Roll Call Alaska 2018
Okay...I know 2017 hasn't even taken off, but those of you that remember me from Roll Call 2013 know that I plan well ahead of time, lol. 4 years is way too long to go without being in Alaska so we a...
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We'll be headed back to Alaska in 2018 to soak in more of the beauty and hit the places we missed in 2015. We'll most likely start again from Kerrville TX in late April as we did in 15.
In 15 we had to be in Tok May 19 to start our volunteer stint at Tetlin NWR not knowing what the weather would be we crossed the border at Sweetgrass MT on May 1.
Spent three nights in Banff then the Icefield highway to Jasper. The Icefield highway was socked in with fog,drizzel and intermittent snow. Couldn't see much other that the highway straight ahead. Skipped Jasper and went on to Hinton for the night. Planned on hittting the road again in the morning but we had 3-4 inches of wet snow and were advised to stay another night that the road north ould be in better hape by then. It was but with all the oil field traffic pulling out of construction roads it was soupy mud covered. Stopped in Grand Prairie for the night then on to the Alaskan Highway in the morning.
Weather the remainder of the trip was blue skies with many opportunities for wildlife viewing. A good reason to go slow besides the flagging.
We met several couples along the way as few RV parks were open that early though not traveling together we would stop at those that were. So we may meet some of you along the way in 18.
In 15 we had to be in Tok May 19 to start our volunteer stint at Tetlin NWR not knowing what the weather would be we crossed the border at Sweetgrass MT on May 1.
Spent three nights in Banff then the Icefield highway to Jasper. The Icefield highway was socked in with fog,drizzel and intermittent snow. Couldn't see much other that the highway straight ahead. Skipped Jasper and went on to Hinton for the night. Planned on hittting the road again in the morning but we had 3-4 inches of wet snow and were advised to stay another night that the road north ould be in better hape by then. It was but with all the oil field traffic pulling out of construction roads it was soupy mud covered. Stopped in Grand Prairie for the night then on to the Alaskan Highway in the morning.
Weather the remainder of the trip was blue skies with many opportunities for wildlife viewing. A good reason to go slow besides the flagging.
We met several couples along the way as few RV parks were open that early though not traveling together we would stop at those that were. So we may meet some of you along the way in 18.
