Driving Up to Alaska

After putting all of our stuff on the barge and giving Leo to his grand parents, Nicki, our dog Georgie, and I will be driving up to Alaska. Call it a little romantic get-a-way for the parents or a chance to regroup after the stresses of packing and before the stresses of unpacking. Either way it is going to be a lot of fun and the chance to check out a part of the world that neither of us have ever explored.

Here is the map of our proposed route. You can click on it if you want a larger view. The actual road is in red.

Here is how the basic rout will work

• North on I-5 to Canada
• North on I-1 (the Alaskan Highway) to Cache Creek
• North on 97 to Prince George
• East on 16 (the Yellowhead Highway) to Kitwanga
• North on 37 (the Cassiar Highway) to Watson Lake
• North again on I-1 to Alaska
• North on 2 to Tok
• South on 1 (Tok Cutoff) Glennallen
• South on 1 (the Glenn Highway) to Eagle River

So, let's see that's 2,320 miles, divided by 60 miles per hour, divided by 8 hours of driving in a day..... That's about 5 days. Five days! (your welcome SOW) Oh, well. It'll be 5 days of fun and adventure. We plan on camping a lot and maybe staying in a few hotels. We have some hot springs we want to visit and we might even get a hike or two in. If you'd like to learn more about traveling (hint) or moving (hint, hint) up to Alaska check out this website: themilepost.com