April drive to Alaska (Skagway: sale, real estate market, loan)

[Bob Blockus]

TWO REI Camp Dome 4 Tents. TWO The North Face Mountain 25 Tents. Mr Bob will take utilize on whole road trip on all segments together with hotel stays. total of three people might go. Mr Bob, asia woman servant, and kirsten s. used Avalanche Truck.

[warptman]

You'd have bragging rights, yes indeed.

[Bob Blockus]

Flair guns be good defense against bears? Dalton Highway areas. yes indeed.

[stiffnecked]

No flair guns. Buy can of bear spray at Sportsmans Warehouse.

[Bob Blockus]

bear spray at Sportsmans Warehouse. Copy. yes indeed.

[Rance]

Bob we drove the haul road in a Plymouth Voyager Mini-Van in August 2007. I'm sure a used Avalanche will make the trip. And we had no bear trouble even tho we did see a couple.

[Bob Blockus]

Rance, copy. only thing Mr Bob to accomplish is drive under speed limit and get no traffic tickets. fix broken any future windows and dented auto head lights. used Avalanche Truck. yes indeed.

[Rance]

Bob the road was in excellent condition when we made our trip. No rock chips or broken headlights. There is a surprising amount of new pavement along the route. We did get one flat tire 40 miles south of Deadhorse...and the road there was a chipseal form of pavement. We had picked up a nail! There is a GBR tire shop right at the end of the haulroad when you arrive in Deadhorse and there are 2 spots you can buy gas in Deadhorse. But it's high dollar fuel.

[Bob Blockus]

Best way to keep track or spend Canada currency when travel through country into
Alaska? Maybe spend Canada money through drive through fast food places in Canada.

[akck]

Originally Posted by Bob Blockus

Best way to keep track or spend Canada currency when travel through country into
Alaska? Maybe spend Canada money through drive through fast food places in Canada.

Most places in Canada accept US$$ too, but not necessarily at the best exchange rate.

When I travel through Canada, I make a guess as to how much cdn $$ I need, stop at an ATM and use my debit card (my bank's exchange rate is usually good). I use the cash for meals and charge hotels and gas to a credit card. If I took out too much cdn $$, I pay my last hotel with it when I leave and take it off the credit card. Just before crossing the border, usually last food stop, I dump spare change in the donation pot on the counter. Bank and credit card statements let me know what I spent in Canada, including the foreign exchange fee they charge.