Travel Alert – Manage Your Fuel
Travel volume is way down and many CGs/fuel stations are closed on the Alaskan Highway. We stopped at Continental Divide one of the few that is open and they will close when the fuel runs out.
Steward has a single fuel station with a posted height of 12’ 6” so be very wary with a big rig. Plus this is a Canadian station posting the height in feet so I would not trust the height??? Last time I checked Canadians use the metric system!
Cassiar Highway Condition: There are no shoulders on this highway. The southern end is in good shape. As you approach Iskut there are no longer lane lines and the road becomes a series of gravel and frost heaves with slow travel. For 50 miles north of Dease Lake the road is in better shape. For the next 50 miles it is worst and the last 50 miles before the Alaskan Highway are rough.
On the Cassiar Highway we met a father and 13 year old son that started their trip at Invuk, Northwest Territories which is north of the Arctic Circle. Their destination is Mexico and their mode of transportation is bicycles! They have already covered about 1,000 miles and only 2,500 more to go. If you see them give them plenty of room when passing. They want to visit Universal Studios in LA and dad doesn’t want to ride bicycles around LA so he’ll rent a car. That’s an excellent plan.
