Leaving Nor Cal in Early March
We have been considering making the drive to the Anchorage area. My wife is a travel nurse and will be finishing up her assignment here in Pacifica, CA (about 25 minutes south of San Francisco) in ear...
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Returning in August and September should not generally be a problem, though of course the weather varies from year to year. I went to Alaska this past summer and on the return trip was in Whitehorse, YT on September 1st (just to give some rough idea of the timing) and did not have to drive through any snow or wintery weather. I did see a dusting of new snow on a couple of the mountains towards the end of the trip, such as above the Independence Gold Mine historical park not far from Anchorage.
March to May sounds rather on the early side, however. Depending how quickly you go north, you'll almost certainly encounter winter weather conditions. Anchorage itself would generally be somewhat milder than many of the areas you have to drive through to get there, so perhaps it would make more sense to take the ferry on the way North and drive back if you want to take it one direction. (That's not to suggest that March in Anchorage is balmy, of course!)
Towing a 35' fifth wheel would not be my preferred introduction to winter driving, needless to say. I'm not sure I'd really care to do that even now, and I've had a couple decades of winters to practice in cars.
March to May sounds rather on the early side, however. Depending how quickly you go north, you'll almost certainly encounter winter weather conditions. Anchorage itself would generally be somewhat milder than many of the areas you have to drive through to get there, so perhaps it would make more sense to take the ferry on the way North and drive back if you want to take it one direction. (That's not to suggest that March in Anchorage is balmy, of course!)
Towing a 35' fifth wheel would not be my preferred introduction to winter driving, needless to say. I'm not sure I'd really care to do that even now, and I've had a couple decades of winters to practice in cars.
