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Old 03-20-2016, 03:45 PM   #12
Chasnracin
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You will love the drive. We went up in 2011 and came back down in 2015. Our stops northbound were Edmonton, Ft. St. John, Muncho Lake, Whitehorse, Tok and Anchorage (Fairbanks for you). We stayed in RV parks every night with no reservations, but it was late in the season. These were 8-12 hour days with a 2-day stay in Whitehorse for a sanity check (and a brewery visit). We preferred to leave between 6:00-6:30am and shut down between 2:00-5:00pm. The roads can be bad in parts, but not as bad as most imply. Just take your time and you will be fine. Early in the season the roads will be a little rougher as they will not have been repaired yet. Remember, the frost heaves that are marked are not the ones you need to watch out for; it's the ones you see, but aren't marked that will take out your springs. Slow and steady through these areas and you will be fine. Fuel up at every town, even if you are only at a half a tank. Better safe than sorry. You already have the parkway bible (the Milepost). Learn how to read it and have your navigator track along with you as you go. It has some fun interesting facts in it.
Coming back we came down the Ice Fields Parkway through Jasper National Park. If you don't go up through there, definitely come back down that way. The RV park in Jasper is outstanding.
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