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llberge
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Sep 07, 2016

Best time to cross into Canada for Alaska trip

My wife and I are going to Alaska next spring/summer. We are retired and will be spending at least 2 months there, maybe longer. The first big question we have is when to go. What are the pros and ...
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mockturtle
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Sep 08, 2016
Last year I crossed the Canadian border in late May. I went through the Icefield Parkway (beautiful!) and none of the NP campgrounds were open yet but I spent the night at the visitor's center near Jasper.

There was a lot of smoke last summer in Alaska but the weather was nice until late July. Be sure to visit Valdez. Beautiful even in the rain.

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