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Alaska Trip Itinerary

Revision #3

 

Sunday Aug. 1, 1999 - Left behind schedule, slated a 6am start, reality was 9:30... see repair info for more details on what followed.

Ellicott City, MD to Toledo, OH (460 Miles)

Actual: Milan OH (401 Miles)

Camp: Milan Travel Park

Monday Aug. 2, 1999

Toledo, OH to Madison, WI (400 Miles)

Actual: Dells, WI (446+ Miles)  Past Madison, WI

Camp: Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Camp

Tuesday Aug. 3, 1999

Madison, WI to Sioux Falls, SD (436 Miles)

Actual: Sioux Falls, SD (~410 Miles)

Camp: Sioux Falls KOA

Wednesday Aug. 4, 1999

Sioux Falls, SD to Rapid City, SD (347 Miles)

Actual: Keystone, SD (~375 Miles)

Camp: Mt Rushmore KOA

Thursday Aug. 5, 1999

Tour Mt. Rushmore Area

Camp: Mt. Rushmore KOA

Friday Aug. 6, 1999

Rapid City, SD to Billings, MT (375 Miles)

Actual: Billings, Mt (~460 Miles)

Camp: Billings Metro KOA

Saturday Aug. 7, 1999

Billings, MT to Great Falls, MT (221 Miles)

Actual: Great Falls, MT (~270 Miles)

Camp: Great Falls KOA

Sunday Aug. 8, 1999

                Remain in Great Falls... Possible makeup day

                RV Repairs, Food shopping, Laundry, etc.

                Actual: Forged on to Calgary, Al (~377 Miles)

Camp: Whispering Spruce Campground

Monday Aug. 9, 1999

                Great Falls, MT to Red Deer, AB (403 Miles)

                Actual: Grande Praire, Alberta, Canada (~470 Miles) 

Note: we are only about 80 mile shy of Dawson's Creek, nearly a full two days ahead of schedule.

                Camp: Country Roads RV Park

Tuesday Aug. 10, 1999

                Red Deer, AB to Whitecourt, AB (117 Miles)

Actual: Fort Nelson, British Columbia (~360 Miles)

                Camp: West End Campground

Wednesday Aug. 11, 1999

                Whitecourt, AB to Dawson’s Creek, BC (250 Miles)

Actual: Watson Lake, Canada (323 Miles)

                Camp: Downtown RV Park

Thursday Aug. 12, 1999

                Dawson's Creek, BC to Fort Nelson, BC (238 Miles)

Actual: Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada (280 Miles)

                Camp: Hi Country RV Park

Friday Aug. 13, 1999

                Fort Nelson, BC to Watson Lake, BC (330 Miles)

Actual: Stayed in Whitehorse for RV repairs and tourist stuff.

                Camp: Hi Country RV Park

Saturday Aug. 14, 1999

                Watson Lake, BC to Whitehorse, YK (283 Miles)

Actual: Dawson City, Yk, Canada (330 Miles)

Camp: Gold Rush Campground

Sunday Aug. 15, 1999

                Spend the day touring Whitehorse

Actual: Spent day touring Dawson City

                Camp: Gold Rush Campground

Monday Aug. 16, 1999

                Whitehorse, YK to Dawson City, YK (327 Miles)

Actual: Tok, Alaska!!! (180 Miles)

                Camp: Tok RV Village

Tuesday Aug. 17, 199

                Dawson City, YK to Tok, AK (187 Miles)

Actual: GAkona, Ak (110 Miles)

                Camp: Gakona RV Park

Wednesday Aug. 18, 1999

                Tok, AK to Mentasa Lake, AK (~225 Miles)

Actual: Paxson, Ak (~115 Miles)

Camp: Paxson Lake BLM Campground (no hookups, you are on your own!!!)

Thursday Aug. 19, 1999

                Mentasa Lake, AK to Paxson, AK (~137 Miles)

Actual: Susitna River Valley, Ak ( 50 Miles)

                Camp: Winnebaigis RV Park (no hookups)

Friday - Sunday Aug. 20-21, 1999

                Denali Highway to Denali National Park, AK (~150 Miles)

Actual: Healy, Ak ( ~80 Miles )

                Camp: Denali RV Park & Motel

Sunday - Aug 22, 1999

                Camp: Denali National Park

                Reservations for: Telkanika River Area

                Actual: Denali National Park

                Camp: Savage River Campground

Monday - Thursday Aug. 23-26, 1999

                Back Country Back Packing

Actual: Section 32 Denali Backcountry (only did this Monday evening)

Tuesday Aug. 24, 1999

                Camp: Denali National Park

Actual: Healy, Ak ( ~80 Miles )

                Camp: Denali RV Park & Motel

Riley Creek Campground

Wednesday Aug. 25/26, 1999

Actual: Fairbanks Ak (120 Miles)

Camp: Norlite Campground & RV Park

Friday Aug. 27, 1999

                Denali National Park, AK to Fairbanks, AK (121 Miles)

Actual: Denali National Park (~120 Miles)

                Camp: Denali National Park Riley Creek Campground 

Saturday Aug. 28, 1999

                Remain in Fairbanks - Tourism

                Actual: Anchorage, Ak ( 236 Miles)

                Camp: Fred Myer Parking Lot

Sunday Aug. 29, 1999

                Fairbanks, AK to Talkeena, AK (245 Miles)

Actual: Anchorage, AK

                Camp: Hillside on Gambell Motel & RV Park

Monday Aug. 30 1999

                Talkeena, AK to Anchorage, AK (115 Miles)

Actual: Anchorage, AK

                Camp: Hillside on Gambell Motel & RV Park

Tuesday Aug. 31, 1999

                Remain in Anchorage

                Activity: Flight-see the Alaskan Range

Actual: Seward, Ak (120 Miles)

Camp: Millers Landing

Wednesday Sept. 1, 1999

                Anchorage, AK to Steward, AK (128 Miles)

Actual: Valdez, Ak (~420 Miles)

                Camp: Bear Paw Campground

Thursday Sept. 2, 1999

                Steward, AK to Palmer, AK (175 Miles)

Actual: Valdez, Wait out weather for cruise

                Camp: Bear Paw Campground

Friday Sept. 3, 1999

                Palmer, AK to Valdez, AK (~265 Miles)

Actual: Valdez, Wait out weather for cruise

                Camp: Bear Paw Campground

Saturday Sept. 4, 1999

                Valdez, AK to Copper Center, AK (~75 Miles)

Actual: Valdez, Wait out weather for cruise

                Camp: Bear Paw Campground

Sunday Sept. 5, 1999

                Copper Center, AK to Northway, AK (~250 Miles)

Actual: Tok, Ak (236 Miles)

                Camp: Tok RV Village

Monday Sept. 6, 1999

                Northway, AK to Destruction Bay, YK (~180 Miles)

Actual: Haines Junction, Yukon (286 Miles)

                Camp: Kluane RV Kampground

Tuesday Sept. 7, 1999

                Relax in Destruction Bay Area

Actual: Haines, Ak (180 Miles)

Camp: Haines Hitchup RV Park

Wednesday Sept. 8, 1999

                Destruction Bay, YK to Haines, BC (~280 Miles)

Actual: Sightseeing in Haines

                Camp: Haines Hitchup RV Park

Thursday - Sept. 9, 1999

7:00am Ferry to Prince Rupert, BC

Camp: Kennicott

Friday Sept. 10, 1999

                Arrives 5:30pm Friday

Actual: Prince Rupert, BC

                Camp: Park Ave. Campground 

Saturday Sept. 11, 1999

                Prince Rupert, BC to Smithers, BC

Actual: Lac La Hache, BC (642 Miles)

Camp: Lac La Hache KOA

Sunday Sept. 12, 1999

                Smithers, BC to Prince George, BC

Actual: Seattle (400 Miles)

Camp: Seattle/Tacoma KOA

Monday Sept. 13, 1999

                Prince George, BC to Cache Creek, BC

 Actual: Lakehead, Ca (550 Miles)

Camp: Lakehead Campground and RV Park

Tuesday Sept. 14, 1999

                Cache Creek, BC to Seattle, WA

Actual: Yosemite National Park (~400 Miles)

Camp: White Wolf Campground (Yosemite, Ca)

Wednesday Sept 15, 1999

Tour Seattle

Actual: Joe went to Reno,NV (160 Miles)

Greg stayed in Yosemite

Camp: Joe - Eldorado Hotel (Reno, NV) 

Greg - Yosemite National Park

Thursday Sept. 16, 1999

Seattle, WA to Redding, CA (592 Miles)

Actual: 0 Miles

Camp: Joe - Eldorado Hotel (Reno, NV) 

Greg - Mono Vista RV Park (Lee Vining, Ca)

Friday Sept 17, 1999

Redding, CA to Yosemite Park (344 Miles)

Actual: Elko,NV (360 Miles)

Camp: Double Dice RV Park

Saturday Sept. 18, 1999

Tour Yosemite Park

Actual: Lyman, WY (~300 Miles)

Camp: Lyman KOA

Sunday Sept. 19, 1999

Monday Sept. 20, 1999

Yosemite, CA to Sequoia National Park, CA (107 Miles)

Tuesday Sept. 21, 1999

Tour Sequoia National Park

Wednesday Sept. 22, 1999

Sequoia, CA to Tahoe, CA (344 Miles)

Thursday Sept. 23, 1999

Tahoe, CA to Salt Lake City, UT (564 Miles)

Friday Sept. 24, 1999

                Salt Lake City, UT to Cheyenne, WY (437 Miles)

Saturday Sept. 25, 1999

                Cheyenne, WY to Lincoln, NE (443 Miles)

Sunday Sept. 26, 1999

                Lincoln, NE to Ottowa, IL (458 Miles)

Monday Sept. 27, 1999

                Ottowa, IL to Youngstown, OH (456 Miles)

Tuesday Sept 28, 1999

                Youngstown, OH to Scranton, PA (305 Miles)