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georgelesley
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Dec 31, 2017

British Columbia 2018

We are beginning to plan a trip from TN up I-75 to Sioux St Marie in Canada then west to British Columbia. I have just read all the great tips about Banff, Jasper, Lake Louis, etc and plan a major stop there.

Then on to BC for a month or whatever works time wise. Some side trips we would like some info on if anybody has ideas. We would like to cross into Alaska, the part that touches BC. Just so we can say we were there. The same for the Yukon and Northwest Territories if that is possible. We would plan those areas as day side trips

My wife’s 95 yr old mum will be with us so hiking is out. She and her late husband always dreamed fo seeing the Canadian Rockies via train. We do not wish to do the train but we do have our motorhome and plan to use it and our toad.

We do plan to do a separate trip to Alaska, but a short day trip just into it would be nice. What route from North West BC actually goes into Alaska and what route would take us into the Yukon. Is there a route that would cross into the NWT?

We expect to leave TN in late April, spend some time driving the North shore of Lake Superior, then to where we used to live in Northern MN and leave there and cross back into Canada near International Falls perhaps in mid June and go West to BC from there ideas?

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  • That is a lot of driving for a 'short day trip'. :B B.C. is huge, I have still not seen anywhere near all of it. There is a lot of information here regarding travel on the Alaska highway. If you want to set a toe in the Territories turn north to Ft Liard then go back to the main highway to continue north west into the Yukon to Whitehorse.
    Now you need to make some decisions. You can carry on to Alaska if time permits or go north to Dawson City. If time is short return to Watson Lake then turn south back into B.C. At Meziadin junction go into Hyder so you can say you haave been to Alaska. Watch out for the local adult libation, that stuff will curl your toes.:B