Planing a NJ to Alaska Trip,what to plan for?
Wife and I are thinking of a special RV trip this year and have 3 ideas on where we would like to travel too. Rockies/Cascades or just go to Alaska..We have been to the first 2 but not Alaska. So my q...
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GaryKH wrote:Flarpswitch wrote:
I have driven nearly all the lower 48, but as far as Alaska goes, I'll fly there and rent whatever I need to get around. How are you with mosquitos as big as sparrows and grizzlys bear as big as grizzly bears? From Oregon, Alaska in not that far away by RV, but once you get to Toad River up in Canada, you might change you plans. Try this: Set your sights for Banff and drive up the Ice Fields Parkway to Jasper. Take the Tram up the mountain and have dinner at the restaurant at the top. Camp at Pocahontas Campground near the Miette Hot Springs. Go for a soak at Miette and while you are lounging in the pool, ask yourself, "Do I really want to log more windshield time?" Go for a hike around Lake Louise, on the way between Banff and Jasper. Make a side trip to Hope, BC and visit the "Rambo" museum at the visitor center. Rambo was filmed there. By then you will say, "Alaska? Maybe some other time."
Are you serious, or just joshing? A "side trip to Hope" would be about 8 hours! It sounds as if you got overwhelmed by the size of Canada!
For some, the Rambo Museum is a shrine and no effort is too great to pay homage. For the casual fan of pop culture, you might as well if it is on the way to where you are going. One more story to tell your friends. Can't have too many.
Canada is just about the right size, but sometimes we get distracted by everything along the way and never get to our intended destination. Next time. Next time.
