Alasaka Bound
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Thanks for the kind words. Part three coming up. Safer travels and look forward to hearing about it.
If you go through Haines and want food recommendations let me know! Used to live there. 33 mile roadhouse is really cool. Also Alpenglow Pizza is really good
Don't miss the Hammer museum in Haines. We took the ferry from Skagway to Haines .
Off-Road Ranger I
Hope your still up there when we get there, I won't leave till July 21 from Vancouver, WA heading up the west route to Dawson City. Be coming back through Glacier at the end. Have a great trip can not wait to see the photos. Keep me posted for what and where you explore.
Just make sure to do yourself a favor and stop at the Cinnamon Bun Centre Of The Galactic Cluster on your way up or down. (You won't regret it)
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Yes I’ve heard about this gem. It’s on my solid to do list.
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I have been on the road for 15 days today from Las Vegas to Alaska.
Taking it very easy and camping 100% of the time.
Currently around Seattle and the Olympic Peninsula for a few days.
Taking it very easy and camping 100% of the time.
Currently around Seattle and the Olympic Peninsula for a few days.
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Off-Road Ranger I
Your just north of me in Vancouver, WA. Hope your still up there when we leave.
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I am planning on spending at least the next four to five days around here exploring the Península.
Safe travels & enjoy the adventure!!!! & [emoji199] bears [emoji199]
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A bit late joining this thread but.....
Buy bug spray in bulk !!!
Make sure all the no see um entries are sealed tight !!!!
Have a tub with a debugger sponge, soap & water for the windshield.
We lived up there for 10 years.
Bare skin is not optional.
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Never had that much of an issue with mosquitoes. We used Thermacells and the mosquitoes coils we bought at Canadian Tire . Repellant as well. Zero bug issues along the Dempster
One time after a Little League game I had as a kid in southeast Alaska, I came home and counted my mosquito bites, well over 100, I believe 130. All over my arms head and neck. Listen to this guy, bring bug spray!
Guess where Porsche winter tests their cars.... Edmonton to Yellowknife to Inuvik in January. It was so cool to meet a dozen Porsches on the highway when it could be -70F !!! Daytime high is often 40 below. Caymans, Boxters, 911s and a few Cayennes. The newest models cloaked in mesh.
The looonnggggg lonely highway can invite speed but at night, a bison is like a brick wall.
That was a Camaro, the Bison is behind him.
A cop once told me
at 50mph a moose breaks the grill and lights.
at 60mph he lands on the hood.
at 70mph he breaks the windshield and
at 80mph he is a lap dog.
Don't overdrive the headlights.
That was a Camaro, the Bison is behind him.
A cop once told me
at 50mph a moose breaks the grill and lights.
at 60mph he lands on the hood.
at 70mph he breaks the windshield and
at 80mph he is a lap dog.
Don't overdrive the headlights.
One last thing.... travel with AAA !!
Quite apart from services being a hundred miles apart, the towing rates are triple what you expect.
Make sure it will be honoured in Canada and the North.
Quite apart from services being a hundred miles apart, the towing rates are triple what you expect.
Make sure it will be honoured in Canada and the North.
We tried never to drive past 5PM and set an alarm at 9:30PM as a reminder to go to bed in the sunlight.
yep, our first summer I was reading a real good book outside. I figured go to bed when you cannot read. Well it started to get brighter out. I looked, 3am and I started work at 6am. You will find your biological clock does not get tired... or not sleepy if it never gets dark. It is easy to go days without meaningful sleep. Insomnia is common.
This is a great comedy. Sorry murder movie.
I forgot who was in it, killer cast.
This is a great comedy. Sorry murder movie.
I forgot who was in it, killer cast.
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