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RE: On the Road with "Roll Call Alaska 2013"......
We arrived in Homer, Alaska on Monday, we are on the spit at a very nice campground. Already checked out the Salty Dog, the bloody Mary's are really good. Yesterday we took a cruise over to Seldovia for a nice lunch and afternoon stroll. We will be here for 14 days, then work our way back to Valdez for 14 more days. That will be over the 4th of July. Then back to Tok for 5 days, during that time we will head up to Chicken then to Dawson City and stay there for a night and then back to Tok. Tomorrow we head out on our Halibut Fishing trip, the wife has always wanted to do some deep sea fishing.
After Tok, we will head back to Watson Lake and drive the Cassiar down to the Baniff area, then down to Glacier National Park for a few days. Then back across the top of the country on Highway 2 back to Wisconsin around August 15!
We were in Alaska on a cruise several years ago, so far we have not been back to any of the places we visited at that time. This is really an amazing trip, as I look out the back window of the Montana, the tide is coming in, the water is about 75 yards away, across and around are the mountains. It was worth the trip!
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rkassl
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06/14/13 08:32pm |
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RE: Cassiar Highway Recent Driving
Thank you for the information!
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rkassl
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06/14/13 12:36am |
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RE: Cassiar Highway Recent Driving
Specifically I wanted to know from someone who has recently driven it how was the road where the water washout was a little while back.
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rkassl
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06/13/13 08:23pm |
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Cassiar Highway Recent Driving
Looking for anyone who has driven the Cassiar Highway in the last two weeks. We want to go back that route leaving Alaska but would like some first hand information. I have the link to BC roads but that is not too helpful.
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rkassl
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06/13/13 02:17pm |
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RE: We're in Whitehorse,YT
Tomorrow we make it to Destruction Bay. Then to Beaver Creek and on to Tok. We hear that the roads will be getting rough the closer we get to Alaska.
Has anyone went through this area very recently?
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rkassl
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06/02/13 10:14am |
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RE: DEF Availability
I always carry my own DEF with me. You will not find this stuff in the remote areas of BC and the Yukon, I guarantee it. We are in the Yukon right now and when you get out of a major city like Whitehorse, you are on your own.
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rkassl
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06/02/13 10:11am |
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We're in Whitehorse,YT
Left Wisconsin on May 15th and just planted the Montana for a four day stay in Whitehorse. Some snow piles left, many lakes have ice on them but it is going fast. Roads not to bad so far. It is the most amazing road trip that the wife and I have ever done.
Anyone else on the road? We are heading straight to Homer for some serious Halibut fishing.
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rkassl
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05/30/13 07:37pm |
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Any Road Information Burwash to Beaver Creek, Yt<
Does anybody have good current information on road conditions on the Alaska Highway from Burwash to Beaver Creek. I have been hearing lots of comments from fellow travelers and you don't know what to believe.
Right now we are in Toad River working our way to Homer, should be there by June 11th.
Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
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rkassl
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05/27/13 08:18am |
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RE: Suggestions for Destruction Bay
From what I have read the CG is a beautiful area. Any suggestions how to manage on 15 amps? I could put the hot water heater on gas, is it worth putting the refer on gas too? Using the 12 volt lights should help. Will 15 amps keep the converter charging the battery? Anybody done 15 amps before? Suggestions?
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rkassl
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05/19/13 09:17pm |
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Suggestions for Destruction Bay
Can anybody recommend a CG in the Destruction Bay area for 2 nights. Just can't nail one down. Thanks
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rkassl
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05/18/13 08:57pm |
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Suggestion for CG in Dawson Creek, BC
We will be spending 3 days in Dawson Creek next week and was wondering from people who have been there before which CG can you recommend? I am split between Mile '0" and Northern Lights CG. Can anyone comment please?
Thanks!
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rkassl
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05/12/13 08:04am |
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RE: Pull rite 5th wheel hitch concerns???
Ten years with Superglide, never a problem, ALWAYS lock it.
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rkassl
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04/22/13 06:36pm |
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RE: What to expect with a 20 amp hookup?
Thanks to everyone for all the great info!!!
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rkassl
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04/17/13 08:28pm |
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What to expect with a 20 amp hookup?
We will be heading to Alaska in a couple of weeks and see that some of the CG have 20 amp or less electrical hookups. My question is this just enough juice to power the converter so you can use the 12 volt system only? Could you even make a pot of coffee with power like this?
We have never hooked up to less than 30 amp service. With 30 amps we can run the a/c and TV with no problems but what will happen with 20 or less amps?
Any suggestions will be appreciated.
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rkassl
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04/17/13 07:51pm |
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Question for Well Seasoned Alaska Travelers
This May will be our first trip to Alaska. When I think of the entire trip it is overwhelming. I put a skeleton trip plan together as a potential guide. What it look like is we will travel on the average of 250 miles per day and then rest for two days and repeat this for the entire trip. Is this doable from your experiences driving there in the past?
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rkassl
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03/19/13 04:03pm |
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Route Question for Baniff Area BC Hyw 93
When we leave the Cassiar going south my routing program takes us right through Baniff National Park on our way to Eureka, Montana staying at Lake Loiuse Trailer Park. I no nothing about this area. Do you do regular highway speeds through the park? We would be there in late July, should we avoid this area because of crowds?
Also the rv parks that fall under "Parks Canada do you always have to make prior reservations or can you call say a day ahead as you come closer?
Any information will be appreciated.
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rkassl
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03/12/13 08:00am |
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Suggestions for RV Park in Valdez
Anyone on the board live in the area or anyone been to Valdez lately and can recommend a RV park in Valdez. We will be spending 2 weeks there in June. The Bear Paw II adult and Eagles View have our eye. We would like to have some breathing room between rigs if possible.
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rkassl
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03/10/13 07:17am |
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Cassiar Highway??
We are planning our trip to Alaska in May of this year. From those of you who have been there before, any advice on coming back down the Cassiar Highway so we see as many sights as possible? I have read that the entire highway is paved. Any recommendations to do this route? I have read that services like fuel stops are fewer but is it manageable?
Thanks!
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rkassl
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02/26/13 12:55pm |
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Alberta Trailer Restrictions??
I am working on our trip to Alaska from Wisconsin. The height of my 5th wheeler (the vent coverts) is 13' 3". My mapping program is excluding me from Alberta foe my trailer height? I can't believe that I would be the tallest 5th wheeler going through this province?
Can anyone give me some advice please?
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rkassl
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02/18/13 05:01pm |
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Preparation for First Alaska Trip
Besides the usual vehicle and rv prep how do you prep your head for such a long trip. From where we are in NW Wisconsin it is about 1700 miles to Dawson Creek. Then it is about 1800 miles to our furthest destination which is Homer. Then we start working our way back to Valdez, Skagway and then back to Glacier National Park.
We were in Alaska on a 16 day cruise tour two years ago so we are hitting locations that we missed but would like to see.
Seems to me that you need to break the trip down into more manageable segments rather than thinking about it as a whole.
For you folks who have done the Alaska thing just how much detailed planning do you do in advance? For example, do you need to keep some sort of schedule in mind? Have you found that it is necessary to plan each day to put on so many miles and then have reservations waiting for you at a specified campground?
Thanks!
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rkassl
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02/17/13 09:38am |
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