The Milepost has put together a lot of good information about this Jewel of the North, Dawson. http://dawsoncity.caDawson has always been a favorite stop for us as it is like stepping back into history. A nice selection of campgrounds in and around...
Gary Haupt is a frequent poster to the Canada and Alaska forum section. He recently mentioned he was headed to Mexico for awhile. He had become concerned with the snow load on the building, where he had his Class C, RV stored. He removed his rig and ...
Others, no doubt, received the same email today that I did. Each year the governments of Alaska, Alberta, BC and Yukon make available the new guide. You can either download it or they will mail it to you. Lots of good information in the material. You...
Was just reading in the Anchorage Daily News that the Igloo, up at mile 188 of the Parks is for sale, again. This is one of those ideas, that was built but never finished or put into any real use. It Was built, as I remember, a few years after the Pa...
Today, got a notice from the Milepost that this app was available from the iTunes Store, for iPads and iPhones. Haven't hard a real chance to mess with it much. It has the different highways listed by name. I found it listed under "iPhones only" wit...
Put your trash in a sealed bag in the pickup cab at night. Have never seen a bear break into the metal cab of a truck. Could happen, I guess but I would prefer a bear in the cab over a bear in my camper. LOL. I had an acquaintance in Ouray Colorado t...
The best way to avoid bear problems is to keep a clean camp. As PA12 mentioned, once you have seenwhat a brown bear can do to a solid wood cabin door, you don’t want anything in any RV that a bear might want. In the game of bears versus joe b., the ...
They last few trips we have made on the Cassiar Hwy have been in diesel powered vehicles. There are 4 or 5 stations that carry diesel. Northbound I usually fill up at the intersection at Kitwanga. Also a nice restaurant attached to the station. If yo...
One thing I have found that helps is to keep your answers honest and simple. Don’t elaborate. Have only the driver do the talking unless a question is directed to a passenger. Have also found that cooked and frozen food items are much less of interes...
Thanks GW. Was just curious as his red truck looks a lot bigger than our Lance truck camper, which we used for the last 4 round trips to Alaska. Had everything we needed for two of us except for a comfortable place to sit inside. LOL I do like my rec...
