2014 Alaska Trip Lessons/Info
We are back in the lower 48 after a summer trip to Alaska. We left Indiana just before Memorial Day and we were back across the border right before Labor Day. We traveled with a 37 foot 5th wheel an...
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PA12DRVR wrote:
" Each of us is different in our ideas of what is fun or enjoyable, but if you don't make this trip, you will never know if it is worth all the rough roads, high fuel costs, possible damage to your RV, etc."
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I hope everyone coming to Alaska enjoys every minute of the trip...for those that are concerned about the distance, weather, rough roads, etc, all I can say is that there are any number of nice smooth roads in other parts of Canada and the L48. Instead of the roads (or the availability of CG's, or ....), the flora, fauna, topography, ambience, of Alaska and W/NW Canada are, or at least should be, the attraction. The bumps, dust, mud, and distance are just part of the entry fee.
That being said, I've never taken an RV up the Alcan (or down the Cassiar), but have taken every other type of vehicle up/down/back&forth when the road was much rougher than it is now and if my time was my own, I'd make the drive (prolly mostly from Dawson Creek onwards) 4-5 times a year if I could....and since my time isn't entirely my own, I've taken several flights up for a long weekend over the past 10-12 years, just to stay in touch with Alaska.
Mr. Service and Mr. London were spot on when they wrote of the lure of the North-country.
I have the same feelings, while we are from Los Angeles and have driven, it is spot on.
My granddaughter is 14 and wants a teardrop, so we are going to build one and she will get our Sidekick to go with it. Her goal is when she is 18, she will drive the Alaska Hwy with her Catt Box in tow. She loved it when we took her and she is saving for her trip even now.
It's all in what your dreams are. Go or stay down here but dream about someplace.
