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Geewizard
Explorer
Aug 30, 2013

Trip Report: Fairbanks to Spokane

August 17: Departed Fairbanks at 1230pm. Arrived at Beaver Creek Customs at 720pm. Pulled into the beautiful YT Lake Creek Campground at 9pm.

August 18: Departed Lake Creek campground at 630am. Arrived at the Summit Lake campground at 8pm. The wind rocked me to sleep.

August 19: Departed Summit Lake campground at 615am. Arrived at the Purden Lake Provincial Park campground near Prince George at 730pm. This is a wonderful place!

August 20: Departed Purden Lake CG at 730am. Arrived in Spokane at 10pm.

Miles: 2284
Average speed: 52mph
Hours: 44
Average MPG: 10.3
Animals seen: 1 bear, 1 bald eagle, 10 mtn sheep, 30 bison, 1 cross fox, 5 caribou, 1 yearling moose.
Mountains: infinite

This was obviously a fast trip but it was a good one. I was loaded very heavy but was able to make good speed depending on the road conditions, of course.
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  • DesertHawk's avatar
    DesertHawk
    Explorer
    Aug 30, 2013
    Yes, seems like a very quick trip. Shows what can be done if needing to or wanting to.
  • Bleugoat's avatar
    Bleugoat
    Explorer
    Aug 30, 2013
    Geewizard, is this the move to the lower 48 you have been talking about?

    You certainly didn't let any grass grow underfoot on the way down.

    I guess a guy can stand only so much Alaska adventure. :)
  • covered_wagon's avatar
    covered_wagon
    Explorer
    Aug 31, 2013
    They need to do a reality TV series on going to Alaska in a TC. That would have lots of interest and pics.
  • Butch50's avatar
    Butch50
    Explorer
    Aug 31, 2013
    You made a trip down from Alaska and only have one picture of it.

    We got back from Alaska a little less than a month ago and we took over 9000 pictures between my wife and I. I took almost a 1000 one day on a tour of the Columcia Glacier in Valdez. We ran into some Orcas and a humpback whale and I had my camera set to sports action shots so as fast it it took one picture it took another one. I have some of a male Orca coming up about 10' off the side of the tour boat.
  • covered_wagon's avatar
    covered_wagon
    Explorer
    Aug 31, 2013
    Sometimes spending too much time on pictures won't allow time enough to soak up the real trip's experience.
    Besides why can't we have some places left unexposed and remain a surprise for the next guy?
  • FreeLanceing's avatar
    FreeLanceing
    Explorer II
    Aug 31, 2013
    You can do better than that. When I bought my TC they wanted me to mail them a MO. I said I will get there before the Check. I drove from GH MI to Crestline Ca in 2 days solo with a dog. I slept 4 hours that night. Couple years ago I wanted to get home so I drove from New Mexico to GH MI in one sitting. I stopped at a Long John Silvers (my favorite seafood place) in St Louis, gas and pee. I think that run was 27 hrs. I enjoy driving. I often run to S Fla straight but thats only about 16 hours. I pack a cooler with snacks and sandwiches, soda, bring a thermos of coffee and roll.
  • Geewizard's avatar
    Geewizard
    Explorer
    Sep 01, 2013
    No pictures right now, sorry. Besides, what's there to see other than miles and miles of miles and miles of trees and mountains and lakes?

    Butch50, that "one" picture in my signature was taken in 2004, not this trip.

    Keep in mind that this Trip Report is tongue-in-cheek. I cannot hold a candle to those of you who fully document your trip with (9000?) pictures. And my trip was solely for the purpose of getting there as fast as possible. So I could go to work at my new job.

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