Whitehorse YT to Anchorage AK on March 22 & back on March 28
Two weeks ago I needed to visit Anchorage. Decided to drive my car the 670 miles, in one day! The alternative was fly from Whitehorse to Vancouver to Seattle to Anchorage, which seemed silly when there were some grand sights to see between here and there.
Whitehorse YT to Tok AK: http://suethomas.ca/20140322_Anchorage.html
Tok AK to Anchorage AK: http://suethomas.ca/20140322_Anchorage2.html
According to the GPS, I was on the road for 11.5 hours. Eleven hours of that was moving time with an average speed of 97 km/h (60 mph). It was a long day in the car, eating on the go. Stopped for fuel and some pictures.
Wouldn't recommend trying to make the same distance in an RV in a single day. There's lots of good stuff to see and many places to camp along the way.
The Alaska Highway from the Donjek River to Beaver Creek was a bit rough, likely will get rougher with spring breakup. I bottomed out once in my little car, which usually rolls right over the dips.
Some teaser images:
Sunrise near Haines Junction, Yukon
Alongside Kluane Lake and Sheep Mountain in Yukon
Matanuska Glacier along the Glenn Highway in Alaska
Whitehorse YT to Tok AK: http://suethomas.ca/20140322_Anchorage.html
Tok AK to Anchorage AK: http://suethomas.ca/20140322_Anchorage2.html
According to the GPS, I was on the road for 11.5 hours. Eleven hours of that was moving time with an average speed of 97 km/h (60 mph). It was a long day in the car, eating on the go. Stopped for fuel and some pictures.
Wouldn't recommend trying to make the same distance in an RV in a single day. There's lots of good stuff to see and many places to camp along the way.
The Alaska Highway from the Donjek River to Beaver Creek was a bit rough, likely will get rougher with spring breakup. I bottomed out once in my little car, which usually rolls right over the dips.
Some teaser images:
Sunrise near Haines Junction, Yukon
Alongside Kluane Lake and Sheep Mountain in Yukon
Matanuska Glacier along the Glenn Highway in Alaska
