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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I think you're going to have to rethink, based on that estimate and some I did myself. All were very spendy. I used Whittier and Homer as arrivals, from Bellingham.
Best bet might be to sit tight where you are, and keep an eye on weather in central BC, the Yukon, and eastern Alaska, where you would exit/enter. Use Tok, AK as your weather sample as it's the north/south decision point for whether you go to Fairbanks, or Anchorage.
If/when the weather appears to break along the route, make your final departure decision.
The Glenn Highway to Anchorage from there has some spectacular views but it's up/down and desolate in places, and wasn't in great shape in September 2016 when we drove it in a 20' camper van. However, we've driven worse in northern BC and the Yukon.
Good luck with it.
Best bet might be to sit tight where you are, and keep an eye on weather in central BC, the Yukon, and eastern Alaska, where you would exit/enter. Use Tok, AK as your weather sample as it's the north/south decision point for whether you go to Fairbanks, or Anchorage.
If/when the weather appears to break along the route, make your final departure decision.
The Glenn Highway to Anchorage from there has some spectacular views but it's up/down and desolate in places, and wasn't in great shape in September 2016 when we drove it in a 20' camper van. However, we've driven worse in northern BC and the Yukon.
Good luck with it.
