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08-29-2018, 11:57 AM #1
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Alaska
Completed first trip to Alaska, absolutely fabulous time.
Luckily no breakdowns; 9500 miles, 73 nites, 12.1 mpg.
For those looking to go:
Using Canadian Provincial Parks and several roadside overnights, average nightly cost was $26.
Per mile costs= $.28 fuel; parks $.22; food $.23
4 ferry rides added $786, saved a little fuel (Dawson City, Haines, Vancouver Island on & off)
Met a lot of great people, ran into them several more times as we moved north.
Wildlife, fished, swam with the salmon, landed on a glacier.
Only thing we missed was Northern Lights, next time will leave a little later in the year.
Holler if you have any questions.
Alaska 2018.xlsxJohn, Susan & Luke
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08-29-2018, 01:41 PM #2
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Sounds like a great trip. That's one heck of an adventure with an RV. I drove the Alaska Highway in November of 2003 when we moved up to Anchorage for work (in an Xterra with my father and all of my wife's house-plants). We had a great time.
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08-29-2018, 03:07 PM #3
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08-29-2018, 03:33 PM #4
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Ah heck Howard, you're work is just priming you for the trip, you'll enjoy it more than most people.
John, Susan & Luke
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08-29-2018, 04:15 PM #5
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Awesome! Congratulations
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08-29-2018, 04:48 PM #6
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Thanks, it was awesome. If it’s not on your bucket list, you need a new bucket.
John, Susan & Luke
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08-29-2018, 05:40 PM #7
We just did a 60 day Canada/Alaska trip. 10,000 miles. Only problem was a broken leaf spring hanger. Thankfully we were near Whitehorse, YT (big city) and it was mid-day. Got to a welding shop to fix us up and send us on our way.
Some of those roads up there are real rocky.
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08-29-2018, 06:59 PM #8
Summer of 2020 - Can't wait.
Jim
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08-29-2018, 08:00 PM #9
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You'll love it Jim, hardest part is figuring out what needs to be deleted/bypassed cause you just can't see it all in one trip.
John, Susan & Luke
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08-29-2018, 08:06 PM #10
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Livinthelife-Which road was the worst for you?
Top of the world highway, Tok cutoff between Tok and Glenallen, or highway 40 north of Grand Cache?
Highway 1 around Swift River was pretty bad too.John, Susan & Luke
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Re-pack bearings necessary?
Today, 07:58 AM in Axles, Brakes, and Suspension