Alaska (7)
Nov 6, 2015
It's been roughly 2 months since we concluded the Alaskan portion of our trip. We traversed somewhere between 7,500 and 8,000 miles in Canada and Alaska during the 10 weeks we spent there. While mathematically that breaks out to be less than 120...
Oct 30, 2015
In total we spent $6,073.80, $134.97 per day, during the 45 days we were in Alaska. We rightly expected to be well above the $60-$80 per day estimate considering the high cost of goods and the number of miles it would take to explore the largest US...
Sep 4, 2015
We were excited to ferry to Sitka even though the forecast for our stay was for mostly rain, which turned out to be accurate oddly enough. When we were figuring out our ferry schedule we needed to add a couple of days to one of the ports due to...
Aug 28, 2015
Nearing the end of our Alaskan leg we pointed the JaMvan to Haines. This meant crossing back into Canada then following the shoreline of Kluane Lake. The weather was still rainy and foggy so we didn't get a great view of the lake, it's a pleasant...
Aug 19, 2015
Denali has been at the top of our list since the moment we decided to include Alaska in our Pan-Am route. Everything we have seen and heard was wonderful, a little research later had us changing our expectations. The park is mostly closed to...
Aug 8, 2015
Patching the van up took more than a replacement shock. A spindle and a wheel bearing decided to have a havoc party, who knows which one started it, taking out the front passenger hub. Fortunately all of the parts were on hand at another Anchorage...
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