Re: Long trip in the Dak--road hints

From: J McKinney (bigmopar4x4@yahoo.com)
Date: Wed Jan 05 2000 - 09:18:22 EST


Hey thanks for giving me some points of interest to check
out along the way. This thing is still in the intial
planning stages so we don't even know exactly which route
we'll take. I'll check out your route.
John

--- Jason Yates <j_hurricane_y@yahoo.com> wrote:
> --- J McKinney <bigmopar4x4@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > 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. <snip>
> >
> > Anybody else done this same trip? Any hints?
>
> I think others have sufficiently answered the gun &
> passport question--don't need either--but I can offer
> some
> advice on the drive. My family made the drive from
> Oregon
> when I was about 12 (12 years ago) and it is a LONG
> drive.
> For the mileage we covered, we could have driven from
> Oregon to New York, to Florida, back to Oregon and still
> had mileage left over to drive into Canada. Anyway,
> expect
> less than ideal road conditions--especially in up the
> Yukon
> territory as they get fun things like 'frost heaves'
> there
> (the road will slide on the permafrost and create large
> speedbump-like structures that are hard to see). A lot
> of
> the Alaskan Highway was under construction at the time of
> our drive and from what I've heard, its kind of
> perpetually
> that way. Look at taking the Cassiar (sp?) highway to
> bypass some of the Alaskan, but do watch out for large
> ore
> trucks. This road was unpaved at the time we were on it
> (but you could still go , but I believe I heard it is
> paved
> now. Try to plan on seeing Dawson City as it still has
> the
> whole 'gold rush/wild west' flavor. You'll pretty much
> be
> bored in the rest of the Yukon territory, though, as all
> I
> remember of it was miles and miles of these pathetic
> little
> trees trying to survive growing in the permafrost.
> Anyway,
> good luck and take some pictures so we can enjoy your
> tale
> of your "Dak and the Alaskan Attack." (Thought I'd give
> you a title for your trip.) ;)
>
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John McKinney
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