John, Anchorage to Seattle is about 2500 miles and the trip you took is awesome, at least the southbound trip is all down hill!:>) I agree that taking the road one way and ferry the other is a great idea, it lets you see two distinctly different areas and you can relax while on the ferry. My favorite bumpersticker re the Alcan is: "There is not a single mosquito on the Alaska Highway, they are all married and have very large families". Mark in AK ----- Original Message ----- From: John Reddick <SVYOLO@YAHOO.COM> Date: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 6:38 am Subject: Re: Anchorage Trip To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > I drove from Seattle all the way to Prudoe Bay about 4 years ago > in my > Westy. It was an awesome trip. The only bad thing was the drive > back. I > spent 2 months getting there, but only 10 days getting back. > Anchorage to > Seattle is farther than Anchorage to Miami if I remember right. I > saw a > great bumper sticker on the way back. It said "The Alcan, it is a > greatdrive, one way?" What you are doing is the best way and the > way I would do > it again. Take the ferry up, and a great, long, camping trip on > the way back. > > John > 87 Westy SVX > |
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