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07-29-2013, 02:14 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Fall Creek
Posts: 1,328
M.O.C. #3699
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8960 Miles!!
We arrive home in Wisconsin this afternoon after 8960 miles to Alaska and back. What an adventure. The wife and I saw some amazing sites, meet some great people and made it safely home. Honestly, it is a tough drive, much construction, very bad roads in the Yukon.
Paid a high of $8.00 for a gallon of diesel at Pink Mountain, thank you Canada very much.
I can't belie how well the Montana held up over the torture track they call the Alcan.
Very nice to be home!
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Bob and Nancy Kassl Fall Creek, Wisconsin
2015 Montana 3440RL Legacy Edition, G614's, Pressure Pro TPMS, Dish Tailgaters
2016 GMC Sierra Denali 3500 CC SRW, Iridium Metallic, Duramax Allison Transmission
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07-29-2013, 02:45 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Redmond
Posts: 274
M.O.C. #12815
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Wow! That is awesome. Glad all went well and you arrived home safely.
I can only imagine the pictures and the memories.......
Well done. 
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07-29-2013, 02:56 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Washington Coast
Posts: 2,688
M.O.C. #10696
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That's some hardcore Traveling Gang! More power to ya,talk about some great memories and back safely COOL!
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07-29-2013, 04:11 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Arroyo City
Posts: 3,110
M.O.C. #13395
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WOW! Sounds like a neat trip
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07-29-2013, 05:03 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Wilsey
Posts: 18,799
M.O.C. #11455
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Glad you had a safe trip. Memories to last a lifetime.
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2017 3720 RL, and 2013 HC 343RL
Pullrite Hitch, IS, Disk Brakes, 3rd AC, Winegard Traveler, Bathroom door mod, Dometic 320, couch for desk swap, replaced chairs, sun screens, added awnings, etc.
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07-29-2013, 05:40 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Palmer
Posts: 1,526
M.O.C. #7893
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Glad you had a safe trip and enjoyed seeing our fine state. You are correct that road construction is very intense.
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07-29-2013, 11:52 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Fayetteville
Posts: 4,200
M.O.C. #11401
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Wow! What a great trip!
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07-30-2013, 12:28 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Colorado Springs
Posts: 3,335
M.O.C. #10496
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Even though Alaska is not on my bucket list, I'm happy for you that you got to see the sights.
Welcome back to the lower 48!!
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LevelUp, Dual 6 volt batteries, Progressive Industries EMS HW50C, Honda EU2000i Generator, Bridgestone Duravis R250 tires, Torklift Glowstep Revolution Stairs, LED Tail lights
2015 RAM 3500 Laramie SRW LB CC Cummins 6.7L Aisin Trans B&W RVK3600
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07-30-2013, 02:46 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Livermore
Posts: 5,142
M.O.C. #1920
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We will be there next year. Looking forward to hearing your "stories".
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2021Montana 3230CK Super Solar Legacy Package
2021 Ram 3500 Laramie Longhorn, BIM Charging
4x4, SRW, LB, Crew Cab, Pullrite 3900 Hitch
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07-30-2013, 09:39 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Paola
Posts: 5,739
M.O.C. #4961
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Sounds like a great trip. Glad everything went good.
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Paola, Kansas
Montana 3735MK Legacy Edition
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08-01-2013, 11:17 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Bella Vista
Posts: 472
M.O.C. #12223
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Just out of curiosity, when did you leave Wisconsin?
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08-01-2013, 03:00 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Fall Creek
Posts: 1,328
M.O.C. #3699
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We left on May 15th.
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Bob and Nancy Kassl Fall Creek, Wisconsin
2015 Montana 3440RL Legacy Edition, G614's, Pressure Pro TPMS, Dish Tailgaters
2016 GMC Sierra Denali 3500 CC SRW, Iridium Metallic, Duramax Allison Transmission
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08-01-2013, 05:54 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Copperas Cove
Posts: 1,426
M.O.C. #12096
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Did you have to do a lot of boondocking or were there enough campgrounds spaced out to get to??
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08-02-2013, 03:00 AM
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Established Member
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Greenport
Posts: 10
M.O.C. #13628
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Tom and I had a wonderful trip to Alaska a few years ago, and we are thinking of going back in 2014. How was the weather for you? When we traveled, we were in Alaska in the month of July and had many rainy days. We heard from locals that August is the best month to be in the state and are thinking of incorporating that into next years trip. What a beautiful state, but I concur on the Alcan Highway, it is a rough road, but part of the adventure.
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08-02-2013, 04:58 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Fall Creek
Posts: 1,328
M.O.C. #3699
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Our weather was dry and on the cool side. Just about zero rain, actually it was extremely dry. Going up we saw very very few RV's. Campgrounds were empty. Toad River opened just 4 days before our arrival. Construction was minimal. After our 6 weeks in Alaska, everything changed. This would have been around the Middle of July, CG full RV's everywhere and lots of road construction.
This trip with the wife was an amazing adventure, the scenery was unbelievable, abundant wildlife, met many fine people. We got our first taste of Alaska about 3 years ago with an inside passage cruise. So this trip we didn't repeat anything that we saw or places we visited.
After I said all this, would I drive it again, no. It is an extremely challenging trip. The roads especially in the Yukon are terrible to the point of being dangerous in some spots.
Very hard on the equipment. The G16's on the Monty were great, minimal wear. But I probably wore half the life out of my new truck tires. What they call chip seal is very rough on the tires. The smoother roads tended to be the ones that are not paved. The frost heaves played hell towing EVEN at slow speeds.
We are glad we did it, many memories for years to come, but as the bumper sticker stated "We DROVE THE ALASKA HIGHWAY AND SURVIVED."
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Bob and Nancy Kassl Fall Creek, Wisconsin
2015 Montana 3440RL Legacy Edition, G614's, Pressure Pro TPMS, Dish Tailgaters
2016 GMC Sierra Denali 3500 CC SRW, Iridium Metallic, Duramax Allison Transmission
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