Discovering the Great Alaska Highway (Part 1) | Facts & History on the Road Trip of a Lifetime
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- Welcome to the ALASKA HIGHWAY! With each stop along this historic road, we explore its fascinating history and iconic landmarks. Witness jaw-dropping natural beauty, and experience the solitude of roadtripping into the remote wilderness of the North.
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If you could transport yourself to ONE SPOT in this video, which one would it be?! 📍🗺
The bridge, definetly!!
Muncho Lake would be my choice.
Muncho Lake! I can't wait for my road trip on the Alaskan Highway. Thank you for sharing yours!
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The Alaska Highway has really changed since 1955 when my father first drove an Army Jeep up the Alaskan highway from Bellingham, WA. The many stops where you have stopped wasn't there until Alaska became a State. The old road was gravel with lots chuck wholes and small rivers crossings because the road was pushed through with a D-9 disease track crawler tractor. Happy to see that they have improved the road.
Wow, what an incredible part of your family history! Yes, the road is so drastically different than its first iteration. That's why we appreciated all the vehicles being preserved and put on display at the Fort Nelson Heritage Museum. It was so interesting to see the same vehicles there that one sees in the historical photographs of the highway's construction. Absolutely fascinating!
Where did you stop your trip?Skagway, BC, going to Hanes hwy 2 Junction (WHITEHORSE) by crossing over 1 Alaska Hwy
41 miles to Tetlin36 miles into YUKON Territories to Delta Junction, then north to North Pole
I drove it twice on gravel in the 80s while it wasn't paved. That was quite an adventure at the time
This is fascinating! I'm sure if you created a podcast style video with you and another person, you could generate some interest among this sort of community just talking about your 1955 trip. Don't even need a camera, just some panning stock photos of Alaska and a recording.
The construction of the Alaska Highway was a joint effort between the Canadian and American governments. My grandfather was part of the crew that built the Alaska highway. It’s called the AlCan because it was a joint effort.
Hey there! You are absolutely right. As we talk about between minutes 23:00 and 25:00 in the video, the Pioneer Rd (which was barely a trail through the woods) was done by the US Army Corp of Engineers, and this involved 7500 civilians, and then thereafter the US Public Roads Administration improvement projects began (which worked with Canadian contractors), and then in 1946 authority was passed to the Canadian Army.
But this is really interesting - all the historical accounts we read when researching for this video explained that it was 10,000 service members of the US Army Corp of Engineers that completed the first push, the Pioneer Rd. Did your grandfather work on the initial Pioneer Rd, or did he work on it during the USPRA stage, or after the Canadian Army took over in 1946?
This article from the Canadian Encyclopedia talks about these stages of the road's construction: www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/alaska-highway#:~:text=It%20went%20from%20Dawson%20Creek,Creek%2C%20British%20Columbia%20to%20Alaska. It's an interesting read!
I remember being able to drive across the Kitscatina (sp) bridge! That was so long ago!
First drove it with my Dad in 1972 and back then only 80 miles of it was paved.
I drove it six more times during the years; Winter and Summer, but I'll never forget that first trip
I (Cora) drove it with my sister after my first year of college. Won’t ever forget that first trip as well. Sounds like that trip with your Dad was really special..
@@ArtWeThereYet Yes; it was a special time. We each took a months leave of absence from work and spent the month of August there seeing the State.
We didn't the entire round-trip from South Carolina in a 1968 Jeepster Commando.
My Dad talked about that trip until he passed away in 1995.
Now I'm old but I'll never forget it.
I rarely enjoy travel channels but I absolutely love your channels mix of history and imagery! Keep it up!
Hurray! So happy you're enjoying the videos as much as we're enjoying making them! Welcome aboard the journey with us!
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This made my day. Thank you!
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There's an alternate route, called the Stewart-Cassiar Highway, which takes you through
western BC up to Watson Lake, Yukon. In 1984 we made a great loop drive, north on the Cassiar,
through Dawson City, up the haul road to Wiseman, Fairbanks, Denali, Anchorage, Homer,
Whittier, Seward, etc., then south on the Alaska, via Haines, (ferry to) Skagway, Fort Nelson, etc.
Yes, on our way down we are planing on taking the Top of the World Hwy to Dawson City and then the Cassiar Hwy 🙂
Love the grounded immersion into the history of the roadway and some great video!
Thanks dear friend!
I love how you share not only your beautiful journey, but include science and history as well!
So glad you are enjoying the series! More to come!
We enjoy your videos. We drove this highway seven times. Hope to drive it again in 2024.
Thank you so much - so happy you are enjoying the journey with us! Hey, maybe we'll pass you on the Alcan in 2024! That's when we'll be heading down.
Thanks for the history and information narrated so beautifully!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you....this is a very nice video. Alaska is on my bucket list. In fact... Planning to make our way there spring, summer 2024!
Oh awesome! You are going to LOVE it!!
We drove the Alcan Highway back in August of 2019, while moving our daughter and son in law to Anchorage. Our route took us two days of driving up through British Columbia via Prince George and the Cassiar Highway, which ultimately intersects with the Alcan just west of Watson Lake. In all, we were on the road for five long days and the distance was just shy of 3200 miles from Bountiful, Utah to Anchorage. Everyone needs to do this drive at least once. Thanks for sharing your adventures with us!
We agree, this drive is a must for anyone of loves road trips! We will be driving back down later this summer and we are planning on taking the Cassiar Highway. We have heard it is a beautiful drive. Thank you so much for watching! 😊
Excellent video sir. Thanks for you and your family. I am
Watching keenly. Thanks. New way you are presenting. Thanks. God bless you and all.
Thank you kindly!
❤..I can watch this over and over its really beautiful.
Oh that makes us so happy to hear!
I have someone who has a bucket list of this very same trip. I am enjoying your trip vicariously through your video. Hope to learn from you and enjoy your experience with you. Thank you for posting this and sharing.
Oh this is so awesome to hear. Hola fellow adventurous spirit! Welcome to our little youtube fam :) When you do this trip one day (not if..WHEN!) you will love every moment of it!!
Amazing page! Thank you for supplying us with wonderful views and fun facts while we get to sit at home in comfort! 🙏💙
So happy you appreciate the episodes and the channel!!
EXCELLENTE ... I LOVE ALASKA .. U GUYS ARE AWESOME .. I HAVE NEVER SEEN SUCH AN EXTRAORDINARY VIDEO...WHICH PEEPS INTO PAST AND PRESENT SAME TIME... SUCH A VAST WILDERNESS ... ITS STUNNING BEAUTIFUL RIVERS, LAKES SCENERY ETC....ALSO WONDERFUL COMMENTRY
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you so much for watching!!
Nice video excellent I've always been wanting to see you on like this thank you very much this is a trip I'm going to take some day I hope❤
So glad you enjoyed the trip! And you WILL do it in person one day (and you will love it!)
I'm so in love with Alaska ❤ Thanks to you guys....keep up the good work✌🏻
Us too! Thanks for tuning in and joining us on the journey!
This is so well put together! I was about to undertake this journey with a buddy in summer of 2020, but we couldn't because of Covid. The narration here is awesome and the footage is so perfect. The editing made this video so kudous to whoever is behind that
Thank you so so much! We’re both behind the editing. It’s a team effort 😊.
We also planned to make it this way in 2020 and we’re also stopped by the pandemic! Finally made it in 2022.
Saw your other comment about being about to take on a 14er in Colorado. Awesome! Good luck!!!
Thanks for subbing and being on the journey with us!
I drove the ak highway in 2013 and 2015. Amazing trip.
Yeah! It's such an awesome drive, right?!
Very nice job on your video 'production'! Enjoyed the informative commentary with the great scenery.👍
Thank you, George! We appreciate that so much!
Great video, spectacular scenes and educational commentary! Difficult to make it better! It is also hard to pick one spot- I'd prefer to see them all. Great job!!!
Thank you very much! Your kind words inspire us to continue making good quality content!☺️
You seemed to have had the nicest weather on your trip up to Alaska that we have ever witnessed. We have watched many videos of this trip. I had the joy of spending two years in the Great Land and can't wait to go back. This is an excellent video. Thank you for sharing.
We did get lucky with the weather, it was an amazing trip! Thank you so much for watching, it makes us really happy to know you enjoyed this video☺️
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Thank you for such a well-done, entertaining, informative and educational video. I really enjoyed it. Having lived in Alaska during my early elementary school years so many years ago (but most memorably during the 9.2 earthquake in 1964) I don't think about it very much. I remember my first best friend, all the wild berries, huge mosquitos, 20 below temperatures, gardens with huge vegetables, barely daylight winters and no darkness summers, 5 - 10 feet of snow, the moose that just ignored us kids, so many wild bunnies and occasional wolves. I remember my parents digging out and creating snow tunnels to get out to the street. But mostly I remember snow and pine trees and the sounds of the earth shaking all around me. Even though I never had the desire to live in the mountains again, I did truly enjoy the history and geography notes of your video. I can't thank you enough for taking us on this trip with you.
Thank you so much for reaching out and sharing these memories. For a brief little while, I traveled to your childhood in Alaska. How beautiful. Thank you for that.
Wow, to have been through the 1964 quake! I have done extensive research on it in preparation for a future video. It was such a monumental event - not just in Alaska, but on the global scale. We felt a baby quake during our winter in Seward. Just enough to rock the washer and dryer a bit. I can’t imagine experiencing the ‘64 quake.
Thank you again for reaching out. Your comment filled us with happiness, knowing that we created something that sparked memories and a wee trip down memory lane.
A hug from the highway,
Cora
Beautiful work, and thank you!
Thank you! Cheers!
Really enjoying all of your trip to Alaska. Made trip in 1978. Llamas Lake can’t believe how it isn’t there. Great professional videos of this trip. Will keep watching. Congratulations 🎉
Thank you so much for watching, it makes us really happy to know you are enjoying our videos☺️
Beautiful videography, wonderful trip…good going and happy trails to you both!!!. Thanks for the history and information narrated so beautifully!.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Very nice video thank u for taking along with you. Safe travels.
Thank you for being on the journey with us!
Cada nuevo vídeo es más sorprendente en Belleza. Es el viaje soñado por miles de viajeros y ahora tenemos la oportunidad de viajar con vosotros. ¡ Es un verdadero y genuino placer! Gracias por mostrarnos tanta Belleza que tiene este maravilloso planeta azul!!! Un fuerte abrazo con todo nuestro sentimiento y como siempre os deseamos lo Mejor de todo lo Mejor!!!
Gracias Luis, y lo que falta, la belleza de Alaska es única! Seguramente te van a encantar los próximos videos 😀
It is very rare that one ends up liking a travel Vlog; as to how it’s made, then to end up liking the two people who are making them, on top of that both to be an artists (eye roll) … and surprise surprise, liking both immensely. I loved your Vlog. I enjoyed it tremendously.
BTW I thought those two mountain goats would wave when the drone flew by. LoL.
“I love humans…” plus that 1000 watt smile. I felt the sincerity of that declaration.
Stay blessed u two. U guys are beautiful people. 🎉
Ur channel is a great find! 🙏🏼
What a beautiful comment to receive. Thank you so much - it really meant a lot for us both to hear that. Welcome aboard the bus! Happy you are on the journey with us :)
i love the little history explanations that you do with your journey. Great video
Thank you! It’s a win-win. We love learning about the history as well. The world is so full of stories!!
Amazing Trip, Thank You, Thank You!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Beautiful videography, wonderful trip…good going and happy trails to you both!!!
So so glad you enjoyed it!
Perfectly done thank you❤
Thank you so much!
awesome personalized tour - thanks!
Thanks Pops!
Great video guys. I do that trip every year and never get sick of it,😊 Cheers from Alberta.
Thanks for the kind compliment! And MAN that is awesome you get to do the trip every year!
Beautiful experience. Thank you so much ❤
Most welcome 😊 Glad you enjoyed it!
Truly loved your video !!! My most wanted desire is to go to Alaska yet while I can !!! I am 80 years old and have traveled extensively in the United States but have yet to go to Alaska so hoping I get there !!! Looking forward to seeing more of your videos.!!
Oh so happy you are on the journey with us! You WILL make it to Alaska in person, we have no doubt. And you will love it! 🏔️❤️🏔️
I first drove it in 1979 when most it was gravel and there were many more corners and hills on the road than when I drove in in 2013. Both times I drove it in the northbound direction. The first time I drove it was in mid April and the 2 time was in July.
Sounds amazing!
Watching this from Ontario, Canada. Enjoying it very much. I just happened to stumble across it looking for some nature documentary I haven't seen yet (a challenge) This was close enough. Great video folks.
So happy you found us and are enjoying our little vignettes! Did you know we did a huge mural in Ontario?? We love it there!! th-cam.com/video/1s2bP0kn_dU/w-d-xo.html
Great video! Loved content and learned so much!
Hurray! That is our biggest goal, so happy you enjoyed it!
So informative and so wonderful!!! Loved it.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great job guys ❤
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
*this is absolutely amazing videos*
Thank you so much!☺️
WOW!
Quite a beautiful part of the world, right?!
Thank you very much for the beautiful video.
We're so glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching.😊
So beautiful thank u for taking me to places i could never afford to go
We are so happy you are on the journey with us!
back in 2011 i live fortnelson bc, been to mucho lake few times as well the liard hot spring, the place is beautiful. stay safe and enjoy.
Very cool!
Beautiful
Thank you!
Great and informative video! We are planning a 2024 trip to Alaska from the Tampa Bay Area.
Glad it was helpful! Enjoy your trip - you will love every minute of it!!
Beautiful and glorious👍😍
So happy you enjoyed the episode!
Alaska Highway was my main street in Fort Nelson, BC from 98-2001; drove it to Whitehorse, Yukon once 🙂
Wow, must have been a great experience!!
@@ArtWeThereYet Except in Winter! :)
Absolutely beautiful ❤
Thank you! 😊
Cora and Jose Luis, I have been preparing for a road trip to Alaska in 2025, Your VLOG is so well written and narrated, I can't wait to get on the road to experience the wonderful sites and people you have introduced to all of your followers. Thank you for the beautiful videos, music and the research you have done to add depth to your story telling. Hopefully, we will meet on the road some day so, I can tell you how your VLOG has helped me with my planning and ultimately my trip.
Oh, this is so awesome to hear. Thank you for taking the time to reach out and let us know how the videos have helped inspire and inform your upcoming adventure. Heck yeah! That's what it's all about! You are going to LOVE the ALCAN and everything here in Alaska!
Bravo: lovely video
Thank you!
Greetings from Oconomowoc, Wisconsin! Just found your channel and enjoyed your two videos of the Alaska Highway. My best friend moved to Alaska in 1984; the two of us left Oconomowoc on Father's Day and drove (in separate cars...I was delivering a vehicle to someone who had flown up to visit his sister and never left) to Anchorage in 10 days. Except for her losing one of her cats in Tok it was an amazing adventure. Looking forward to your newest videos, and then catching up with your older ones.
Hi Nancy! I (Cora) am also from Wisconsin! I grew up in Viroqua ☺️
That trip in 1984 sounds like it was amazing. Very sad about the kitty getting lost in Tok, though! Do you have plans to re-take the journey? I imagine some things will be much different this time around! Maybe fewer potholes :)
Well, we're so happy you're here and that you are enjoying our videos! Welcome to our little youtube family :)
You are very fortunate to be on that famous highway now. Can't believe all the changes.........We traveled that highway in the mid 70's in a motorhome when almost all of it was DIRT!!!! It was terrible! In 😅some areas we only drove 25mph the entire day!!! But it was worth it!!!! What beauty......😅❤ Nice filming!
Oh wow, what an experience!!!
There’s lots of artifacts in Fort St John too. It’s about 45 mins fr Dawson Creek towards Fort Nelson. It’s bigger then Dawson Creek or Fort Nelson.
Thank you so much for the tip. If we go down the same way, we’ll make sure to stop in Fort St. John.
Beautiful trip and excellent photography. I liked the nature and the road between Munchulake and Watsonlake( Alaska Hwy). Greetings, your follower from Algeria.☺️
Many thanks!
Great video I used to live in Dawson Creek in 1958....From Newfoundland 🇨🇦
Hi Bob, Wow! Dawson Creek in 1958. Must have been quite a different world!
Yes I was in High School then and if I recall the Alcan was only paved as far north Fort St.John. My father worked for a trucking company hauling gasoline and Diesel fuel north.
Que hermoso viaje
estoy encantada con sus videos, nueva suscriptora 😊 saludos 🖖
Hola Juanamaria! Bienvenida al canal y a nuestra familia en TH-cam! 👋👋
Great video I love this drive and have made it solo with my two Labradors 3x in last 4 years. What time of year was this trip made in the fall? Thank you ~😍
We did the trip in mid-September 🍁
Forests are not "the lungs of the planet." The majority of the oxygen that keeps us alive is from the ocean.
Hi there! We are not the first to use the phrase "lungs or lung of the planet" to refer to the taiga, nor will we be the last. The first place I remember hearing it was, in fact, BBC's Planet Earth. You can check out this scientific article that uses the same language here: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5622883/#CR83
Stating something's importance does not minimize nor negate the importance of other contributors to the system.
I think you are misunderstanding the information given in that section of the video. We are providing information and facts on the boreal forest, including the fact that it "produces a large amount of the world's oxygen". (Which it does - approx 20%). We do not state that it produces the LARGEST amount of oxygen, nor do we state that it produces more than the oceans. If we had stated that, that would be untrue. According to NOAA, the oceans produce roughly 50% of the world's oxygen.
It seems that you think we are trying to claim the taiga is the most important actor in the world's carbon and oxygen cycles. We are not doing that. But the taiga IS still a profoundly important actor in these systems, and we provide facts surrounding the role that it plays.
Very good job
Thank you so much 😀
My husband and I did this trip from Mile one to Juneau Alaska 10 yrs. Ago . I’m reliving it through another set of eyes and more or new adventures along the way. We had a 6 ft. BIG FOOT CAMPER on a 1/4 ton truck, so not all the luxuries u have in your lovely bus. Bye for now.😊
Oh wow, that sounds like it was a beautiful adventure! Happy our little episodes are helping you relive some of those moments! Has the road changed much since you drive it?
Love the drone footage in your videos. May I know what drone you use?
Thank you! And of course - you bet! For this episode, we used our Mavic 2 Pro (amzn.to/47Rs5QI). But we recently upgraded to the Mavic 3 Pro and it is AWESOME! Highly recommend it! amzn.to/3Nhwog7
I drove the Alcan in 1967. All gravel and went in March before the thaw. Went across that bridge . I was headed to Anchorage.
WOW that sounds AMAZING! Any engine troubles or getting stuck along the way?
@@ArtWeThereYet 2 flat tires and water in gas from a fill up. That almost blew our engine. We made it back to the station and they took care of the problem. We had to put screens on the headlights to keep rocks from breaking them , Soda pop was $1 a can and gas was 45. per gallon. That was considered high back then. Other wise smooth sailing.
Always read in the Encyclopedia in the 70s about this Highway. I still had the old Encyclopedia with me. During that time it was considered the Longest Highway in the world.
If I am not mistaken about this facts.During that time it was more lusy, lonely and cooler than now.
Yes, indeed, the Alaska Highway has had many faces over the years.
wow. this is the first video of yours that I've seen and your pleasant narration voice, Cora, immediately grabbed my attention and then kept my attention with your informative content and Jose's beautiful cinematography. Great job. I'm now subscribed and looking forward to the rest of your AK content as we hope to make it there next year in our travel trailer. I might just have to rewatch your videos with my kids b/c of the great educational content :)
btw, what week in September was this? The colors are spectacular!
Oh wow, what a beautiful comment to receive. It's so nice to meet you, and so happy you're part of our youtube fam now!! Welcome aboard! ☺. And that is so exciting you and your family are coming up to Alaska next year! We plan to stay one more winter, then drive down the Alcan in the spring. Maybe we'll cross paths on our way up! And hurray for the educational part of the videos! Yes, that is quickly becoming one of my (Cora) favorite parts of writing the script. I learn so much, and I love teaching, so it all comes together nicely :)
@@E_House We drove up the Alcan in the two middle months of September. We crossed the Canada-Alaska border near Beaver Creek on September 22 🍁
Hey! Thanks for the video! It’s really helping us plan our trip! We have a 34’ camper, and we were wondering if there is any day parking for the hot springs for rigs our length. We weren’t planning on camping at that campground.
Hurray! So glad the video is being helpful! You know what….I believe there is day parking for RVs inside the gates to the hot springs. But if not, there is a big parking lot right on the road, right across from where you turn into the hot springs. So for sure you guys will have a place to park while you visit the springs, even if you’re not staying in their campground 👍👍
@@ArtWeThereYet thank you so much for the info! I couldn’t find information about parking on their website or anywhere else.
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Glad you enjoyed it!
Oh, wow! I didn't realize a forest could be bigger than the Amazon😳
Taiga is not as diverse as rain forrests, right? But it's really beautiful!
That's a good question! I know that the SOIL of rainforests is surprisingly dead. It's very counter-intuitive, but true. All the rain leads to leaching of all the nutrients out of the soil. BUT I do believe that rainforests win when it comes to biodiversity of plant and animal species. I believe! Double-check me on that though!
@@ArtWeThereYet Precisely!
Deforestation is very stupid: Cattle needs an imense deforested area there because the soil is poor! But there is a thick, loose layer of decomposing leaves that ensures the right humidity and temperature.
It's exactly the kind of soil all the animal and vegetal species need to prosper.
Henry Ford did a great stupidity to the BR Amazonia: He didn't respect the Amazonia way of life and grew a monoculture. Failed miserably, of course. Then he left the large destroyed area.
Kinda like people are doing to the rainforest here in the smokies of western NC. Cutting trees down, chopping off tops of mountains and building houses and bulldozing into sides. Building houses and subdivisions in fields.
They destroyed florida now they come here and buy sight unseen overnight .
Nice video 📹
Thanks!
Good job
Thanks!
Pretty Cool Video 👍👍👍👍👍
Glad you enjoyed it!
Muito bom amigo gostei do vídeo
muito obrigado! estamos felizes que você se juntou a nós para a aventura
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very interesting, new sub.
Welcome! Thank you so much for watching 😃
Shout out from Orange County, CA!
Just discovered the channel.... love the content!
I've gotta know though, what are both your zodiac signs 🤷🏾♂️?
Hurray! Happy you found us!
We are Cancer and Leo. Let’s see if you can guess who is who ☺️
I didn't hear you say anything about Ft. St. John, mile 43, I lived on Mile 58 dirt road. No power no sewer, propane refrigerators , propane cook stoves 12 volt lights in our New Home. Great place. I started Suburban Sanitation Service now it called Urban Solid Waste Service.
Yes unfortunately we ZOOMED through the stretch of highway from Dawson Creek to Ft. Nelson. Sounds like you had a sweet setup in at your spot! Beautiful country out there.
I am driving the alaskan highway by the end of july. Are there gas stations everywhere? Do i need to bring a gas can for extra fuel? Beautiful video by the way.
No need for extra cans of gas unless you take side trip on the Alaska Highway. Just make sure to refuel every time you are passing thru the main towns and you should be good. Hope you have a wonderful trip! Thanks for watching our videos😊
I just subscribed, as I too have a adventurous spirit, except I travel on my Honda Goldwing, I'm seriously considering doing the Alaskan Highway this summer, looks like a wonderful adventure, maybe well run into each other sometime. Javi G.
Hey Javi! Nice to meet you, and thanks for joining our little youtube fam :) Oh man, you definitely should come up to Alaska this summer! Dooooo it! We'll be here all season, even into the fall and winter, so we could definitely meet up!
Very informative video,what if one needs medical assistance?do cell work there on highway?
That's a great question! There is cell service in and around all the towns where we stopped on our journey, but once you leave these areas there is not cell service at all!
Today there is the option of getting a Starlink Kit so you can get satellite internet anywhere on the Alaska Highway and beyond. We have Starlink and it is amazing!
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I’m enjoying your video. You mentioned you were having engine trouble and rebuild your engine which brings my curiosity what engine do you have and what issues were you’re having and how did you fix them.?
Bobby's engine is a 2001 DT466E engine with about 238,000 miles on it. It's very frustrating because this engine has a reputation for being very reliable, but ours has had a lot of issues. We have replaced almost everything in it! We have replaced the: fuel pump, starter, fuel pressure regulator, oil pump, alternator, clutch fan, turbo hose, ICP sensor, tensioner and pulley, king pins, shocks, and solenoids. AND we replaced all six tires and did a full engine rebuild! That is why we call the bus "Princess Bobby" 🤣 If you want to watch the video with the whole story about the engine rebuild, here it is! th-cam.com/video/cAPnVteLoRo/w-d-xo.html
Oh! And we replaced an injector as well.
@@ArtWeThereYet you are quite correct these engines to have a reputation for being very reliable. The problem is you cannot control how the vehicle was treated prior to you getting it. Reading what you’ve done to this vehicle you will have many years of service side of it after these updates and corrections. It doesn’t matter what it is whether it’s a vehicle or relationship a home if you don’t love it spend time with expend money on it, take care of it it will quit. Some items are more expensive than others lol. I know you know this but keep your oil change change it early and frequently on all the boxes. there are some items externally on the motor their cost of doing business. They just have to be replaced a certain amount of time. I know caterpillar used to have a program to where everything had a programmed time to change it. They called it there B50. Program if you follow their prescribed procedure over 50% of the vehicles with surpassed the mileage, they predicted on each item this is 20 years ago with a little extra love and care these engine parts should supersede the original mileage.
@@ArtWeThereYet a little history on myself before changing careers I own my own truck on four of them over a period of 40 years. My last truck I put over 1,000,288 miles on it when I parked it. My ritual having every week crawled into the vehicle with a grease gun. Take my time grease everything and looked everything over personally do not rely on the shop. I had a vested interest in everything but hands on it touch it look at it I called that loving your vehicle, same as any relationship.
@@ArtWeThereYet hopefully this will be informative to you I averaged 14,000 miles per1/32 tread depth didn’t really matter whose tires I used recaps or brand new tires. It all comes down to how deep the tread was to begin with. Before I change them.
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Agreed!
I think I need a geologist. Cora, I've seen on the maps that there are other hot springs nearby. Could it be that there is a magma pluton that has been cloistered under the mountains and that it increases the temperature of the water that seeps through the fissures of the mountain?
Hey! That's a good question and I love that you are thinking in that direction! To be honest, I am not sure. This page has some really good information: chis.nrcan.gc.ca/volcano-volcan/can-vol-en.php British Columbia is along the Ring of Fire, so volcanic activity is definitely part of the scene in that part of the world. Whether there is a magma plume in or around that area, I do not know. But! I do know that if there was one in the past and it is currently cooling into a granitic pluton, then that heat will be around for a LONG TIME.
@@ArtWeThereYet thanks a lot for the information! 🙏
full support tamsak and bananas to this awesome host and hostess my new friends
Thanks for your support! We really appreciate it.
Very smart that you travel with a second car.
Yes, having the car has been a life-changer for us!
Have you guys been in NS, Canada?
No...unfortunately. And I don't think the bus project will lead us there, unfortunately. After Alaska, we head south via the west coast. But we hope to visit someday without the bus at least!
What week of September is this?
This was somewhere in the second-third week of September. I believe we started driving from Dawson Creek on Sept 11 or 12. We crossed into Canada on September 22 🍁
Oops, didn't answer the question. The really gorgeous lake Muncho (?I think that was its name) but really there are a lot of great places along this journey I'd love to be.
Yes, you are exactly right, Muncho Lake is it’s name. And good choice! It is beautiful there. And so peaceful.
I thought afterwards of so many other spots you highlighted and realized I don't think I have one fave place. The amazing wooden bridge, the mountains, the glorious fall colours, so much. And your (plural) videography is spectacular. Thank you for sharing. I am vicariously travelling (and learning) with you.
I looked at my app, 49🎉🎉
How much gas did it cost one way to get to Alaska I'm in Tennessee what do you think it would cost me and gas ⛽
Hey Wanda! The cost will greatly depend on the fuel efficiency of your vehicle, and whether it guzzles gas or diesel. Our Prius runs on gas and gets about 40 mpg. The bus runs on diesel and gets about 6.5 mpg. Gas/diesel prices come into play as well, and fyi the prices in Canada are higher, ESPECIALLY on the most remote stretches of the Alaska Highway. At one point, we paid almost $9.50 a gallon for diesel at Muncho Lake!!
Depending on where you are in Tennessee, you're looking at about a 4,000-4,500 mile journey. I would use this calculator to plug in the fuel efficiency of your vehicle and average $4 a gallon ($4.5 if you want to play it super safe). That will give you the most accurate picture of what to expect. I believe we spent about $4000 in diesel to get the bus from Cape Cod to Alaska and about $900-1000 for the Prius. I think....but I would have to go into our records to get the exact number!
Here is the fuel cost calculator: www.calculator.net/fuel-cost-calculator.html
You guys miss so much between Fort St. John in Fort Nelson toad river, Montreux lake, Lyard river Lyard hot springs as a long time family of Dawson creek you did not do a good job
It also pained us to zoom so quickly from Dawson Creek to Fort Nelson and miss so much in between. If you watched the video you know why we had to rush it. We are planning our return for Spring 2024, when we will have much more time to go slowly down the route. We did stop at Liard Hot Springs, as you can see in the video. Please keep in mind that this video is a travel vlog of our personal trip on the Alaska Highway. It is not a documentary or catalogue of every stop along the route. To capture every single amazing stop along this route would require a full documentary series..And wouldn't that be amazing!!! Hopefully someone will produce such a series one day!
I grew up in Fort Nelson❤ and worked on the Alaska highway in the summers in high school. Nothing to see between Fort Nelson and fort St. John other than trutch mountain and Sikinnee chief. The real beauty starts north of Fort Nelson about 60 miles at steamboat mountain, summit mountain/lake, toad river, muncho lake and liard hot springs.