skirk55 said:
Next year my wife and three English Setters will be on the way from PA. To. Alaska! We have a 17' Jayco Hybird trailer. The tow vehicle is a 2015 GMC Acadia.
We have pulled to California two times. We went to Yellowstone and now we want to see Alaska. We have a month to do it. Can anyone tell us how they did it and what to pack for our trip.
You would have to leave the dogs at home/kennel, but for only a month, and the cost of fuel/RV Parks along the way, you are much better off flying to Anchorage and either renting an RV or renting a car and staying in motels.
Keep in mind that while the highways in Canada, going to Alaska are good roads, you are not going to drive at 65-70 mph. The roads are two lane, full width, much of the time with some paved shoulders, 3-10 feet of paved shoulders, but there are plenty of hills and curves. A lot of the hills have 5-6% inclines and a number of them have some short 10% sections. Nothing really bad as the 10% grades are not very long. I mention these because all the hills and curves slow you down. There is almost always some construction areas on the roads. Some of the construction areas are from one mile to 15 or more miles long. That means going really slow on the gravel area. The speed limit in Canada (on the roads to AK) is usually 55mph (90KM/hr) with some 60mph. Trying to drive 350-400 miles in Canada, in a day, pulling even the small trailer you have, makes for a very long and tiring day. You are going to spend more of your time driving to AK than you will have time seeing the sights in AK.
I would not plan a driving trip to Alaska without 2 months and preferably 3-4 months.
We took 4 1/2 months from Portland, Oregon and back to Portland on our AK trip in 2016. It was very enjoyable and relaxing trip, no rush, no hurry. There was extra time for travel from Texas to Portland, not included in the above mentioned 4 1/2 months.