Wow. WTF was I thinking? Driving from Minnesota to Alaska. Moving a household meant flying was out and taking the ferry from Seattle won’t work either due to the pets, so the only option left was a road trip from Minnesota to Juneau, AK via Skagway, AK. After a rough start the trip turned out to be a blast, but draining with long hours behind the wheel. Towing the trailer meant it was difficult to stop on a dime and there are many places in western Canada I would love to revisit. My apologies to central Canada, but you’re as flat as a 6th grader and quite boring. So, anyways a quick overview of the trip; 7/22/2007 - 7/31/2007:
- Day 1 and 1.5: Minneapolis, MN -> Winnipeg, MB
- Day 2: Minnedosa rest stop -> Saskatoon, SK
- Day 3: Saskatoon, SK -> Whitecourt, AB
- Day 4: Whitecourt, AB -> Ft. Nelson, BC
- Day 5: Ft. Nelson, BC -> Watson Lake, YT (Woot, I’m in the Yukon!)
- Day 6: Watson Lake, YT -> Teslin, YT
- Day 7: Teslin, YT -> Skagway, AK
- Day 8-9: Skagway, AK
- Day 10: Skagway, AK -> Juneau, AK; via the ferry
Total Miles: 2,900 miles
Total Days on the Road: 10 days
Check out the individual “Day” posts for details on each day as well as links to pics, etc….
(editor’s note: the “Day” posts have artificial timestamps; antedated to correlate to my trip)
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