Sorry for the delay, my book just came out and I was focussed on that (and doing adventures). Visit www.neygrant.com if you want to check out the California Adventure guide.
So Betsy and I went to Alaska this last summer. For a couple of months. She drove. I flew. People thought we were nuts but it was very fun. I would stop each place she would stop so we ended up hop-scotching our way up north. Yep, last time I flew to Alaska I did it in long day flying the coastal route to Ketchikan. This time? Maybe two weeks, though we stopped to visit and rock climb.
Fuel costs? Yeah, it wasn’t a cheap trip, but we stayed in the van or with friends, and rarely ate out. We figure it was about like a trip to Europe including airfare.
In fact we rarely even stayed at a campground or RV park. Only when we really needed a shower. Our favorite place to stop for the night (or two)? A small airport and we stayed at lots of them.
I did a short-field landing at each airport while flying north, short or not, to get ready for Alaska. Turns out I was going to need it.
We stopped in Bend Oregon to see my cousin Fred and then in Olympia Washington to see some friends. The fun flying started in Olympia. I flew low mainly over water all the up to Nanaimo Canada to clear customs. I’m not sure it was required but I made sure I was on flight following crossing the border. I was on hold for about an hour with Canada CANPASS in Nainoma but once on they cleared me in.
Once Cleared I headed for our real first vacation stop – Squamish.
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