🐃🏞️ The End of our Alaska Road Trip | Liard Hot Springs + Wood Bison | Newstate Go North EP12
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- Опубліковано 24 лип 2024
- This just might be one of the most beautiful drives in all of Canada! Now that the country is open to vaccinated Americans, we were able to really take our time and soak it all in! From the Sign Post Forest to Liard Hot Springs (our favorite hot springs?) with a whole lot of beauty and wildlife in between! Come along as we show you a few of our favorite spots along the Alcan! Our Alaska Planning Guide is now available and on SALE! www.newstatenomads.com/rvalaska
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0:00 Into
0:53 Leaving Chena Hot Springs & Getting Covid Tests
1:45 Filling out the ArriveCAN app to enter Canada
2:28 Goodbye Alaska, Hello Canada!
2:50 Crossing the Border into Canada - August 2021
3:38 Driving the Alcan Day Two - Destruction Bay, Yukon
4:58 Visiting Rancheria Falls, Yukon
6:01 Driving the Alcan Day Three - Visiting the Sign Post Forest in Watson Lake, YT
7:30 Watson Lake Visitors Center
7:41 Coming across a herd of Wood Bison in British Columbia
8:50 Free Camping along the Liard River in British Columbia
9:33 Liard Hot Springs, British Columbia
14:37 Driving through incredible fog on the Alcan (more bison)
16:06 the most scenic spot on the Alcan? Muncho Lake
16:54 Spotting Stone Sheep on Stone Mountain
17:25 Our first time ever sleeping in a Wal-mart parking lot
18:18 Driving the Alcan Day Five
19:22 Visiting the historic Kiskatinaw bridge - CLOSED as of August 2021
20:47 Mile Zero of the Alaska Canada Highway - getting our certificate!
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I just love the way you show the beautiful sceneries and the places to see in Alaska over these videos !!!
Muncho Lake was gorgeous! Thanks for another great video!
Thanks, Dolly! The water at Muncho lake is an unbelievable color. 👍 -Howard
Loved watching your adventures in Alaska! Have fun in Canada!
Congratulations on traveling the Alaskan Highway! I truly enjoyed the entire Alaska series. You put together wonderful videos. I watched the Canada videos also. I am following the NPS series now. Great job you two. What a fun lifestyle!
We hope to tour Alaska in a few years in our Winnebago View V so this will be a great help! Thanks for recording your journey! So enjoyed watching your video. Great couple, great trip, great video.I’m look forward to watching more from you all.
We drove the Alcan several years ago in my dad's LTD. In June. Unpaved. 1500 miles of gravel. Coming back it rained so much that they closed the highway at Liard Hot Springs. We stayed at the campground. One lady had a parrot. Another baked bread for everyone. We ended up driving back to Whitehorse and taking another unpaved logging road south through British Columbia. It was an adventure. Pretty much destroyed my dad's LTD.
Diego, it looks like the last of the Alcan was paved in 1992 so this might qualify as more than "several" years ago, haha! LOVE the story about the parrot at Liard, and totally agree on the unique people you meet driving the Alcan. 👍 -Howard
Howard. It was sensory overload. Everything was so beautiful. My dad was real chatty. One of those in the campground. The woman bread baker spoke Russian. My dad was more afraid of the moose than the Grizzlies. The little grocery store ran out of supplies. They brought in more by helicopter.
More great photography & more of that adventurous spirit
Aww thanks Gary!! It's easy when the places are so beautiful :)
🤟Thanks, come again and God speed!
Thanks so much Doug! Oh we'll definitely be back again one day, we just love it there so much!
Awesome video! Shana and I really enjoyed this one!
Thanks Matt! ❤️🦬🙌 That drive is long but SO epic. We were so happy to actually get to stop and enjoy it this time! -Katelyn
Love that giant leap from AK to the Yukon. Reminds me of the moon landing. 🤣 Tough day when your hardest decision is what temp of the hot springs to hang out in. 💕 What a coincidence that the guy who found the sheep who like to hang out on rocks was called Stone. 🤣
Thanks for taking us along on the whole Alaska adventure. ❣
-Aimee
Haha, that's a great comparison! 👨🚀 😆 Right?! That's how you know it's a good day! The stone sheep 🐏 thing cracked me up too. So glad you guys enjoyed this one!! -Katelyn
What a great campsite on the river bank. Again, hot springs are beautiful. Amazing how chilly it is even in August. Great video 👍🏼
Hey there!! Thanks so much 😊 we love finding those epic, free spots. So awesome. And the hot springs can't be beat!!
You guys are killing me! In a good way! 😁I did the Alcan twice and spent my 33rd birthday at Liard hot springs.....so gorgeous! I miss Alaska and BC.
Marion, we're so glad you're along for the journey with us! Liard sounds like a fantastic place to celebrate your birthday. Katelyn got to celebrate hers in Prince George, BC (in 2019) and then Homer, AK this year. It's fun to celebrate milestones while exploring! 👍 -Howard
So much beauty‼️‼️
Seriously how beautiful is Canada?! Love it!! Can't wait to hear more about your future travel plans and hopefully see you all soon! Andy and L
Incredible right?! I know you two love it here!! YESSS we will hopefully see you this Fall! 🤞❤️🥰
@@NewstateNomads oooooooooo so excited!! Andy and L
I’ve really enjoyed watching your Alaskan adventure series. Can’t wait to see where your travels bring you soon. ♥️
Thank you so much Mary! The time in Alaska really flew by. We're so excited to share some of our upcoming adventures! 😊🇨🇦🎉 -Katelyn
I feel the same way about bears! I always want to hug them, but then I realize they will literally rip my face off! 😂🐻
Hahahaha. DON'T hug the bears, Shannon! 😂 -Howard
Oh man!! This is some serious travel goals! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching and glad you found us! 👍 -Howard
@@NewstateNomads ♥️ your content, for sure!
I can’t believe your Alaskan trip is already over! Thanks for taking us along on the adventure. That is quite a beaver dam! ✌🏻
You're so welcome Tara! Thanks for coming along with us 😊 it seemed to fly by, that's for sure! Howard was so excited when he found the dam! 🦫
Love that hot springs, what a great trip you've had up there! I also love the Bison, they are huge and the sounds that they make are amazing and kind of scary, lol!
Lori, they are so big! We came across several herds this trip and you just slow down and wait for an opening in the roadway. In the meantime you get great closeup pictures! 👍 -Howard
Oooooooooohhhhh! I’m so jealous! No really, I’m super excited for you that you’re able to travel to and experience these places while you are able….financially secure enough and young enough to take those long hikes, traveling to very high elevations, experiencing new things, etc. Katelyn!…..honey, thank you so much for your sweet, always-smiling, pretty face. It’s such a pleasure seeing you and Howard enjoying yourselves, and cheering-up my days too. I sooooo want to take our Navion “Lucy” on the Alcan Highway. We took our very first RV (Chevy Cheyenne 4WD pick-up with a shell on it) up into B.C. and Alberta, way back in ‘78 or ‘79. It was stunningly gorgeous there. Anyway, I always look forward to Sundays to see what kind of mischief you’ve gotten into…thank you, as-always, and please be careful! ❤️Virginia❤️
Awww Virginia! Thank you so much!!! 🥰❤️ You're so sweet! Sounds like a fun road trip you did before. We highly recommend the Alcan and that would certainly be a fun adventure for you to take in Lucy!! 🏔️🙌❤️
Great trip kids, I’m exhausted 🥱🥴. Enjoyed following your travels this summer😉
Haha we were a bit exhausted afterwards too! Thanks so much 🥰 we have a lot more adventure coming up!
Thanks once again. Fantastic videos. Love you guys. So fun. We are on the waitlist (major tour company) for 2022 but would go with you guys for sure 👍👍. Stay safe.
Lou, don't tempt us! We've talked before about leading small groups on journeys around the world. Could be a lot of fun! Thanks as always for watching. 👍 -Howard
Thank you for the beautiful video once again. I must say I totally agree,my country is very beautiful.🙂. I really liked the hot springs,I would want to stay there all day,but only if it’s not crowded.The Bison are stunning and so beautiful. I’m using that word a lot lately..haha. I am so happy and grateful we have them once again,and we must always protect them. The beavers dens were very impressive,3 tier!! They are amazing creatures aren’t they. We have some here at home,nobody bothers them,and let’s them build their homes,as it should be. Congratulations on your certificate!! Well deserved. See you soon,take care ❤️
We are absolutely loving it here!!! 🇨🇦❤️ beautiful indeed. We were so happy to see so many of the bison 🦬. They are incredible! And the beaver dam too!🦫 So glad you loved this video!!!
Fantastic episode Katelyn and Howard! I thoroughly enjoyed your series of videos in Alaska. I really hope I can see Alaska in person one day. Welcome back to Canada and I’m glad you will be able to travel freely and take time to see this awesome country this time. There are some issues with the virus still of course and unfortunately here in Alberta we are having high numbers of the 4th wave. So there are restrictions in place, but they are manageable with being vaccinated and masking of course. I know you are usually posting these episodes after you’ve been to the location already. But I want to wish you the best as you travel through Alberta, being it’s your first visit to this province, and if one of your stops is the Edmonton area please enjoy as that’s where I’m located. Looking forward to more wonderful adventures as you travel Canada. Peace and Calm. 👍🏻😎🇨🇦
Oh Gerald, your kind and welcoming words make us smile!! Thank you so much. We're so excited to be here and are so glad we can (safely) explore!! Thank you for always being so supportive and kind to us! ❤️❤️❤️ -Katelyn
Another great video guys, beautiful and fun. Thank you.
You're very welcome!!! ❤️ Hope you are doing well!!
@@NewstateNomads Hanging in there, like everyone. Your videos certainly help create smiles.
Aww 🥰 well were definitely glad to help in that aspect! ❤️
Very cool,so want to go there!
James, it's an amazing trip. We feel so lucky to have experienced this journey in both 2019 and 2021! 👍 -Howard
Sorry I missed you guys in the area. Bon voyage!
Aww thanks Jim!! We'll be back again one day 🥰🏔️
You guys will love Alberta
YESSS! So excited 🇨🇦❤️
Looking to see some updated recommendations you use for travels and exploration, current cameras and photo video gear & Accessories must have. Thanks for sharing
Happy to share! Our current gear is all on our Amazon store but I'll add to the list a companion article. 👍 -Howard www.amazon.com/shop/newstatenomads
Loving your content!
Where do you get your lists of must see locations for each state?
Bison! The hot springs are beautiful! Gorgeous scenery! Did you guys buy the baby sweater for Scout I recommended??? 🥰 We are almost full time...January, Lichtsinn, Iowa for our pick up of our new View! Can't wait! Muncho Lake, wow stunning! Walmart! Pizza! We are keto only wah wah...looked awesome!Thanks guys!👍🏻
It's such a beautiful drive!! Between the scenery, hot springs and wildlife, you can't beat it! We ended up finding a doggie sweatshirt on clearance at Target in Anchorage for her! 😆 She loves it!
Enjoy Canada✌️
Thanks so much Dave!! So beautiful here! 🇨🇦
Question: Where did you boondock along Liard River between Fort Nelson and Watson Lake or near Watson Lake? Was it posted okay to camp over night? We are planning trip for 2022 and we have 36' Motorhome. I couldn’t find any information on which pull-outs/rest areas can be used for boondocking (but did find this in The MILEPOST: “Overnighting in rest areas and turnouts may be unsafe and is illegal unless otherwise posted.”). I recall seeing some that specifically said “no overnight camping” within the Milepost. Love the videos' by the way!!!
My dream wish- to travel through Canada ever since I was 10 years old. I'll be on your t(r)ail following you all the way. 🙏 🇳🇱 🙋♀️ 🇳🇿
You'll definitely enjoy our upcoming videos then!!! 😉🇨🇦❤️
First one! Woot Woot!
Yay Mercedes!! 🙌😊
Great video! But Katelyn, where is this place called Kenidda? ;)
Hahahaha, don't get us started on pronunciation differences. We love the way some Canadians say "pasta." 👍 -Howard
How about going to Cabo San Lucas via Halifax and Key West? It's only 10, 737 miles, 174 hours of driving. Piece of cake to a couple of seasoned wanderers such as yourselves.
😆 oh that's all it is?! Definitely a piece of cake!!!
Jurassic Park! But no goats. :(
Some beaver get as large as 65 pounds, I think they can drage a log that big too.
😯 WOW!!! That's amazing...had no idea they could get that big!
Electric fence at the hot springs.. 1997 two people at the hot springs were killed there.
Wow, I just read an article on it. How incredibly sad but also makes total sense as to why they've gone to those lengths to try and keep humans and wildlife safe from each other. Thank you for letting us know! ❤️
Hello , I was looking for the information on your tow bar and hook-up I was thinking you had a video with the info but can't find it. Could you point me it the right direction.
Patricia, I don't know if we have a super detailed video on it, but here is the episode where we show how we hook up. Is that what you mean?
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Also, all the equipment we use if you're looking for specifics on towing is on our Amazon shop.
www.amazon.com/shop/newstatenomads
Hope those links help! -Howard
We where up there in 2022 the bridge is still closed.
Is that fog or the smoke from wildfires?
Are you towing? Sometimes it looks like you are and other times not.
Carol, did you mean during our time in Alaska? If so, yes we have towed our Honda CR-V since Jan 2020. Sadly it finally died this fall, but we've been enjoying trying out travel without a tow vehicle. Fun to try different styles of RVing! 👍 -Howard
What happened to your tow car?
Hi Carolyn! It's still there, you can see it in the drone shots by the lake 😊
You are so beautiful together and you give me a vision to be the same thing with my wife .......live its do be with the love
Hahahah you vaccinated and have been tested what a joke
Yes, Chris, those are the requirements to enter Canada as a tourist. Thanks for watching. -Howard