No matter how much you prepare at the outset of a journey, you never really know what awaits you on the other side until you go through with it. I just made the epic drive through British Columbia and Yukon to get to the 49th state! Even though I was prepared, driving from Washington to Alaska was full of surprises. There was laughter. There were tears. There were bears. This video shows you exactly what it's like to drive through Canada to get to Alaska. It's gonna be a wild ride, so buckle your seat belt. Let's hit the road!
If you're driving the Alaska Highway, I recommend having a copy of the Milepost!
The Milepost: Alaska Travel Planner amzn.to/3DxmrpA
It includes detailed information about accommodation, gas stops, attractions, and services. There are definitely stretches of road where you won't have cell phone service, so having a reference book with paper maps is a must.
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Recommendations for driving to Alaska:
- Make sure to plan your gas stops ahead of time.
- Drive during the day. Some gas stops are not open at night.
- Carry a copy of The Milepost with you (linked above)
- Be prepared to go without cell phone service.
- Carry food and water with you.
- Study your route ahead of time.
- Carry a bit of Canadian cash with you just in case you need cash for something.
Music:
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Here are the gas stops I made along the way:
Day 1
Cache Creek
100 Mile House
Prince George
Burns Lake
Day 2
New Hazelton
Meziadin Junction
Iskut
Day 3
Dease Lake
Junction 37 Services (not open at night)
Teslin
Day 4
Whitehorse
Haines Junction
Beaver Creek
Day 5
Tok
Anchorage
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:51 US-Canada Border Crossing in Sumas, Washington
1:40 Cute 1950s diner in Cache Creek
1:59 I'm in Canada for the first time!
2:24 Let's find Canadian snacks
2:52 Camping at Burns Lake
4:01 Burns Lake to New Hazelton
4:33 Gitangwak Totem Poles
5:13 Meziadin Junction
5:53 Ketchup chips
6:28 Iskut
7:45 Dease Lake
8:44 French skills randomly tested at Good Hope Lake
9:57 Driving through the aftermath of a wildfire
10:20 Leaving British Columbia
10:47 Junction 37 Services
11:16 Alaska Highway
12:14 Bear encounter
12:30 Teslin
13:18 More Canadian snacks
13:28 Haines Junction
13:55 The road conditions got bad
15:36 Beaver Creek
15:53 Time to cross the border into Alaska