Beaver Creek/Alcan border crossing & other questions
This could be the second of many questions we'll probably come up with...:)
Hubby and I are planning our RV trip into Alaska. We'll be there late August into the first half of September. We'll be in a Class A motorhome towing a 4wd Dodge Ram 1500. (With spare tires in the back!)
We plan to cross from Canada into Alaska at the Beaver Creek border. One concern I have is groceries. I know meat won't be permitted, nor will most fresh produce. So where is a good place to shop for these things once we cross, as early as possible?
Also, how fussy are the officials about rice? We like those Uncle Ben's rice side dishes that come already cooked, you just tear the corner of the bag and microwave them for 90 seconds. Very handy and even moreso when traveling.
We've heard that food is expensive in Alaska, so we want to have enough non perishables to tide us over if we can manage it.
We have a dog who is on a special prescription, low protein diet. We'll have a sealed bag of his prescription food with us when we cross over. He's a finicky eater sometimes because of his medical condition and one thing we can always count on to jog his appetite is plain rice cakes. Again the rice thing...is this going to be a problem?
And can anyone recommend good guide books? I've seen "The Milepost 2016" by Kris Valencia, but the looming postal strike is going to make this difficult to get. Is it worth taking some extra measures to try to obtain this book? I see an e-version can also be purchased through an iOS app for about the same price as the printed version. Does anyone have any experience with this to know if it's worthwhile?
Hubby and I are planning our RV trip into Alaska. We'll be there late August into the first half of September. We'll be in a Class A motorhome towing a 4wd Dodge Ram 1500. (With spare tires in the back!)
We plan to cross from Canada into Alaska at the Beaver Creek border. One concern I have is groceries. I know meat won't be permitted, nor will most fresh produce. So where is a good place to shop for these things once we cross, as early as possible?
Also, how fussy are the officials about rice? We like those Uncle Ben's rice side dishes that come already cooked, you just tear the corner of the bag and microwave them for 90 seconds. Very handy and even moreso when traveling.
We've heard that food is expensive in Alaska, so we want to have enough non perishables to tide us over if we can manage it.
We have a dog who is on a special prescription, low protein diet. We'll have a sealed bag of his prescription food with us when we cross over. He's a finicky eater sometimes because of his medical condition and one thing we can always count on to jog his appetite is plain rice cakes. Again the rice thing...is this going to be a problem?
And can anyone recommend good guide books? I've seen "The Milepost 2016" by Kris Valencia, but the looming postal strike is going to make this difficult to get. Is it worth taking some extra measures to try to obtain this book? I see an e-version can also be purchased through an iOS app for about the same price as the printed version. Does anyone have any experience with this to know if it's worthwhile?
