Roll call Alaska 2017

Here is a convenient method to get the most current road conditions for Yukon roads and highways on your smartphone:

- Open your Facebook Messenger and search for Yukonroadbot
- Say or type Hi or whatever to start a conversation
- If you don't now the highway names just say or type names
- Say or type the number or road name to get the current road conditions

I lived in Alaska for 25 years. Still enjoy the road trips. 3 months last summer. Cruise in August this year to check out SE AK.

Jacketsbum,

We did our Alaska trip in 2015 from West. PA in the time-frame you referenced. We were time-constrained on both ends. Nevertheless, we had a great time and are talking about going up again next year. The more time you have available, the better. But, it is still a very exciting and enjoyable trip in 8 weeks.

What others have said about the trip through Canada is bang on target. So, as they say, enjoy the journey not only the destination. And, if you haven't seen the Badlands NP and Mt. Rushmore on your journey to Yellowstone, taking a little time on your Alaska trip would be worthwhile. Have fun planning your trip.

Trackrig wrote:
Jacketsbum,

If you have more time available, take it, unless you're planning on a second trip. Don't rush through Canada, there's just as much to see there as there is Alaska.

Bill

Something so many seem to miss. First of all, Canada is HUGE. Alaska is small compared to the NW Canada part of the trip. Second, some of the best mountain scenery over the largest area is in Canada. Best of all, wildlife spotting is much better in Canada.

It is much more than a trip to Alaska. It is a trip to The North. The more time spent on the whole thing the better. Done it 3 times from MD. Each time the trip was in excess of 120 days. Each time we came back wondering where the time disappeared to.

Jacketsbum,

If you have more time available, take it, unless you're planning on a second trip. Don't rush through Canada, there's just as much to see there as there is Alaska.

Bill

Planning a trip for 2018! Looking at 8 weeks going from Ohio and back pulling a fiver. Is that enough? I figured for a trip like that I need to plan early!
We are calling it our bucket list trip! Glad to find this Alaska/Canada forum, will visit here often in the next year!

Going to do a three and a half week tune up to Yellowstone and Glacier this year in July. Taking the daughter and her family so we have to go prime time. Did it two years ago in Sept, it was great!

Sitting here now in my Lance truck camper in Dawson Creek, BC. Beautiful day today. May hang around for another day to rest up from the last few days coming up thru Montana from NM.

We leave Austin Jun 7, ferry Vancouver->Nanaimo June 23, reach Haines on the ferries July 12, plan back into Canada about mid August, home by mid September...

We are leaving June 7th by plane :M will take a cruise for one week then two weeks on land. Still working full time so this will give us a feel for it and hopefully take the Moho at some point.

ford-willy wrote:
Well tomorrow, Friday, is the start of our 3 month adventure north to Alaska. Getting last minute things done tonight. We pray for no major problems. Wishing all here a great journey also.

Safe travels,
We are schedule to depart from AZ next Saturday. First real stop, Glacier NP.