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On the way to the Alaska Motorcade |
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**Mail from Canada to US needs special 80 cent
stamp |
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**All Parks in Canada & Alaska were 30 amp unless
specified otherwise. |
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Leave Villa Park CA for Alaska |
DATE |
MILES |
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Stayed at "Country
Living RV Park" in Madera CA |
May 18, 2005 |
296 |
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Stayed at "Heritage
RV Park" in Corning CA |
May 19, 2005 |
276 |
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Stayed at "Cypress
Grove RV Park" in Gold Hill OR |
May 20-21, 2005 |
220 |
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Drove to "Chinook Casino" in Lincoln
OR but there was no room for big |
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rigs so we drove to
KOA in
Lincoln OR (BIG MISTAKE) NOT Big Rig Park : ( |
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210 |
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we got stuck in 5 inches
of mud & had to call a tow truck to pull us out |
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Stayed at KOA
in Seattle/Tacoma |
May 24-25, 2005 |
271 |
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Flew Home for
Daughters (Wendy's) Graduation
& flew back that night |
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Crossed
Canada/US Border at Sumas WA. with just a few questions & waved in |
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Hope BC |
May 26, 2005 |
215 |
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Stayed at "Hope
Valley Campground" - Town has many "Chainsaw
Carvings" |
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Lac La Hache BC |
May 27, 2005 |
215 |
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Stayed at "Fir
Crest Resort" - Lake View with docks |
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Barkerville BC |
May 28, 2005 |
161 |
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Historic Restored Town
- This is a must see - Saw 1 Black Bear |
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Stayed at "Cariboo Joy
RV Park" in Wells BC |
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Prince George |
May 29-30, 2005 |
116 |
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Stayed at "BEE-Lazee RV Park" - RV Wash - Very
Nice - Saw 1 Black & 1 Brown Bear |
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Went to "Railway
& Forestry Museum" & "Prince
George Pulp & Paper Mill" |
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Start of the
Motorcade |
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On the way to Dawson Creek: |
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Dawson
Creek BC |
May 31, 2005 |
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Stayed at "Northern
Lights RV Park" -
RV Wash |
June 1-2, 2005 |
271 |
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On The
Way to Fort Nelson
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Fort Nelson BC |
June 3, 2005 |
280 |
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Stayed at "5th Wheel Truck
Stop & RV Park" -
Fueled up there -
Drivers Meeting |
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"Fort
Nelson Heritage Museum" Lots of old vehicles & history of town |
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On the way to Muncho Lake we spotted 6 Carabou,4 Rock
Sheep,1 Moose,1 Owl,2 Bison |
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Muncho Lake BC |
June 4, 2005 |
163 |
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Stayed at "J&H
Wilderness Resort" -
Fueled up there |
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Took a boat tour
around
the lake & saw an
eagles nest in the tree. |
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On the way to Watson Lake |
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Watson Lake YK |
June 5, 2005 |
165 |
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Stayed at "Downtown RV Park"
- 10 amps -
Fueled up there -
Drivers Meeting |
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"Signpost
Forest" has a GREAT number of signs of all kinds on posts like a forest |
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On the way to
Whitehorse |
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Whitehorse YK |
June 6-8, 2005 |
269 |
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Stayed at "Pioneer
RV Park" -
WIFI - RV Wash - Fueled
up there |
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Went to see "Frantic
Follies Show" was very funny & worth seeing |
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Took the
"SS
Klondike" River Boat Tour |
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Went to "McBride
Museum" Good history of town |
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On the way to Dawson City stopped at "Braeburn
Lodge" to see "Worlds
largest Cinnabun" |
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Stopped at "Moose
Creek Lodge" & saw some
unusual Art |
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Stopped at "Five
Finger Rapids" |
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Saw a "Moose
in the Marsh" |
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Dawson City YK |
June 9-10, 2005 |
337 |
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Stayed at Bonanza Gold
RV Park.
RV Wash. No Cell Service. |
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Beautiful old city with much to see.
Very Colorful town. |
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Took the "Gold
City
Bus Tour" |
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Went to "Diamond
Tooth Gertie Casino" with
stage show |
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Entering Alaska |
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On the way to TOK -
Took the free Ferry - Stopped in "Chicken
AK" Population 4 ?? |
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Drove the "Top
of the World" Highway. |
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** It was mostly gravel &
very dusty. It got into everything. Slow driving.** |
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Tok |
June 11-12, 2005 |
189 |
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Stayed at "Tok
RV Village"50 Amp.
Free RV Wash with diesel fill up. WiFi $8.95 |
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Very nice "Visitor
Center" in town |
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Verizon Cell Phone worked on Analog
signal. |
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Delta
Junction |
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On the way to Fairbanks -
Stopped at "North
Pole Alaska" |
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You can send
letters from Santa postmarked "North Pole" |
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Went
to Sullivan Road House |
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Fairbanks |
June 13-16, 2005 |
210 |
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Stayed at "Rivers
Edge RV Park" |
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Trip to "Pt Barrow & Actic Circle" cancelled
due to plane disabled |
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Went to "El Dorado Gold
Mine" & panned for gold & learned correct method |
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Saw the "Alaskan Pipeline" |
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Took the Riverboat "Discovery"
Cruise - Stopped at "Chena
Village" to see native culture |
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Went to "University
of Alaska Museum" |
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Went to "Pioneer
Museum" & saw artifacts of the town |
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Photos below are still being uploaded |
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Denali |
June 17-19, 2005 |
117 |
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Stayed at "Denali
Riverside RV Park" -
Photos - Park runs on large Generators |
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Denali Visitor
Center - Saw several animals in the distance -Moose,Bear,Fox,Caribou,Sheep |
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Went on the "Danali
Park Bus" Tour |
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"Mount McKinley"
from (Danali) & (From the air) |
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On
the way to Anchorage: |
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Stopped at the "Veteran
Memorial" It has the closest view of McKinley
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Anchorage |
June 20-23, 2005 |
271 |
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Stayed at "Golden Nugget Caravan Park" |
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Very Nice - Wifi - Verizon
Coverage - Costco next store |
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Largest City & half the
population of Alaska. Has all the stores of most big
cities. |
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Went to "Museum
of History" - Excellent Displays depicting 100 years of Alaskas history |
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Went to "ULU Factory"
(Alaskan Knife) |
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Went to "Sourdough
Mining Company" |
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Excellent
abundant food with a 1 hour show afterwards in ten |
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Went to "Heritage
Museum": Native culture |
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Went to the "Anchorage Zoo"
Good collection of local animals |
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Saw Salmon swimming upstream |
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Went to "Anchorage
Native Medical Center" |
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On the way to Seward stopped at "Portage
Glacier" |
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Seward |
June 24-26, 2005 |
138 |
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Stayed at "City Park" Waterfront
with great view.
50 Amp, no cable. 1 off air channel |
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Good Verizon Cell Phone Coverage |
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Went on the "Ididaride
Sled Dog" tour |
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Took a hike up to see "Exit
Glacier" |
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Went on "Kenai Fjords
Cruise": Whale sightings - Puffins |
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Watched as they cleaned
the days fish catch |
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On the way to Kenai : stopped at "Hanson
Custom Carvings" Fantastic group of carvings |
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Kenai |
June 27-29, 2005 |
107 |
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Stayed at "Beluga
Lookout RV Park" :Waterfront with great view.
Wifi, Cable & 50 Amps |
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Visitor Center -
with large display collection of Birds, wildlife & fish |
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Dinner at
Paradosis
Restaurant : Great food & impeccable service |
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Went
Salmon Fishing &
Bear Watching at close range. Alaska West Air charters |
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Homer |
June 30,2005 -
July 3, 2005 |
87 |
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Stayed at "Oceanview RV Park" On the Waterfront with great view.
DSL |
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Eagles on
the waterfront |
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Went to "Norman
Lowell" Museum of all his Art over his lifetime |
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Went to "Otter Cove Resort" for
lunch. Had to get there by boat |
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Took
Helicopter
ride & landed on a Glacier -
Homer Visitor Center |
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Palmer |
July 4,2005 |
264 |
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Stayed at "Homestead
RV Park" |
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Had a group "Fish Fry" at Rec
Center using fish from previous trip catch. |
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Pam Flowers telling about her
incredible solo dogsled trip to Pt. Barrow -
Slide presentation |
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On the way to Valdez |
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Valdez |
July 5-7,2005 |
336 |
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Stayed at "Bear Paw
RV Park" |
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Drivers Meeting
one
two
three
four |
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Group "Alaskan King Crab" Dinner
one
two
three |
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Went on "Prince
William Sound Cruise" |
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Barry Leavitt Duct Tape Ceremony |
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** Went on "Valdez area Bus Tour"
(Should have skipped this one) ** |
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Tok |
July 8,2005 |
257 |
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Stayed at "Tok
RV Village"
50 Amp. Free RV Wash with
diesel fill up. WiFi $8.95 for day |
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Verizon Cell Phone worked on Analog signal.
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Destruction Bay |
July 9,2005 |
227 |
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** There was a lot of gravel highway on
this leg to get here. Bumpy, dusty & slow** |
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Stopped at "Kluane
Museum" Awesome wildlife displays for a small museum. |
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Stayed at "Sehja
Services & RV Park" Owners Extemely Friendly & helpful. |
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Restaurant
on site (Good Food) Wood Bowls made on site for sale. 22K Gold jewelry
for sale. |
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Verizon Cell
on "ROAMING" |
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Skagway |
July 10-13,2005 |
273 |
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**
After the 1st 11
gravel miles the road was very smooth.** |
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11.5 steep from White Pass to Skagway -
Beautiful Scenic views coming down. |
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Stayed at "Mountain
View RV Park" -
DSL - No Verizon Cell Service |
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Took the "Fjords
Express" boat to Juneau.
Saw seals, whales,
otters &
many eagles. |
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Then to "City Museum" & "State
Museum" |
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Went on the "White
Pass & Yukon" train excursion. One of the "wonders of the world"
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Went to Skagway "Days of
98" Show |
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Whitehorse |
July 14, 2005 |
Photos |
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Stayed at "Pioneer
RV Park" -
WIFI - RV Wash - Fueled
up there |
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Watson Lake |
July 15, 2005 |
Photos |
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Stayed at "Downtown RV Park" Mile
635 - 10 amps - Fueled up there |
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Final
Banquet |
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Took The "Cassiar Highway 37"
to Jasper NP. on our own |
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See
"CANADA - July 19, 2005" for continuation of our
trip |
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See "Back
in the USA August 2005" after we left Canada |
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