North to Alaska....

[Schludwiller]

Just out of curiosity.

Would anybody be interested in an Xterra trip to Alaska (during the summer probably)? Has anyone done this trip before? I'm wondering about how much time should be alotted to do it properly.

Also any info on taking the ferry back from Alaska with a truck?

[ChuckH]

I would be interested. I've never driven there so I know nothing...only that I liked it there when I flew years and years ago!

[rrdstarr]

When I got home from Army Basic training in 1981, Dad and I and a friend of his loaded up a VW microbus and drove it to Fairbanks! The owner was already living up there but needed the VDub delivered! We put 24 cases of beer hidden in the bus and made the trek North! It took us three-four days of driving and sightseeing! We also did some fishing on the coast till a Grizzly ran us off!!! We flew back home to MT. One of the funnest trips I have done with the "Old Man."

[superjens]

I've always been in love with the North, and I always said one day I'd spend some time there. I'd definitely be interested in making plans for this sort of trip. Much more interested than Moab. Just a quick look at an online distance calculator, Vancouver to Juneau is 775 miles (1250 kms). To Anchorage it's almost twice that, 1300 miles (2100 kms). 1 day heavy on the go pedal? But I think these distances are as the crow flies.

What kind of trip would we be thinking about, in search of 4x4 fun, hotel to hotel, tent camping, adventuring along the way (fishing, white water rafting, etc). Come to think of it, a little of all would be good, and possible.

[Mike H]

I remember waaaaay back in the early days of prehistoric Xterra message boards (old ITW?), someone mentioning road tripping from Georgia to Alaska in his new X. Does that ring a bell for anyone else? Any-hoo, sounds like a blast.

[OffroadX]

Yup, in a white 4-cylinder no less. He does it every year as I recall.

Brent

[PlatnumToof]

Ironically I was just talking to a coworker about a trip to Alaska....

I may be interested in it. Keep us informed.

[wqbang]

We were planning on going to GOX/Moab this summer, but Bree and I might be up for something like that.

[ozxterra]

Im interested. You can drive up and the ferry back was $200 per car or so. (As of last year). If any of you Canadians use BCFerries there is some literature on the tourist racks aboot it. I picked some up but lost it. I am going to Galiano for XMas so I will put it in my Palm-powered memory to get another pamphlet. I was planning to go for a month this year but then went and bought a house - I should have funds next year though! (I hope...)

[Schludwiller]

I'm hoping someone will speak up who's done the trip before. Maybe I'll have to look on-line. I'm wondering about spots to check out, how to dodge the Canadian militia and robber barons, etc.

[ScottG]

I'm interested. It would be a long drive from Texas, but if some guy from Georgia can do it, so can I.

[ozxterra]

I used to live in the Memorial area...

Go up to Dallas, left to New Mexico, North at Raton pass and then straight up through Co, Wy, and then take a left in Montana and then come right on to Seattle. Run into XTerra drivin' , Henry's drinkin' Pacific Northwesterners and then north to Canadeh. Find Ranger Gord and ask where Superjens, Scott.com, XLax and Bluztraveller are, drink some fine Canadian beer then head to the Great White North!!

Sounds like a plan!!

[rrdstarr]

18 years in this Lookout!!!!!!!!!

[superjens]

One of my coworkers grew up in Yellowknife (Yukon) which is right next door to Alaska. She was telling me about the ferry ride, about the highways, where to go, what to see, etc. I'll have to sit down with her longer about this to get some better ideas of good detours along the way, she seems to be a good source of info having done the route several times so far.

She also suggests taking the highways to get there, and using the ferry to get back.

Just a curious question (this is just to get a ballpark feel), when next summer do you guys/gals think is best for you? I was thinking late summer to avoid the springtime mosquito herds.

Also, what are most of you expecting as far as accomodations go? I'm all for camping every night, with possibly a hotel stay every once in awhile to de-stink ourselves.

And, would we plan side trips to do things like mountain biking, hiking, fishing, etc. Maybe a day or half-day here and there so people could even do their own thing if they wanted to.

[ozxterra]

Late Summer, camping and mountain biking/fishing etc sounds badass. I dont wann go near a hotel