Alaska Highway Winter 2020 Pt 2: Haines Junction Yukon to Alaska
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- Опубліковано 9 жов 2024
- Driving the Alcan Highway from Montana to Alaska in late November of 2020 with our new 25’ Bigfoot Trailer in tow.
Part 2 of our relocation adventure takes us from Haines Junction Yukon to our new home in Alaska. Few people are able to make the trip this time of year and experience the majestic beauty of the Alaska Highway in winter.
This was an epic journey and one we will never forget. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
Highly Recommended for this trip: The Alaska Milepost. I recommend having a copy of this book with you as there are large sections of roads with no cell service.
Thanks for the ride along...beautiful country.
Thanks for joining us!
Every time the camera turns, I think it's the truck spinning out.
Thankfully, we never spun out! Hopefully you were able to see the landscape. That was the intent!
I really enjoy the view and the music , thank you Sir .
Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching.
Thank you for sharing! It's such a beautiful drive. The Yukon and parts of Alaska looks so much like northern Norway
I have never been to Norway, but it must be beautiful! I'm so glad you enjoyed our journey North.
What kind of tires are you running in that weather?
Hi Brett. We ran Falken 10 ply tires. We still have them on the truck. They’ve been fantastic treads. For more info, see our q&a video. Michael talks a bit about the tires and we address other preparations we made for this trip. We’ve divided into chapters so you can find what you are looking for without needing to watch the whole thing.
You can find it on our channel. Here’s the link: ua-cam.com/video/8haqcT9oqhE/v-deo.html
Hope this helps!
I like your videos. Not just because you show all of the scenery. But because you’re intelligent enough wise enough to know that other people are gonna wanna know what time of day it is and how the driving conditions are. So thank you because I didn’t know how many daylight hours for example, there are in Alaska for driving and that’s important to me. It’s also important to me to know how the weather is at that given moment in time or if there’s any impending snowstorm is coming.
So glad this was helpful for you!
Someday I would love to make this trip. From Regina Saskatchewan Canada to Anchorage Alaska. It's on my bucket list. 🙂
Definitely worth it! You’ll love it.
I loved this stretch from Haines Junction, around Kluane Lake and into Alaska..summer time sure looks a bit different! And WOW $2.29 a gallon for fuel? I live in Anchorage and it’s $5.69 a gallon now 😳😳
I know! It's gone up a LOT. Glad you enjoyed the video. ‘Twas an epic trip.
No,no. The music and scenery were perfect. Thanks.
So glad you enjoyed the virtual trip!
Thank you for the travel tips.
Nice video! I drove it in the winter of 1984.
What is the music staring at 4:15 to 5:28 and at7:53 to 8:32?
Sweet! It’s an awesome drive. All paved now, though. I actually don’t remember which song. It was a standard one available on iMovie. I chose them for their moods as I was putting the video together.
Nice video. This is on the bucket list. Is it difficult camping in the winter? Many places open?
Most everything was closed when we went through, although there were a few places where we likely could have camped. We utilized truck stops and pullouts per instructions. We had plenty of propane and carried water in the 4 season trailer. We did not fill the hot water tank due to danger of freezing during travel. We did also need to run the furnace and open the pump compartment inside the trailer while on the road to keep from freezing up. I think during a more regular travel time when one isn’t on a schedule and in a hurry to get through, it would be a lovely trip and there would be more places to stop and camp. You wouldn’t have to drive such long days. The Milepost is a MUST have. Definitely pick one up before you go. Happy travels!
I wanted to ask if your furnace was running on the rv battery? The other question is that you say that you opened the pump compartment to keep from freezing. Can you clear this up for me, I am not sure I follow you.
Thanks
How fast were you traveling most of the time?
The video is sped up to 2x actual travel speed. There are a few clips in real time, such as when we spotted the caribou in the road, or when we are talking.
Faster arrival was not worth having an accident. As we got farther north, there is very little traffic, no settlements for miles, and no cell service. If we went off the road, we could’ve been waiting for help for a long time. We did go prepared. We also factored in the variant of animals on the road; we were on constant watch and encountered quite a few.
My guess is we averaged around 45 mph for the trip. On clear, dry highway roads with good visibility (day time), we traveled a bit under the speed limit since we were pretty heavily loaded. In Montana, speed limit is 75 mph. In Canada, that’s often 80-110 kmph. As we pushed north and conditions worsened (weather, road, wildlife), we drove more slowly than what we thought might actually be safe so we could stop our rig fairly quickly if needed. Over the frost heaves, we averaged 35 mph for over 300 miles. In hindsight, that was probably too fast. See below.
Note of caution if you are towing: when we arrived, we found three screw heads on the floor of the trailer. Even taking it slow, the windows shimmied enough over the rough roads that three screws sheared off. We’ll be drilling those out and replacing them when the weather warms.
What tires were you running on you tow vehicle?
Goodyear Endurance. They come standard with the Bigfoot 25RQ.
Is there anyplace to see your art? Thank you.
Yes, you can view on blessingfineart.com.
@@meaganblessing Thank you for the link.
Wish you would talk.
There isn’t much talking, unfortunately. Sorry about that! It’s more of a documentation of the journey for anyone who wants to see what it’s like.