Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports
08-03-2014, 07:50 PM
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Re: Alaska 2014
We are on our way home in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and I have Wi-Fi and time to report on the rest of our trip (in case you are not reading our Alaska blog...
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Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports
06-27-2014, 08:36 PM
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Re: Alaska 2014
Time for a status report. We got to Haines ok after a 6 hour wait for an oil change in the ferry (wake at 4 am sunrise, supposed to leave at 7:15, load ferry at 8, first announcement about delay at...
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Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports
06-17-2014, 09:18 PM
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Re: Alaska 2014
Good news Mike! See you soon! We catch the ferry in the morning for Juneau.
David
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Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports
06-14-2014, 04:18 PM
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Re: Alaska 2014
Mike, glad to see that Alaska is almost back on your schedule. If you or others ever have time for a layover on the Alaska Marine Highway, we highly recommend Petersburg where we are now spending a...
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Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports
06-09-2014, 11:46 PM
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Re: Alaska 2014
Mike,
Janet and I met with Rick, Alex, and Lake on the ferry from Ketchikan to Wrangell on Saturday. We are looking forward to you joining us soon and hearing about your engine troubles. Tonight...
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Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports
05-29-2014, 04:08 PM
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Re: Alaska 2014
Rick, Mike, and others,
We have traveled the Ice Fields Parkway and posted lots of photos and descriptions in our blog (https://davidelmore.com/blog/?page_id=1399). The first photo below is the...
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Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports
05-26-2014, 11:21 AM
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Re: Alaska 2014
To continue the report on our journey to Alaska, the problems that mysteriously appeared on our Sprinter went away just as mysteriously, although I think our Ultragauge was involved. Yesterday we...
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Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports
05-25-2014, 11:44 AM
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Re: Alaska 2014
I have read that it is up to the immigration officer whether or not he asks about DWI and what he does after you answer. This was the first time I have been asked. He also pressed very hard about...
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Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports
05-25-2014, 09:37 AM
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Re: Alaska 2014
Sorry about the van troubles, Mike. We know all about that, because ours is giving trouble too. Going across the cattle guard at Saint Mary Campground, Glacier NP, the vibration shook something loose...
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Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports
05-22-2014, 09:02 PM
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Re: Alaska 2014
Thanks gnty, we will also take your route. We plan to stay at St Mary campground tomorrow night to start. Tonight we are at the Walmart in Havre.
David and Janet
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Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports
05-18-2014, 08:19 PM
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Re: Alaska 2014
We read that mosquitos would be bad, but we are aware that they bother some more than others. East of the Mississippi? The worst we have experienced were in Glacier National Park. Anyway, we have a...
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Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports
04-27-2014, 02:09 PM
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Re: Alaska 2014
We are heading up to Prudhoe bay after Denali. We haven't thought much yet about what to see in Canada on the way back.
David
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Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports
01-29-2014, 11:00 AM
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Re: Alaska 2014
We reserved Riley Creek campground (at Denali entrance) for night of July1, TEK nights of 2,3,4,5,6,7, and Riley again night of July 8. The nights at Riley will let us get caught up on email and also...
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Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports
12-17-2013, 01:30 PM
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Re: Alaska 2014
Hi all,
We will meet Rick in Haines June 23-25. Our plans were then to head up to Prudhoe Bay. If that takes about 10 days we could be back to Denali about July 6 and might stay there a week which...
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Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports
11-17-2013, 09:31 AM
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Re: Alaska 2014
I just made our ferry reservations for the Alaska Marine Highway System. I chose dates that had mid-day departure times so we did not for example have to arrive at 3 am. Here are the departure dates...
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Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports
10-23-2013, 07:45 AM
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Re: Alaska 2014
I have heard from others that this is a great book, and that a new edition comes out every February.
I read in "Traveler's Guide To Alaskan Camping" that the rainfall on the coast of...
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Forum: Meetups and Trip Reports
10-17-2013, 08:39 AM
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Re: Alaska 2014
Hi Mike,
Janet and I will also head for Alaska leaving Indiana mid-May and return mid-August. We also plan to take the ferry from Prince Rupert, probably early June. It will be good to see you...
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