Need advice on Canada to Alaska route
We are planning our first RV trip to Alaska, leaving Wisconsin 5/20/15. I just need to know if this route is safe and what kind of mountain grades and low clearances I should expect. We plan on cross...
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Your planned routing is great. There is traffic in the Calgary area, but that is really the only pinch point. There are hills to be driven, but none of them will concern you. You go up them...you come down them. There are no low overhead concerns. The volume of big trucks and large RV traffic denotes that.
Just a note....just before Hazelton is Smithers. You can overnight in the Safeway lot, on the right, no charge and the Wholesale Food store about a block before that, also on the right, is a great stocking up place.
Where in Hazelton are you meeting?
on edit..I forgot..you asked about safe. Are you asking about personal safety or road safety? I want to say...no need to worry, but I am guessing that that really does not address your concerns. As far as road safety...drive like your life depended on it. There are fools everywhere. The best tip you can follow is to take your time. People that hurry put themselves at risk. Of missing good stuff.
If you asking about personal safety...check the CDN regs about what you can and cannot have in your RV. Ask questions..phone the border people, don't guess. Otherwise, you have to camp and travel using your own best judgement. I never ever use campgrounds..I am the guy up a side road, or in a parking lot. I don't carry anything except a smile and a handshake. Never had a problem here or in the US. But..everyone is different. Ask a specific question..you'll get your answers.
Gary Haupt
Just a note....just before Hazelton is Smithers. You can overnight in the Safeway lot, on the right, no charge and the Wholesale Food store about a block before that, also on the right, is a great stocking up place.
Where in Hazelton are you meeting?
on edit..I forgot..you asked about safe. Are you asking about personal safety or road safety? I want to say...no need to worry, but I am guessing that that really does not address your concerns. As far as road safety...drive like your life depended on it. There are fools everywhere. The best tip you can follow is to take your time. People that hurry put themselves at risk. Of missing good stuff.
If you asking about personal safety...check the CDN regs about what you can and cannot have in your RV. Ask questions..phone the border people, don't guess. Otherwise, you have to camp and travel using your own best judgement. I never ever use campgrounds..I am the guy up a side road, or in a parking lot. I don't carry anything except a smile and a handshake. Never had a problem here or in the US. But..everyone is different. Ask a specific question..you'll get your answers.
Gary Haupt
