Some Thoughts on 4080 miles to Alaska
As may of you know I just finished a 4080 mile trip from Tucson to Fairbanks and thought I'd share some insights about places along the way. This was my second trip to Alaska in the last 10 months. ...
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Chiming in since this post is kinda what we are wanting to do. take the all elusive big alaska trip :)
Thanks for your good trip report.
We want to leave North Carolina and drive to Fairbanks to 'maybe' glimpse some northern lights?
it is showing a 70 dr drive. I just don't know. Would 1 month be enough? 2 weeks with long driving and then 2 weeks to explore. A month IS ALL we can spare on time for this situation.
I am SO ON the fence. I read up on northern lights and they are disappearing a bit on solar cycle, they are 'good' until around early April and then ----heck I do not know!! I just don't know what to expect planning such a monster trip?
any suggestions from anyone who has done this just please chime in and give me some tips :) thinking of going in end of March but looked up weather and it is scary on temps. now you guys are saying May is best time but still very cold?
oh my what to do? we want to go so badly as kid is 12 and I just don't know if ever we will get a chance to take a month trip and Alaska being so far away and on the bucket list for my kid???? ugh.
just in that funk of not knowing kinda how to proceed in handling this trip.
thanks for any and all pointers!!
Thanks for your good trip report.
We want to leave North Carolina and drive to Fairbanks to 'maybe' glimpse some northern lights?
it is showing a 70 dr drive. I just don't know. Would 1 month be enough? 2 weeks with long driving and then 2 weeks to explore. A month IS ALL we can spare on time for this situation.
I am SO ON the fence. I read up on northern lights and they are disappearing a bit on solar cycle, they are 'good' until around early April and then ----heck I do not know!! I just don't know what to expect planning such a monster trip?
any suggestions from anyone who has done this just please chime in and give me some tips :) thinking of going in end of March but looked up weather and it is scary on temps. now you guys are saying May is best time but still very cold?
oh my what to do? we want to go so badly as kid is 12 and I just don't know if ever we will get a chance to take a month trip and Alaska being so far away and on the bucket list for my kid???? ugh.
just in that funk of not knowing kinda how to proceed in handling this trip.
thanks for any and all pointers!!
