Thanks for the info, I know it's still a few months off but
I figured I'd start planning.
--- Ryan LeBlanc <ryan@ryanandjoellen.com> wrote:
> My Wife and I went a similar route on our recent
> Honeymoon. We drove
> Highway 5 from LA to San Francisco, and then 101 through
> Oregon and up into
> Washington. We then took ferries to the San Juan
> Islands, to Vancouver
> Island, and from Vancouver Island a ferry to Prince
> Rupert Canada. From
> there, a sea plane to Ketchikan Alaska. We carried
> passports with us, but I
> believe a drivers license will suffice. Just remember,
> everything up there
> is on the metric system, so when the speed limit is 110,
> remember it is km/h
> NOT mp/h ;0)
>
> Have fun!!! It is a beautiful drive!!!
>
> Ryan LeBlanc
> 99, Durango, 5.9L, 4x4, SLT, Forest Green
> 97, CC, 5.2L, 5 spd, 4x2, SLT+, Black
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of J
> McKinney
> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2000 2:32 PM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: DML: Long trip in the Dakota-Canada questions
>
>
> I'll be making the long trip from Central California all
> the way up through Canada to a friends place in Anchorage
> Alaska, about 3000 mi each way. I'll probably be doing
> this in May or June. Since I've never driven across the
> border, I have some questions for the Canadien DML'ers.
> Do
> you need a passport to cross the border?? (don't think
> so,
> but gotta ask) Also, I know you guys are a little funny
> when it comes to firearms in your country. Am I going to
> run into problems if I have a handgun and it's unloaded
> in
> a locked container?? (are there any magazine capacity
> limits?) What about rifles?
>
> Should be a fun trip and nice to travel in comfort and
> style (I'll have to get some tires with a more mild
> tread,
> I'll go nuts listening to the Swampers hummm for 3 or 4
> days at a time)!! It'll be kind or weird to have to
> change
> my oil before I leave my house, again when I get to
> Alaska
> and again when I get back home.
>
> Anybody else done this same trip? Any hints?
>
>
> =====
> John McKinney
> Los Banos, CA
> 1998 Dakota 4x4 5in lift/locked 33" Swampers
> 1974 Ramcharger 4in lift/locked 33" BFG MT's
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Los Banos, CA
1998 Dakota 4x4 5in lift/locked 33" Swampers
1974 Ramcharger 4in lift/locked 33" BFG MT's
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