I went in July. I went by myself with my dog. I left Mi went to MT then north. I did this with my family when I was 13, in 71. Its a lot different now. Really no different than taking the backroads anywhere. You do have to plan for fuel a little and don't look at the price if have HBP. It depends who you ask too. One lady coming down said the last 100 miles were almost impassible. I found it to be a little bumpy and dusty, then muddy but no biggie. I took a 2500hd with a lance 815. I did punch a hole in the Transfer case north of Fairbanks, which I repaired with JB weld in the Fairbanks WM parking lot. I also broke a fitting off the heater core on the Top of world highway. That took a little more imagination. I duck taped the heater hoses shut. I kept stopping and adding water out of my fresh tank. I limped back into chicken. They told me I had to call a wrecker from Tok @ $900. I found some old dusty anti freeze in there storage room they forgot they had. I found a gold miner that sold me a short pipe nipple and 2 hose clamps for $25. I made the canadian border before 8pm shut down and still rolled into DC in time for the midnight follies. I never stayed in a CG. I found water and dump availible and never paid for that as well. I have small tanks. I bypassed my shower long ago. I stopped at most look outs and would glass the area. I saw wildlife most tourist never see. I counted 14 moose on one small lake in BC. My phone never worked in Canada. Wi Fi is at most fuel stops and at every info center. I brought 4 cans of bug spray never used any of them. You want to see skeeters come to mi in May. Up there like most things up there its mostly myth. I think any time tween the summer holidays would be good to go. Lots of folks were heading back as I was going up. I never had a flat and only saw one peoson with a flat. They were hauling a TT down the road with only steel rims on one side. Maybe they left that way? Again mostly myth from the old days. All in all it was a great trip. I was a little disapointed because it was not remote enough, not like I remembered. I secound Toad river, and Laird Hot spring. In Alaska I enjoyed Valdeez the most. The Kenia reminded me of tourist towns up north, need a tee shirt? All the fishing is snagging not legal here in Mi. We actually have better fishing. The scenery is unmatched anywhere I have been and I have been around. In alaska you can always see a mountian. Its definetly one for the bucket list, just dont look at the pump in N BC.