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RE: Cassier hwy 37
I was on it 3 weeks ago and it was in good shape. Some heaves just south of Dease Lake (Gnat Pass) and just south of the Alaska Highway Junction but there's been more paving, notably the Burrage River hill. Fuel isn't common but not bad unless you have a very short range - fueling at Iskut and Bell II is enough for most folks.
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explorenorth
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06/25/09 06:03pm |
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RE: Cassiar Highway Closed Yet Again
Highway 37 is now open during the day, with delays - http://drivebc.ca/details
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explorenorth
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06/12/09 11:43am |
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RE: Top of the world highway
I wish that the Alaska Highway still looked like the Top of the World. The freeway that is the Alcan now just has no character - the ToW has LOTS of character!! :)
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explorenorth
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06/07/09 08:39am |
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RE: Top of the world highway
In my 100+ crossings in 40-42 foot MCIs between 1990 and 2007 I saw a total of 3 rigs over the edge - a TT that cut a corner too sharp, a Class A that cut the same corner too sharp, and another A that may have tried to give an oncoming vehicle more room than it needed. It's an incredible drive and I'll be going up again as soon as I can spare the time.
Murray
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explorenorth
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06/06/09 07:55pm |
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RE: Snow in Calgary
And here in Whitehorse it's 27C!! :)
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explorenorth
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06/06/09 07:48pm |
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RE: Some really good info about driving in Canada & other stuff
There are enough errors in that Q&A to make it overall useless.
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explorenorth
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05/30/09 10:13am |
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RE: Alberta Highway 40
I went south on Hwy 40 two weeks ago and it was in excellent condition, with surprisingly little commercial traffic compared to other times.
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explorenorth
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05/30/09 10:10am |
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RE: cig. cost in canada
And no..you won't find many opportunities out west to visit an "injun smoke shop". Like...none.
Not so - my half-Indian sister buys her smokes dirt cheap at an Indian shop in Kelowna.
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explorenorth
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05/28/09 11:58am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: TV in British Columbia and Yukon Terr
I don't know the technical details but we have satellite TV pretty much everywhere in Canada. There are lots of local TV stations as well.
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explorenorth
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05/26/09 05:05am |
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RE: Have a Blog?
The past 3 days, I've driven from Whistler (BC) to Whitehorse - lots of photos of the trip are on my blog at http://explorenorth.com/wordpress/
Murray
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explorenorth
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05/26/09 04:52am |
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RE: Article: Fraser Valley campers face long weekend crackdown
You mean they are enforcing the rules and regs. So what's the surprise?
The surprise is that enforcement is new - and long overdue. There was a LOT of radar on the highway over the weekend as well. I'm in Vancouver, heading to Whistler for 4 days this morning, then back to Whitehorse via the Stewart-Cassiar.
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explorenorth
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05/19/09 07:59am |
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RE: Border inspection
Well what do you expect when you are entering into a socialist country. If it was me I would of said no thanks and turn my butt around. That's the difference between socialism and freedom. Oh and skip as far as coming back I am not willing to give up my rights and freedom for protectionism pushed upon this nation in the name of change (socialism). I could go on but God help us when our individual rights are stepped upon by a socialist gov't that says they are protecting us, from what ourselves and our ignorance what freedom is really all about. Thank you, Craig
In case anybody here wondered whether the legendary "ugly American" still exists, there's your answer. Luckily it appears to be an endangered species....
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explorenorth
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05/15/09 12:21pm |
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RE: Border inspection
You do have a choice actually - you can make a U-turn. If you choose to continue, they can do whatever they want.
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explorenorth
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05/15/09 11:45am |
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RE: Gas Prices from Dawson Creek to Arctic Circle
Some additions to the gas list as of May 7-9 (going south from Whitehorse):
- Teslin: 99.9
- Swift River: 99.9
- Nugget City: 119.9
- Junction 37: 106.9
- Watson Lake: 102.9 (Tags) to 105.9 (PetroCan)
- Contact Creek: 97.9
- Tetsa River Lodge: 168.9 (!!!! - winner of my GOUGE OF THE YEAR award :( )
- Fort Nelson: 109.9
- Shepherds Inn: 99.9
- Junction 29 Shell: 102.9
- Fort St. John: 96.4 after discount (PetroCan
- Dawson Creek: 97.9
- Hythe, Alberta: 88.4 - 89.9
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explorenorth
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05/15/09 11:01am |
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RE: Alaska RVing?
I'm in Calgary right now, having just driven down from Whitehorse. Here's the actual count of vehicles that I met in a typical hour, recorded on May 7th between 11:15 and 12:15 as I was southbound north of Watson Lake (so these vehicles were northbound):
private cars, pickups etc: 13
RVs of all types: 6
Tractor-trailer rigs: 6
Other commercial: 2
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explorenorth
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05/12/09 07:13am |
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RE: 2009 Alaska Trip Blogs
I just drove from Whitehorse to Calgary via the Alaska Highway and Icefields Parkway over the past 3 days. By May 26 I'll be back in Whitehorse via the Stewart-Cassiar. Lots of photos are being posted on my blog at http://www.explorenorth.com/wordpress/.
The weather has been pretty rough so far but the highway is in good shape except for about 20 miles south of Teslin where there are some really nasty pavement breaks.
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explorenorth
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05/10/09 08:41am |
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RE: Window coverings to darken the midnight sun
LOL - it's the memory of glorious sunshine streaming through my windows 20 hours a day that gets me through these bloody long winters! I don't even have curtains in my house.
Murray
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explorenorth
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04/22/09 02:51pm |
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RE: Great Alaska Tour savings book
Obviously I don't know your tourism interests, but I'd think if you are going to be in Alaska two months you'd find at least one thing to do that's offered by Tour Saver. Likely that one thing will save you the cost of buying it. At least it did for us. Not familiar with Northern Lights, but will research it for our trip back this summer. We'll likely buy the Tour Saver again. For us, the Tour Saver is a no-brainer!
There are a few ways to save money in and on the way to Alaska this year, from Toursaver and Northern Lights to the Tourism Department's discount page - they're all listed at http://www.youralaskacruise.com/discounts.html
Murray
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explorenorth
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04/13/09 09:22am |
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RE: Whitehorse to Yellowknife
You'll find lots of detailed information here by using the Search for "Yellowknife".
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explorenorth
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04/11/09 09:44am |
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RE: Shhh...don't spread this around....
I'm still diggin' - Spring is down there somewhere!! http://www.explorenorth.com/wordpress/?p=1563
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explorenorth
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04/08/09 10:23am |
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