DrewE's Alaska Trip Travelogue
I returned about a week ago from a marvelous ten-week trip to and through Alaska (and back) with my dear mother. I went in a 32' class C, actually about 35' overall with a bicycle rack on the back, w...
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Great photos and trip log! Looks like you had a wonderful summer and saw nearly everything you can see from the main paved roads and a couple of the unpaved-partially paved roads in the region.
We also used Hi Country RV Park in Whitehorse for repairs. Both rear tires on our truck went flat on the TOTW highway, so we plugged them, aired them up, and made it to Whitehorse before replacing them at Walmart. I also had to repair a broken slide mechanism, using custom-cut materials from the Home Store, my tools, and our picnic table/workbench. But we still had time in Whitehorse to tour the sternwheeler, do laundry and grocery shopping, visit a city museum, and hike Miles Canyon, so it was a great visit.
Incidentally, Bow Falls are in Banff, but Bow Lake is on the Icefields Parkway north of Lake Louise. I think the lake east of Banff that you have labeled as Bow Lake is Lake Minnewonka.
Alaska is sort of like those potato chips where you can't eat just one. So, when are you planning your next trip up there?
We also used Hi Country RV Park in Whitehorse for repairs. Both rear tires on our truck went flat on the TOTW highway, so we plugged them, aired them up, and made it to Whitehorse before replacing them at Walmart. I also had to repair a broken slide mechanism, using custom-cut materials from the Home Store, my tools, and our picnic table/workbench. But we still had time in Whitehorse to tour the sternwheeler, do laundry and grocery shopping, visit a city museum, and hike Miles Canyon, so it was a great visit.
Incidentally, Bow Falls are in Banff, but Bow Lake is on the Icefields Parkway north of Lake Louise. I think the lake east of Banff that you have labeled as Bow Lake is Lake Minnewonka.
Alaska is sort of like those potato chips where you can't eat just one. So, when are you planning your next trip up there?
