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Routes and misc.
Posted by twodux on Dec 13 2005
Coming from Texas it might be easiest for you to head up to Edmonton, Alberta, then over to Dawson Creek where you'll be on the main route. Then you'll hit Ft. St. Johns BC, Ft. Nelson BC, Watson Lake Yukon, Whitehorse Yukon, Beaver Creek Yukon(Canadian Border town), Tok Junction, Alaska, Glennallen, Palmer, Anchorage, and Soldotna. Those are the places to get gas and lodging if it's not an emergency. There will be other places, but the prices will be higher. Ft. St. John has some reasonable rates on rooms. They have a pretty transient work force there. I got a decent room there three years ago for $35 Canadian and it came with a continental breakfast. Don't stay at the Pink Mountain Motel between Ft. St. John and Ft Nelson. It's overpriced and horrible accomadations.
What you need at the border is picture ID, and proof of citizenship. A passport will cover both. A drivers license shows your picture ID, but not proof of citizenship. If you use a drivers license, you'll also need a birth certificate.
One last word, the agents at the US border (Alaska) always seemed more anal than the ones in Canada, or at the US border in Sumas Washington. The last trip up they'd installed new concrete barriers to protect themselves from terrorists. I didn't realise they want you to stop at the barriers til they wave you in. I just drove up to the building like I always have. Big mistake, they came charging out screaming at me as if I was a car bomber. When you stop at the barrier, you can see them checking you and I'm sure your plates out with binoculars. I think they run a quick check on your plates before they wave you in. They also like to dump everything in your car out on the ground then make you pick it all up. And if you make them suspicious for any reason, they're liable to take you in for a little strip search. You really feel welcome to Alaska when they tell you to drop your drawers and bend over. lol
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