Mar 10
In summer 2019, I drove solo from Seattle to Alaska and the Arctic Ocean – 10,761 miles in two months. These are my top Driving to Alaska Tips: This post contains affiliate links. This website earns a small commission for items purchased through these links with no additional cost to you. General Driving to Alaska …
Jan 23
One of the best things to do in northwestern Wyoming, other than visiting Yellowstone National Park. Grand Tetons National Park, or the under-visited Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, is to visit the Bighorn Medicine Wheel, high up on a mountain on the western side of the Bighorn Mountains. What is the Bighorn Medicine Wheel? There …
Jan 14
Last year, I had the pleasure of visiting Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area by car, from the south end of the park. The road goes from Wyoming to Montana via one of the largest canyons in the USA. I described it nearly as good as the Grand Canyon but without all the people. The southern …
Dec 12
The biggest savings on my 8 week trip from Seattle to Alaska and the Arctic Ocean came from camping, or more specifically free camping in Alaska, Yukon, and British Columbia. I only spent $150 in camping fees in 8 weeks, with half of this spent camping at festivals. These are some of my top tips …
Nov 11
The Taylor Highway and the Top of the World Highway stretches 171 miles from Tetlin Junction, Alaska to Dawson City, Yukon. The highway is paved in Alaska, but the driving the Top of the World Highway (Yukon portion) is gravel. This highway is great for views and unique experiences in Chicken and Dawson City – …
Oct 31
The Alaska Highway, aka the Alcan Highway, was built during WWII to connect the 48 states to Alaska, which wasn’t yet a state. It was over 1,700 miles when completed, but now it is closer to 1,400 miles due to rerouting. The miles of the Alaska Highway stretch between British Columbia, Yukon, back into BC, …
Oct 13
Driving the Dempster Highway is one of the great North American adventures as you drive all the way to the Arctic Ocean, in the hamlet of Tuktoyaktuk (lovingly referred to as “Tuk”, pronounced “tuck”). I was driving the Dempster Highway from August 10-15, 2019. I had originally planned to visit around July 18 to attend …
Oct 10
The Denali Highway should not be confused with Denali National Park. The Denali Highway does not run directly through Denali National Park, nor directly to the entrance of the park, but on a clear day you can get incredible views of the Denali Mountain (aka Mt. McKinley), the highest mountain in North America from the …
Jul 29
One of the highlights of a drive up the Cassiar highway is a detour to the “Grand Canyon of Canada” – the Grand Canyon of the Stikine River located in British Columbia. This is one of Canada’s premier canyons and a really fun drive to boot! The road leads to the historic Telegraph Creek and …
Jul 24
On my big trip to Alaska, I was always looking for interesting side trips. The useful road and provincial park map of northern British Columbia provided by the helpful BC visitor centers depicts a short road up to a town called “Cassiar”. Since I was driving the Cassiar highway to Alaska, I figured this must …
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