Hi all,

Some friends and I are planning to drive to Alaska next summer, and I was wondering if anyone here has done it? Also, I was wondering about what adventures I could find offroad on the way up.

Any advice or information would be greatly appreciated!

-Mike

 

Where are you starting from?

 

check out this thread, might have some suggestions for you. or if it's still gonna take place, you might want to join in. Yotatech does Alaska

 

Well, I am starting from Los Angeles and heading up the coast. Will be meeting up with fellow travelers in Washington and then head from there.

Thanks for pointing me to the other thread, I'll check that out!

-Mike

 

Man, that would be an awesome trip. I'll have to do it some day.

 

Been there, done that! I drove the Alcan highway a couple years back, it was an awesome trip (from Seattle). Search a bit and you should be able to find my thread on it. Get yourself a copy of "The Milepost" which is a great travel guide for B.C/the yukon/Alaska.

 

once you get here give me a ring , i have a nice new house witha full shop you can wrench in . you will love the trip take your time nd try not to make it a driving marathon alot to take in . once you get look me up we do alot of trails up here close to me and bring a camera you wont be dissapointed .

wayne

 

Adventures are of no shortage, especially up the HWY 97 stretch in BC. Trails are abundant on the side of the highway. Some are good, some are not.

Like Chemist said, get a copy of The Milepost, it tells you EVERYTHING you need to know. No joke.

When you hit Whitehorse, I can be your tourguide of the surrounding area if you'd like. I don't have a big cozy shop for you to wrench in though

 

I'm in the middle of watching this for the first time right now:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...99858?v=glance

It's a tad dated, but not much has changed since it was filmed.
Worth the buy for an insight into what you'll find along the way.

 

Man I would love to do this but from NY? Besides I could never get that much time off unless I quit my job. Hmmmm....

James