Author: Susi
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Alaska Bound – Day 24 – Caravan Day 7
We are still in Whitehorse, YT. We are with our group visiting the S.S. Klondike steamboat. The Klondike was build to haul ore and freight in a time before roads existed. The Klondike was one of the largest of its kind. The original vessel sank in 1936, they then build the S.S. Klondike II which… Read more
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Alaska Bound – Day 23 – Caravan Day 6
On this day, we travel from Watson Lake, YT to Whitehorse, YT. Travel distance is 266 Miles which they say in our book is 6 Hours! Why 6 hours? Well, you are traveling in a large rig towing a car and you are going up and down in the mountains with twisting roads, over bridges… Read more
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Alaska Bound – Day 22 – Caravan Day 5
Day 22 on our trip is Day 5 of our Fantasy RV Caravan. Is that confusing to hear me say it is day 22 & day 5? Well it is, I have a tuff time keeping it all straight too. This day is another travel day, it is only 129 miles to our new one… Read more
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Alaska Bound Day 21 – Caravan Day 4
On this day, we leave Fort Nelson, BC and head to Liard River, BC. This is a 189 mile trip. Not too much to see in Liard River, but they are home to the Liard Hot Springs. I walked over to the hot springs and gave them a test. Can you say P U, rotten… Read more
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Alaska Bound – Day 20
Day 20 of our Alaska journey, which is day 3 of our RV Caravan, we are leaving Dawson Creek, BC and headed to Fort Nelson, BC. This is just a quick one night stay on our way to bigger things. The mosquitoes have found us. We also are staying at campgrounds that are not our… Read more
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Alaska Bound – Day 19 Part 2
I missed a little day trip that we took on Day 19, we drove to a small town called Taylor in British Columbia, this is just north of Dawson City. The visitors center is the only center on the Alaska Highway that carries the “RV2AK 2026” sticker. I of course had to have one, but… Read more
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Alaska Bound – Day 18 & 19 The RV Caravan Begins
June 18 has arrived, we are now officially part of an RV Caravan group. 21 fellow caravaners, the wagon masters and the tail gunners. Total that is 23 RV’s of some type in our group. We have Class A motorhomes, Class C motorhomes both regular and Super-C’s as well as Fifth-wheels and travel trailers in… Read more
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Alaska Bound – Day 17
Today on day 17 we all checked in at Northern Lights RV Park, we arrived on June 16 after a 523 km drive! How many miles is 523 km? Approximately 325 miles, if you were interested. We just chilled at the campground, started meeting with our fellow caravaners as well as our Wagon Masters (Tim… Read more
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Alaska Bound – Day 15 & 16
Wow, what happened to posting about our trip? Never expected it to be so hard to make regular postings while on the road. Today is July 5 and I am just writing about June 15 & 16! Call me a slacker. Now let me look back and see what we did on days 15 and… Read more
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Alaska Bound Days 28 & 29
We left Dawson City, Yukon and headed to the Chicken, Alaska via the Top of the World Highway. In order to leave Dawson City, YT we had to take the ferry across the Yukon River. Judi drove the car from camp to the ferry and was able to get across before me. What she found… Read more
