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From: ken@birtch.UUCP (Ken B)
Newsgroups: net.travel
Subject: Re: Travel By Alaska Highway (an Experience I'll never forget)
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Date: Wed, 22-Jan-86 19:44:58 EST
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In article <479@kontron.UUCP> cramer@kontron.UUCP (Clayton Cramer) writes:
>I would be interested in hearing accounts of travelling to Alaska by car
>on the Alaska Highway.

In the summer of 1978, I traveled from Sacramento, Calif. to Anchorage,
Alaska via the 'Alkan' and 'Cassiar' (sp?) highways.  We spent only 5
weeks doing so, {next time, 2 months minimum} but we had a really
great time.

The parts of Canada that the Alkan and Cassiar go thru are some of
the most beautiful areas I have seen. (I have traveled thru most
of the U.S. [North, East, South, West, Middle])

The people along the highways are wonderful (except for those darn
accents :-)  In a couple of years, I would love to travel up that
way again.  Take about 3 months, a four-wheel drive, and go.

The only problems we had were:
        8 flat tires (about average, at the time)
        1 broken axle (on the trailer we were towing)
        Many mosquitoes

The next time I go (eventually) some things to make sure to bring:
        more film
        at least two extra spare tires (make sure they are tubed tires)
        gas cans
        some method of heating water, for a shower (not a spit bath)
        lotsa bug repellent
        warmer sleeping bag (even in summer)

If you can, for safetys sake, try to have at least one more vehicle,
if only for a backup.  We were lucky that the axle broke on the
trailer, not the blazer.

Note: even if you can't drive up, the ferry trip is supposed to be a
nice trip, also.
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These ramblings are my own, and are surely not those of my employer.