Aug 03
When driving to Alaska from the USA, there are two traditional routes, the Alaska Highway and the Cassiar Highway. I had the joy of driving the Cassiar Highway on my way up to Alaska. While Driving the Cassiar highway, you will have nice views, but the various detours you can do off the highway were …
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 …
Jul 19
While at the Williams Lake Stampede, I met a guy from Smithers and he gave me lots of great ideas for side trips on my roadtrip to Alaska. One of his suggestions was to visit the Nass Valley in northeastern British Columbia for interesting First Nations (Native American) villages, lava flow, and hot springs. I …
May 30
Highway US-2 across Montana is one of the longest roads across a single state in the USA. It travels an entire time zone! Also known as the Roosevelt Highway, I traveled all 667 miles to find the best Things to Do on Highway 2 in Montana, as listed from west to east of this epic …
Apr 25
There are so many scenic drives in the state of Oregon, and one in contention for most scenic might be the stretch of Highway OR-216 from Grass Valley to Tygh Valley, also known as the “Sherars Bridge Highway”. From the views of Mt Hood, the to scenic camping spots on the Lower Deschutes River and …
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