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California to Alaska

Discussion in 'Travel' started by ruslanus, Mar 30, 2012.

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  1. Mar 30, 2012 at 6:50 PM
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    Well, I drove from Riverside, CA to Wasilla, AK. It took me four days to cover a total of 3,400 miles. It was a great road trip. Total cost just over $1,000. But the memories are priceless :)
     
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  2. Mar 30, 2012 at 6:55 PM
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  3. Mar 30, 2012 at 7:03 PM
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  4. Mar 30, 2012 at 7:04 PM
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    TheGrinch Cheese Head.

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    Damn thatsss far.
     
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  5. Mar 30, 2012 at 7:06 PM
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    pic of the dog behind you is funny...looked like it was cold...
     
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  6. Mar 30, 2012 at 7:19 PM
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    He was bored out of his mind :)
     
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  7. Mar 30, 2012 at 7:30 PM
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    3400 miles in 4 days is a ton of winshield time.
    My congrats to you!!!
    Those are long days.
    I have found that you average 60 mph. with stops for gas, potty and food so about 15 hrs. a day driving?
     
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  8. Mar 30, 2012 at 7:33 PM
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    I agree with this statement.
     
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  9. Mar 30, 2012 at 7:34 PM
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    Sound's to me more like punishment.
     
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  10. Mar 30, 2012 at 7:40 PM
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    How did you like the BC roads? You may have passed very close to my town of Kelowna!
     
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  11. Mar 30, 2012 at 8:04 PM
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    Pretty close, I was able to drive much faster on US roads, so the first day I drove for 18 hours, then everything slowed down in Canada. The roads are not as nice, speed limits are lower. Plus my truck was loaded to the max, even with the rear leaf TSB done, I was on bump stops every dip and pot hole.
     
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  12. Mar 30, 2012 at 8:14 PM
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    Yes they are, except the ones working customs. They were pretty hostile, put my dog in a kennel, put me inside the building, took my passport, phone, drivers license and truck keys while they took everything out of my truck. It took them three hours to search my entire vehicle. Oh, and no bathrooms. Once they didn't find anything, they became very "nice" even offered help loading my stuff back in, which i declined.
     
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  13. Mar 30, 2012 at 8:16 PM
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    OZ-T You are going backwards

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  14. Mar 30, 2012 at 8:16 PM
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    Saskquatch11 TRUCK YEAH

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    FU DB :)
     
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  15. Mar 30, 2012 at 8:25 PM
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    I somehow knew OZ was going to be the first to comment on that statement...surprised the other canuck didn't say anything
     
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  16. Mar 31, 2012 at 12:31 AM
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    All the Canadians I encountered on my travel through British Columbia and Yukon were nice people. Except for the encounter at the border, my travel through Canada was pretty good. It was hard to follow the speed limit in kilometers though :)
     
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  17. Apr 2, 2012 at 2:17 AM
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    a little dirty from the trip
     
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  18. Apr 2, 2012 at 2:29 AM
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    the.sight.picture Wishes he was in the woods.

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    more pics please......I do envy your exploits
     
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  19. Apr 2, 2012 at 2:09 PM
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  20. Apr 2, 2012 at 2:10 PM
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    I didn't take as many pictures as I should have. I just kept driving :)
     
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