Sometimes we win... Newest National Park

monkey44 wrote:

Yosemite Sam1 wrote:

monkey44 wrote:
Well, we've done a bit of camping in NP ... Bkpack>>Tent>>Pk-up>>Van>>TrkCmpr

Acadia, Arches, Badlands, Big Bend, Biscayne, Bryce, Canyonlands, Capital Reef, Crater Lake, Death Valley, Everglades, Glacier, Grand Canyon N & S Rim, Grand Tetons, Great Sand Dunes, Great Smokey Mountains, Haleakala, Hawaii Volcanoes, Hot Springs, Joshua Tree, Kings Canyon, Lassen, Mesa Verde, Mount Rainier, Cascades, Olympic, Petrified Forest, Redwoods, Rocky Mountains, Saguaro, Sequoia, Shenandoah, T. Roosevelt, White Sands, Yellowstone, Yosemite, Zion.

Not to mention national monuments and state parks. Alaska remains on the 'to see' list. :)

There is a good discussions here previously about visiting Alaska NPs.

We've planned a trip last year from Seattle. Every inquiry I did said it's not advisable with my trailer and best way to do it is by ferry and just rent an RV or 4WD truck to the NP and/or book a cottage.

So, maybe next time. Meanwhile, we still got a lot to visit int he lower 48.

We'd probably drive up thru Western Canada, as we have Canadian friends along the way. We considered the Ferry, and might still do that. Still in planning stage - would hook up with another couple or two if the timing is right.

Your trip may come ahead of us.

Please share so we can copy your strategies, lol.

Seems also there is a narrow weather window as snow may still be too thick or permafrost melting and roads becomes mushy,.