Trip to Alaska
My wife and I are driving to Alaska this summer and would like some advice as to whether we should take the ALCAN Highway or the CASSIAR Highway. How do the road conditions compare and is diesel readi...
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enblethen wrote:
If you want to go to the Artic Circle and maybe Artic Ocean, i would think about the Dalton Hwy.
Dempster (in Canada) is a great option:
- Not heavily commercialized so truck traffic is much less. The Dalton (Alaska) is all about servicing the oil companies with lots of truck traffic.
- You can actually drive to the Arctic Ocean on the Dempster. On the Dalton (Alaska), you get stopped about 10miles short as it's all owned by the oil companies. It is possible to book a tour in Alaska but not drive to the ocean while you can camp on the ocean in Canada.
Plus it pushes you to drive the Top of the World Highway (Tok to Dawson City) which is awesome.
