Alaska

A year and a half ago we took our rPod 182G (Hood River Edition) up the AlCan highway from Sequim, WA to Homer, AK.  The route going up was Sumas, Cache Creek, Prince George, Dawson Creek, Fort Nelson, Watson Lake, Whitehorse, Haines Junction, Tok, Anchorage, Homer.  Coming back we took the Top of the World highway and the Cassiar highway.  The route was Tok, Dawson City, Stewart Crossing, Carmacks, Whitehorse, Teslin, Cassiar, Dease Lake, Stewart/Hyder, Smithers, Burns Lake, Prince George, Cache Creek, Sumas.  We thought the short side trip out to Stewart was well worth it for the spectacular glacier viewing. The seven week trip was everything we could have hoped for and the rPod was the perfect size for such a journey (2 people).  By planning to be off the road by 3:00 PM, we generally did not have any trouble finding a campsite every night.  The roads are all paved except where road maintenance was required because of winter water drainage washouts, etc.  Some sections where rough/heaving asphalt but with slower speed it was passable.  Carried extra emergency gas cans for the F150 truck but never had to use it as gas was plentiful (but very expensive).  It really was the trip of a lifetime.

We hope to in the next few years. Some people we know did it by taking the big Ferry boat out of Washington up to alaska then toured arouind in their camper and took the ferry back down to the states. Saves some serious driving and Canadian (sorry) gas prices.

Originally posted by P&M Originally posted by 21grandma Just heard on the radio that a woman and her father were found in Alaska. The announcer said that "you could still become bear food in remote areas of Alaska"- not very reassuring! The lady and her father got lost coming down from a mountain hike in Haines, which is nowhere near the Al-Can hwy.  Yes, there are bears all over Alaska, just as there are all over most of the U.S.  I wouldn't worry about it myself, but if you are then I would suggest not to climb any mountains while you are up there.

Think we will probably go next summer. Will stay off mountain climbing- have had both hips replaced and don't think that climbing would be  my forte!  I can't wait for next summer; sounds like a fun trip.

Originally posted by 21grandma Just heard on the radio that a woman and her father were found in Alaska. The announcer said that "you could still become bear food in remote areas of Alaska"- not very reassuring!

The lady and her father got lost coming down from a mountain hike in Haines, which is nowhere near the Al-Can hwy.  Yes, there are bears all over Alaska, just as there are all over most of the U.S.  I wouldn't worry about it myself, but if you are then I would suggest not to climb any mountains while you are up there. 

Just heard on the radio that a woman and her father were found in Alaska. The announcer said that "you could still become bear food in remote areas of Alaska"- not very reassuring!