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Re: Top of The World Highway-Between Dawson City & Chicken
Veebyes wrote: Fer2005 wrote: Did anybody driving a Class A have problems with the ferry crossing. I watched some you tubes and noticed a significant dip when loading and unloading from the ferry. I'm worried about dragging the rear end. The ferry crew is very expeienced & have the equipment for whatever vehicle. Pay attention to their directions & all will be fine. I saw the same you tube clip and I can tell you that my 30 footer got on and off with no dipping, no scrapping and no problems whatsoever. Like we said, follow the instruction of the crew and you will have no problems. Enjoy the trip.425Views0likes0CommentsRe: Top of The World Highway-Between Dawson City & Chicken
I recommend Tok to Chicken to Dawson City for one main reason. If there is a caravan in DC, then you will spend a long time sitting in traffic waiting to get on the ferry across the Yukon River. Last summer, a friend of our spent 4 hours sitting to get on the ferry due to a caravan. Road is decent, no real cliffs on any given side because of the road winding around the mountains so that it is about 50-50 for looking over the edge.294Views0likes0CommentsRe: alaska 2015 - which route - again
We went up through Michigan this summer, crossed over at Mackinac and followed the QEW through western Ontario, Skatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba, etc. From Columbus, OH to Dawson Creek was about 2200 miles. Advice: Don't plan on so many hours of driving or so many miles a day as they will ruin your enjoyment of the trip. Allow plenty of down time to see the sights, observe the animals when you see them---which can be any where from a few minutes to a half hour or more (we did this a lot). We found CG's were not a problem in terms of getting a site for the night...a call the day before was all the advance notice for most and some we made just by driving up to the office and asking. The trip is scenery, animals, adventure, seeing things that are nor possible in the lower 48. We spent 70 days on our trip, didn't see everything and are planning to go back in a few years.441Views0likes0CommentsRe: travel in alaska
racker355 wrote: We just signed up for the Fantacy tour 59 day trip. I have a little anxiety about the trip especially the added mileage from Texas. Any Tips do's and dont's would be apreciated. You mentioned "tt" what is this refering too. Read the border crossing instructions about guns, alcohol, firewood, etc. Frozen food is O.K., fresh fruits might be a problem depending on the mood of the border customs people at that moment. Also, best advice is to preload your CC as they do ask if you have cash, as I found out in returning to the YT from Skagway and had to actually show the customs lady the cash. Keep your answers to the question to a single word: Yes or No. Take off your sunglasses and hats prior to stopping. Some want you to open your unit so they can enter; some just want to talk through the window. Questions are generally the same, but there are variations and additional questions as well. When we went through to re-enter the US by Glacier NP, the agent noticed that my last name and my better half's last names did not match, which led to additional questions to her to make sure I wasn't forcing her to go with me, including what we did for a living and when we said retire, we had to explain what de did before we retired in some detail. The customs guy wasn't lonely because there was a line of vehicles behind us waiting. In general, be polite, be brief, be courteous. Then onc3e you pass them and they are in your mirror, then cuss them out if necessary.359Views0likes0CommentsRe: Roll Call Alaska 2015
americanrascal wrote: Momma and I decided to head back up again this summer (2015) having just arrived back from our late summer trip up the Alaska Hiway from West Georgia to Anchorage in early September. In 2014 we did the trip to visit our son and DIL in Anchorage in 7 weeks total- 16 days up and about 16 days back. We came back down the Alaska Marine Hiway on the Kennicott out of Whittier, AK , through Seattle then back headed to the barn. Was fun on the ferry but once in a life time is pricey enough for me. In 2014 we drove our F250 with a Lance 865 TC. After 7 weeks we were crawling the walls in tight space. With a red bone coon hound and a yorkie in command, Momma and I had little room left in the rig to breath. So this past fall we traded the truck, TC and our 5ver for a 31KE Itasca MH and then picked up a tow dolly and used Ford Focus for a toad. So the plan is that we'll take the new rig set up back this coming summer. It looks like we'll have a new member of the family to visit in Anchorage as he is due in June-- and thats our excuse for another trip up there in 2015. Our arrival is timed for about August 1st in Eagle River. Pretty sure we'll head north west through Little Rock, Salina KS, Cheyenne, St Mary (Glacier), Banff, Hinton, then on up the Alaska Hiway with the rig and toad.This year we may add a couple of days to the run and slow down a bit. I say that with crossed fingers as Momma (soon to be Grandma) wants to get to Anchorage ASAP to cuddle the new yungun . We'll spend a about 2 weeks visiting the kids, sight seeing in the Anchorage, Mat'su, Kennai area then head back to the land of grits, biscuits and eggs-- maybe this time along the Cassiar with a stop at Denali. Vancouver and Seattle are not out of the question and stops at Devils Tower, Yellowstone and a few other parks are in the cards too. Working on getting the rig set up (i.e. break away switch on the toad, magnetic tail lights, mud flaps, spare tire set up for the MH etc) Anyway hope to see you all along the way. Happy trails and hoping for continued lower gas prices throughout the New Year!! Rascal If your getting a new MH, you probably will never need spare for MH. I had all new tires put on our RV prior to the trip this summer (we needed them as the old ones had dry rot signs) and had no trouble whatsoever. Food for thought!303Views0likes0CommentsRe: Roll Call Alaska 2015
CA Traveler wrote: Radiator shops love them because they reflect rocks forward which can damage rear radiator and paint. Leave it on but covered with a highly damped material. OR I was in denial since I towed my CRV 60,000 miles with no protection and no scratches. Welcome to the Alaskan Highway and paint damage, radiator dings and new windshield after spending $140 on 3 chips. I'll have a Protect A Tow fabric shield next summer which is the best device. On our trip this summer, we used no rock protection. The damage was simply one chip and one crack due to an overzealous pickup truck driven by a teen-ager who thought it would be cute to do about 60 on the dirt road between Beaver Creek and the Alaska line coming as close to our RV as he could, thus throwing up stones. Other than that, the real battle damage on our 30 footer happened 5 miles east of Bismarck, ND in a construction zone. There the steps were damaged and we lost the compartment covers on the right side of the rig.304Views0likes0CommentsRe: Roll Call Alaska 2015
CA Traveler wrote: Will those towers be Telus? That's what we get on our Verizon phone for $15/mth additional when we travel to Canada. Be careful. We ordered the Canada plan on Verizon for this summer when we went to Alaska. We didn't use the phone all that much, something like 15 minutes and the roaming charges came to over $150 when I cancelled the plan once back in the states.303Views0likes0CommentsRe: Average Speed
sue.t wrote: I'm curious ... why try to estimate an average? Are you trying to schedule for something? Our best trips are when we just wing it. If you're going with your truck and camper, winging it will be especially easy. Having just finished an eleven week trip across Canada and then up the highway and back, I can safely say that if you want to do an average MPH, you are looking at the trip in the wrong way. There were times when we did 62 MPH and then there were times when we were doing 20 MPH (north of Beaver Creek to the Alaska border). Even on the TOTW Highway we were able to do 55 MPH sometimes and then 10 MPH at times. Everything depends on the roads. Don't strive to make an Average MPH, just enjoy the drive and the scenery is my advice.471Views0likes0CommentsRe: A Return Trip to Alaska Motivation
Having taken our first trip across Canada and on to Alaska this summer, my co-pilot was not sure she wanted to go back again because of the roads. But, that was four months ago. Now she is saying that she would like to go back again someday. I guess the place just grabs you and you just have to return. Now that we have been there, we can see other things we did not plan of seeing on this trip because we wanted to see certain things to the point of not seeing certain other things. Some have said they have been other places two or three times, as were we with two trips to Yellowstone simply because it is so big. Can't wait till we are on The Road again.309Views0likes0CommentsColorado Dude Ranch
Just back from a 10 week trip to Alaska and planning ahead for next summer. This time we will be staying in the states of Colorado, Nebraska, and Kansas. While in Colorado, we want to do one week at a Dude Ranch (it is on my bucket list) and was wondering if anybody has done this and what do you recommend.1.2KViews0likes4Comments
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