RV ALASKA - Alaska by the Number$

This post marks the end of the RV ALASKA series which documented our four month trip across the U.S., through western Canada, on into Alaska and back in 2024.  I understand that Alaska by the Number$ won’t be of interest to everyone, but I believe it will be of interest to (1) anyone already planning to make this journey and (2) those who might be contemplating this expedition for the future and are looking for some general parameters.  I debated reprinting the tips I had shared in posts throughout the summer, thinking that keeping all trip-planning information together in one place would be the most helpful.  While that’s probably true, in the end, I decided to focus mainly on the numbers.  This post is longer than most as it stands, and I sure don’t want anyone falling asleep on my watch.  So, grab a cup of coffee (or an adult beverage, if you prefer) and settle in for the nitty-gritty details.  To my fellow numbers nerds, I raise my mug of morning coffee in your honor . . . Salute!

RV ALASKA - Homeward Bound!

The day after Cliff and Diane left North Bend, an Army Corps of Engineers campground on the Virginia/North Carolina border, Alan and I poked around the rest of the park under mostly cloudy skies.  With steady rain in the forecast for the days ahead, we cut our losses and headed for home two days ahead of schedule.  The drive north was a wet one.  Even though the Cabela’s in Hamburg, Pennsylvania, was a favorite stop (whether we’re overnighting with the travel trailer or not), it was a pretty dreary evening.  Dumping our tanks in the rain the following morning didn’t do much to improve our spirits.  We are definitely not the material of which full-timers are made.  We were feeling a bit road weary, and we were both happy knowing that “Home” was plugged into the GPS as the destination of the day.