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    RE: Alaska Itinerary Assistance Needed with gold panning communities

    by trekker502 21 August 2011

    I think that Independence Mine is along a narrow, winding, gravel road in the mountains, which is why I did not visit it and it would…

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    RE: Alaska Highway Roadworks

    by trekker502 08 June 2011

    I always preferred driving Top of the World Highway and Taylor Highway at least one-way each summer that I traveled through the Yukon.…

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    RE: GPS Map for Alaska

    by alapah 23 May 2011

    The highways in Alaska do have milepost markers at intervals (i am not sure what the standard interval is). They are vertical numbers…

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    RE: Deteriorated Alaska Highway west of Burwash Landing in YT

    by trekker502 09 May 2011

    Since you will be driving over gravel anyway, I recommend taking the North Klondke Highway from north of Whitehorse to Dawson City, then…

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    RE: Alaska road trip

    by trekker502 03 August 2010

    The drive north on Highway #97 through Cache Creek is very hot in August -- stop for ice cream. I usually stop at a nice Woodall's campgrou…

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    RE: suggestion for a drive from New York -> Alaska

    by trekker502 26 April 2009

    On your route north or south to/from Alaska, I suggest that you take the Klondike Highway near Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, north to Dawson…

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    RE: Alaska Trip Planning - June 2008

    by alapah 21 April 2008

    I think you are trying to do cover way too much ground within two weeks. You'll spend an awful lot of time viewing Alaska from your car.…

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    RE: Alaska in 40 days

    by alapah 23 February 2008

    oh, where to begin... zeldasdad is so correct about distances and driving time, among other things. I would not rely on google maps. What…

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    RE: ALASKA

    by trekker502 22 February 2008

    A different itinerary would be to drive from *Vancouver* up the road past *Whistler Ski Resort* and then north through British Columbia…

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    RE: Alaska - finding work over winter

    by trekker502 28 January 2008

    Poster #11 -- I would not recommend the narrow Taylor Highway to bicyclists, since there is barely room for the huge RVs and tractor-trailer…

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    Re: RE: Alaska - finding work over winter

    by zeldasdad 28 January 2008

    Trekker, depending on where you are, the Alcan (highway #1 in Yukon Territory) and the Taylor Highway that takes you from Tok up to the…

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    Realistic driving schedule for Alaska?

    by metropolis 17 March 2007

    Yes, it looks like at least the Taylor Highway is closed until May 15th. (Select East Central Alaska from

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