Alaska - Just wing it?

kohldad wrote:
TCers travel a bit different is the reason I'm asking here instead of the Canada/Alaska forum.

Say you are retired and plan on crossing into Canada near Glacier about last week of May and departure date only set by when the snow starts covering everything. Would you just do some basic research and wing the trip? By basic research, I mean be familiar with the different main roads and get a copy of the Milepost. Then let the whims, conditions, and signs take you on the journey of a lifetime. We are familiar with crossing borders so no worries there.

Our usual travel style is pick a distant destination and head that general way. Sometimes we make it, sometimes we get distracted and have to return for work. But one thing we are sure of is we hate reservations and only need a flat spot to park for the night.

Do some basic research, make a list of places would like to see/go to. Keep your journey flexible. The Milepost is a good reference book and is about 98% accurate. We made only one reservation during our entire time in Alaska/ Canada and that was for the Arctic Tour at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. Use Google Earth to search for possible over night spot along your route, there's a ton of them and it was never a problem for us. You see something along the way stop and check it out, we found many local places this way.