“Alaska RV Adventure” - The Highway - Books to Take
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continued from June 12th
The highway is in good shape, the only problem is that Alaska is a long way from almost everywhere! You’ll need a good six weeks to see the highway and Alaska. Of course, three months is always better. It helps if you don’t have that time consuming problem called a job! If you only have a couple of weeks to see Alaska it would be best to fly to Anchorage and rent an RV. ABC Rentals are a good choice. You can see a lot of Alaska in two weeks if you start in Alaska, not in Chicago!.
The first thing you should do before you leave for Alaska is pick up a copy of the Alaska Mile Post. It’s a large book that lists every mile of every hightway you will be driving on in British Columbia, the Yukon, and Alaska. We usualy keep it right on the dashboard. The book will tell you were the next campground is, the next fuel stop, historical info and more. It is so percise it will tell you that a river goes under the highway at Mile 760 and the fish in that river average 18-inches in length! Now that’s covering everything.
You never have to worry about running out of fuel on the highway. There is an “oasis” of sorts at least every fifty-miles or so.
To be continued next Thursday …………
Please email me any questions you might have about RV travel to Alaska, and anywhere else.
You can also see video clips of our three RV Adventure Videos Alaska DVD’s at www.rvadventurevideos.com
Jodie and I will be leading a Born Free Caravan to Alaska July 19th.
Last 5 posts by John Holod
- "Alaska: RV Adventure of a Lifetime" - FAQ - June 6th, 2008
- "Alaska: RV Adventure" - The Road, the Bad Old Days! - May 29th, 2008
- "Alaska: RV Adventure of a Lifetime" - How's the Road? - May 22nd, 2008
- Alaska RV Adventure: DVD's For Trip Planning - May 15th, 2008
- "Alaska:RV Adventure of a Lifetime." - Inside Passage 5 - May 8th, 2008
You guys are my inspiration!
Hi John, Youre a man after my own heart. When I read the crack about the hammer and the windsheild I could only laugh, God created 2 of us. My sentiments exactly. A real good looping crack will probably make the mountains look even larger!!!!
Did the lost bikers ever make it to Alaska 30 yrs ago?? A wise old soul told me one time ” Dont go thru life worried about the hole in the doughnut” Makes perfect sense to me. I look forward to youre blog weekly. Keep up the good work.
Wow, what a cool trip. As an Rver I wanted to spread the word about an important gas prices petition being circulated. It supports the S. 2958 Energy act:
http://www.AmericansForJobsAndEnergy.org/
I had plans to take a trip to Alaska but simply cannot afford it now. We RVers are becoming a threatened species. This year I have cut down to one small trip of maybe 125 miles one way. That’s it. I hope we can tuirn things around.