. Very poor weld job. Check ALL of your equipment with a close eye every stop. The road can be rough on poor equipment.
The traffic was extremely light. Many times 30 to 45 min. between meeting other vehicles. This results in a very poor year for lodge owners. They need all the business you can give them or they will be closed next time. Think how many pieces of pie they need to sell to pay for the days generator fuel.
Jct.37 Fuel----closed...again
CONTACT CREEK LODGE--very nice owner, fuel cheaper than Watson Lake.
RANCHERIA----good food, nice people, good fuel prices.
LIARD HOT SPRINGS----owner needed a good lesson in customer relations. I would avoid them.
FAST GAS has a discount card. Stations all along the way.
We saw $1.63 CDN/liter highest for diesel. Also a room at Rocky Mtn. Lodge was beautiful and $180/night. Others $120 to $150.
We have made 78 trips over the highway in 50 yrs. This was the most pleasant one and may be our last according to my co-pilot. Makes me sad.
Drive slowly in the rough spots and have a safe trip.
We saw 30' Rockwood travel trailer break off of a 20' box van truck on a frost heave, skidded down the road and ran over the bank into a creek. Very minimal damage to the trailer. That was unbelievable. The commercially made hitch on the truck broke completely off. Very poor weld job. Check ALL of your equipment with a close eye every stop. The road can be rough on poor equipment.
