Driving to Alaska

great info thogh i don,t plan on driving there. bees to sitka for a coule fishing trips and was in the coast guard and been up there 3-4 times. great times for me

 

Did you go up the Coquihalla Highway or did you go up Frazier Canyon? Frazier Canyon does have some ugly turns and steep grades to deal with. Also you can take the Yellowhead Hwy out of Prince George through Smithers B.C, Hazelton and then up the Cassiar, but the last time I went that way(2009) there were still plenty of stretches of dirt and gravel along the Cassiar Hwy. Also watch out for the local wild life. I had my own personal experience with hitting them. I seen anything from moose, bears and buffalo standing in the road.

I heard Trac phone does work in places, but have never owned one and will probably only work around the major cities as well. It is defintively gods country, but when broken down can quickly turn into a nightmare. Been there done that and luckily had enough tools and bits of pieces to get my ride going again since I was stranded 3 hours North of Whitehorse YT.

 

Take plenty of food and drinks. The last rest are with indoor plumbing was just north of Dawson Creeck on the Alcan highway. In the spring time during the thaw watch out for the frost heaves between Haines Junction and Beaver Creek. The ones that are real bad are the ones that don't look bad at all. Expect at least one forward facing window to have a crack or chip in it by the time you get done. If you go up the Alcan watch out for wildlife on the road once you get into the Rockies. I didn't see any wildlife on the way up there this year but on the way back I had to stop 6 times for wildlife in the road. The ones they really warn you about are the buffalo. The don't move to fast at all. If a town is on the map they might have a fuel station. None of them are designed specifically for trucks, but you can get your trucks into some of them. The one Gas station (don't remember the name of it) on the left after the Weigh Station at Watson Lake going north has a pump with a long enough hose to reach the passenger side of the truck plus it does have a large nozzle on it. Don't expect to buy anything in Haines Junction after 7 pm on a weekday as most everything shuts down by then. Take a camera with a large enough memory card as you will fill it up.

 

Might be pretty cool to drive up to Alaska some day.

 

MMM why don't you take hwy 16 to 37? it looks like it's shorter around 70 miles, that's what my MicStreet&Trips shows. Maybe some summer I'll go there.

 

No doubt!

I was gonna post that road to the worst mountains thread.

Went up that road loaded in the dark... came back down it empty the next day.

That was enough for me.

If I'm up that way again, I'll just go on in to Dawson Creek and head north from there.

There's also a Shell/J cardlock with a bathroom and shower just before you get into Fort Nelson.

 

Hwy 29 in BC between Chetwynd and Ft St John
bah I pulled super b combo's through there, its not that bad. reading further double bah
awesome scenery for sure, just past fort nelson a short distance we have Liard hotsprings to soak a toe in(mind the bears, they get first call )
mackenzie to Chetwynd that can be hairy , when its raining downtown, its freezing on the hill, and no place to throw chain.

generally good info though