JCGibson
Anchorage, Alaska
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We are having a new 5th wheel delivered to us up here in Anchorage around the 1st of April. I was curious as to what the road conditions were like along the route. The section we are most concerned about is the area between Whitehorse and Tok, AK.
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DH and I
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johnna
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Quote:The section we are most concerned about is the area between Whitehorse and Tok, AK.
That section was the worst we traveled on our trip in 2005. Took us most of day and we were worn out by the time we got to Destruction Bay from Tok. The road was fairly good between Destruction Bay to Whitehorse.
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longwayfromhome
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I just drove from Alaska to Indiana at the end of Dec 07. The road is in great shape except aprox 150 miles between the AK border and Destruction Bay. If your transporter goes a reasonable speed (and the road pretty much forces it) through that section, your trailer should be in good shape when it arrives. That trip is a huge amount of driving, a couple hours of slow driving is no biggie in the grand scheme.
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davepcpowernet
Battle Ground, WA
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Last summer there were quite a few frost heaves and a few gravel repaired spots. With our MH they weren't too bad, but a friend in a 5er went around through Dawson City on his way back. That 5er would do the "push-pull" thing. Of course, I don't think he slowed down very much.
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JCGibson
Anchorage, Alaska
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We had drove it in the Summer of 2006 and knew it was horrible for the frost heaves. I am glad to hear everywhere else is okay except for this portion.
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charwan
Dawsonville, Ga.
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Up there , what was yesterday is not today. You will not know what the roads are till you drive them. When we went up they were different when we came back over the same roads. Someone telling you what they were last year or the year before means nothing. Don't worry till you get there and have a great time, there is lots to see and you won't regret going. Just slow down for the gravel. MO2CW Happy Trails CharWan
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JCGibson
Anchorage, Alaska
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Well we are up in Alaska (lived up here for almost 7 years) and had driven the roads in 2006. I was just asking since our new 5th wheel will be coming up here in two weeks if anyone had been on them recently. Thanks for the replies.
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davepcpowernet
Battle Ground, WA
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The OP lives in Anchorage. He was wondering about the road between Tok and Destruction Bay which according to the reports from my friends who live in Palmer, has not changed much over the last several years. Its just frost heaves in slightly different places after the original ones are "fixed". The frost heaves appear in the same general areas year after year, namely in the frozen base that thaws a little then refreezes, heaving the road upward. There are areas where the road is very good and smooth, come around a corner and "whoa".
45 years ago the gravel was just as bad when I drove from Watson Lake to Tok.
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