The summer of 2019 is set aside for the Alaska Adventure, a trip of a lifetime, taking over three months to visit some of the most beautiful places in North America. The journey begins from Jacksonville Florida and ends there, some 12,000 miles later, driven over 250 hours, and having visited some fifty stop overs.
The map above shows an overview of the route (don’t believe the time and distance estimates).
The chosen steed fo this journey is “Norman”, a 40 ft 2005 Fleetwood Excursion Class A Motorhome. “Norman” will be pulling the Jeep Wrangler, with a 16 ft canoe on top, two bicycles on the back, and stuff for both inside. Beverley Hillbillies fans look out!
The itinerary below shows detail of the stops, dates, distances etc. Feel free to follow along through the daily blogs (where WiFi allows) when stories will be told and photographs displayed.
ARRIVE | DEPART. | # of |
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STATE | CITY | DATE | DATE | Nights | MILES | HRS | LOCATION |
FL | JACKSONVILLE | 6-Jun | Driving and stops at Walmart etc | ||||
SD | RAPID CITY | 10-Jun | June 14 | 4 | 1865 | 33.91 | Black Hills KOA |
ND | MEDORA | June 14 | June 16 | 2 | 273 | 6.83 | Medora Campground |
ND | FORT PECK | June 16 | June 19 | 2 | 235 | 5.88 | Downstream, 22 Firs, Fort Peck |
MT | SHELBY | 19-Jun | 20-Jun | 1 | 279 | 6.98 | Shelby RV Park & Resort |
AL | LETHBRIDGE | 20-Jun | 21-Jun | 1 | 119 | 2.98 | Elbas Farm |
AL | COCHRANE | 21-Jun | 25-Jun | 4 | 160 | 4.00 | Bow Rivers Edge Campgound |
AL | STONY PLAIN | 25-Jun | 28-Jun | 3 | 205 | 5.13 | Camp’n Class RV Park |
AL | VALLEYVIEW | 28-Jun | 29-Jun | 1 | 188 | 4.70 | Sherks RV |
BC | TAYLOR | 29-Jun | 1-Jul | 2 | 239 | 5.98 | Peace Island Park |
BC | FORT NELSON | 1-Jul | 2-Jul | 1 | 238 | 5.95 | Triple G Hideaway |
BC | MUNCHO LAKE | 2-Jul | 5-Jul | 3 | 143 | 3.58 | Toad River Lodge |
YK | WATSON LAKE | 5-Jul | 6-Jul | 1 | 165 | 4.13 | Downtown RV Park |
YK | WHITEHORSE | 6-Jul | 8-Jul | 2 | 262 | 6.55 | Hot Springs Campground |
YK | DESTRUCTION BAY | July 8 | 10-Jul | 2 | 156 | 3.90 | Cottonwood RV Park |
AK | TOK | 10-Jul | 12-Jul | 2 | 217 | 5.43 | Tundra RV Park |
AK | FAIRBANKS | 12-Jul | 16th | 4 | 202 | 5.05 | Riverview RV Park |
AK | DENALI NAT’L PK | July 16 | July 20 | 4 | 236 | 5.90 | Denali National Park |
AK | ANCHORAGE | July 20 | July 23 | 3 | 206 | 5.15 | Ship Creek RV Park |
AK | Brooks Falls | July 22 | July 22 | 0 | 0.00 | Flight to Brooks Falls | |
AK | ANCHOR POINT | July 23 | July 30 | 7 | 206 | 5.15 | Kyllonen’s RV Park |
AK | SEWARD | July 30 | 3-Aug | 4 | 152 | 3.80 | Stoney creek RV Park |
AK | COPPER CENTER | 3-Aug | 7-Aug | 4 | 320 | 8.00 | King for a Day Campground |
AK | TOK | 7-Aug | 8-Aug | 1 | 150 | 3.75 | Tundra RV Park |
YKL | DESTRUCTION BAY | Aug 8 | Aug 10 | 2 | 225 | 5.63 | Cottonwood RVPark |
AK | HAINES | Aug 10 | Aug 15 | 5 | 206 | 5.15 | Haines Hitch-up RV Park |
Alaska Ferry System | Aug 15 | Aug 15 | 0 | 0.00 | Ferry to Skagway | ||
YK | WHITEHORSE | Aug 15 | Aug 16 | 1 | 129 | 3.23 | Hot Springs Campgound |
YK | WATSON LAKE | Aug 16 | Aug 19 | 3 | 262 | 6.55 | Downton RV Park |
BC | ISKUT | Aug 19 | Aug 21 | 2 | 132 | 3.30 | Mountain Shadow & RV Park |
AK | HYDER | Aug 21 | Aug 24 | 3 | 188 | 4.70 | Camp Run O Mock |
BC | TELKWA | Aug 24 | Aug 26 | 2 | 216 | 5.40 | Ft Telkwa |
BC | PRINCE GEORGE | Aug 26 | Aug 29 | 3 | 214 | 5.35 | Hartway RV Park |
AB | JASPER/HINTON | Aug 29 | Aug 31 | 2 | 274 | 6.85 | Hinton/Jasper KOA |
BC | GOLDEN | Aug 31 | 5-Sep | 5 | 231 | 5.78 | Golden Municipal Campground |
MT | WHITEFISH | 5-Sep | 9-Sep | 4 | 255 | 5.10 | MooseCreek RV Park |
MT | W.YELLOWSTONE | 9-Sep | 12-Sep | 3 | 382 | 7.64 | Buffalo Crossing RV Park |
WY | CODY | 12-Sep | 16-Sep | 4 | 133 | 3.33 | Buffalo Bill North Fork |
NE | CRAWFORD | 16-Sep | 19-Sep | 3 | 375 | 7.00 | Soldier Creek Site |
NE | LINCOLN | 19-Sep | 20-Sep | 1 | 424 | 7.00 | Driving and stops at Walmart |
MO | SPRINGFIELD | 20-Sep | 21-Sep | 1 | 349 | 6.50 | Driving and stops at Walmart |
MS | JACKSON | 21-Sep | 22-Sep | 1 | 493 | 8.00 | Driving and stops at Walmart |
AL | Dothan | 22-Sep | 23-Sep | 1 | 338 | 6.00 | Driving and stops at Walmart |
FL | JACKSONVILLE | 23-Sep | 264 | 5.28 |