We’re back from our trip to Alaska.
When Walmarts were available, we took advantage of the free overnighting, availability of groceries, and lack of campfire smoke. Other than Whitehorse, the Walmarts disappear long before Alaska. And speaking of the Whitehorse Walmart, we spent several nights there and had no problems. But don’t plan on grocery shopping at that Walmart: they have only minimal groceries. But there’s a grocery store within walking distance.
Regarding Church’s: we used a number of their listed free campsites along the Alaska Highway and found them satisfactory, saving much more than the cost of the book. And we invented some free sites of our own.
One night we decided to sample a Provincial park. But it was so noisy and crowded, we did not stay.
The previous time we drove to Alaska, we used regular campgrounds and no Walmarts. We much preferred our accommodations this time. In addition to all the $ we saved, we enjoyed the lack of crowds, noise, campfire smoke, mosquitoes, and checkout times.
No, we did not miss out on the beautiful scenery by overnighting at Walmart. There was no shortage of beautiful scenery along our route. Moreover, in the most scenic areas there were no Walmarts. For beautiful scenery, our favorite drive was from Whitehorse to Skagway and back – awesome!
Thanks for all the suggestions.
