Ep 1: TFL Northern Lightning Trip From Sacramento, CA to Deadhorse, AK

[Pioneer74]

Maybe they fell off the ferry.

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[Bandit216]

This week, fires have occasionally closed the Dalton highway and washouts have closed parts of the RIchardson Highway. It may not be as smooth a journey as they are hoping.

 

[Kev12345]

I wonder if they bypassed Canada by using the ferry as I know driving thru Canada prohibits self protection devices ?

I like that!

are you talking about guns?

 

[metroshot]

are you talking about guns?

yes - when I travel to Alaska to fish, I always take self protection with me including bear spray.

Canada prohibits many items and the most I can take thru Canada would be my 12ga.

 

[Kev12345]

yes - when I travel to Alaska to fish, I always take self protection with me including bear spray.

Canada prohibits many items and the most I can take thru Canada would be my 12ga.

most rifles are fine as long as you do the paperwork no?

but roman and Andre would have to leave their handguns at home.

 

[metroshot]

most rifles are fine as long as you do the paperwork no?

but roman and Andre would have to leave their handguns at home.

Yup, and that would be serious hazard for me as I like to fish the moose & bear populated rivers of the Kenai.

Last time I hiked with a guide to fish the Russian river for sockeye salmon - after we caught some fish, we were met with a black bear who was on top of the hill smelling the fish we had caught.

You can tell who was afraid - all the unprepared and city folks quietly ran away.

My guide was able to "tell" the bear to go away and avoid having to shoot at it.

After that, we had the river to ourselves and packed the sockeye in double ziplock bags to reduce the odor on the 5 mile hike back.

 

[Kev12345]

Yup, and that would be serious hazard for me as I like to fish the moose & bear populated rivers of the Kenai.

Last time I hiked with a guide to fish the Russian river for sockeye salmon - after we caught some fish, we were met with a black bear who was on top of the hill smelling the fish we had caught.

You can tell who was afraid - all the unprepared and city folks quietly ran away.

My guide was able to "tell" the bear to go away.
After that, we had the river to ourselves and packed the sockeye in double ziplock bags to reduce the odor on the 5 mile hike back.

that's what a rifle is for! which you can legally bring with you

 

[metroshot]

that's what a rifle is for! which you can legally bring with you

Yes, but can you imaging toting a rifle or shotgun into the woods of Alaska while also carrying your fly fishing equipment, waders & wading boots??

When I fish the rivers, I always carry (yes, I have CCW / CHL permits) and a pistol (10mm Auto or .45 1911) for self defense.

When I was last up in Alaska - fishing the Palmer area, there was a local Anchorage city person fishing downstream who got mauled by a bear because he fed it his fish. In the hospital room, Fish & Wildlife agents stopped by and issued him a ticket for feeding wildlife. They had to put the bear down because of the Anchorage imbecile.

 

[Rob G]

Looking forward to the next installment.

 

[Texas Dan]

I have been watching EV charger progress along the Alaska Highway through Canada and up Dalton Highway to the Arctic Ocean for several years now. It has always been possible to travel from the lower 48 to the Arctic Ocean by EV, which was proven by several Tesla owners, but progress has really stepped up over the last year. Canada has installed several fast chargers along the Alaska Highway and Alaska is installing fast chargers between Anchorage and Fairbanks.

There used to be several places along the Alaska Highway that only 120v was available to EV charge, but I think now there is only one. It's possible that within a year there will be fast chargers all the way up the Alaska and Dalton Highways. I don't know if I will ever make it up there but It's nice to know that I can EV to the Arctic Ocean if I get the chance.

I think FLT cheated by taking the ferry up to Alaska. I know taking the ferry was quicker, but I would have wanted the adventure of going up the Alaska Highway. I would have taken the ferry back from Alaska but not up (BTW, there is a ferry that goes all the way from Anchorage to Seattle).

 

[Orlando150]

I have been watching EV charger progress along the Alaska Highway through Canada and up Dalton Highway to the Arctic Ocean for several years now. It has always been possible to travel from the lower 48 to the Arctic Ocean by EV, which was proven by several Tesla owners, but progress has really stepped up over the last year. Canada has installed several fast chargers along the Alaska Highway and Alaska is installing fast chargers between Anchorage and Fairbanks.

There used to be several places along the Alaska Highway that only 120v was available to EV charge, but I think now there is only one. It's possible that within a year there will be fast chargers all the way up the Alaska and Dalton Highways. I don't know if I will ever make it up there but It's nice to know that I can EV to the Arctic Ocean if I get the chance.

I think FLT cheated by taking the ferry up to Alaska. I know taking the ferry was quicker, but I would have wanted the adventure of going up the Alaska Highway. I would have taken the ferry back from Alaska but not up (BTW, there is a ferry that goes all the way from Anchorage to Seattle).

Apparently a section of the highway got washed out just before they started their trip. I don't know if that happened after they decided to take the ferry but at the very least it supported their decision.

 

[Kev12345]

I have been watching EV charger progress along the Alaska Highway through Canada and up Dalton Highway to the Arctic Ocean for several years now. It has always been possible to travel from the lower 48 to the Arctic Ocean by EV, which was proven by several Tesla owners, but progress has really stepped up over the last year. Canada has installed several fast chargers along the Alaska Highway and Alaska is installing fast chargers between Anchorage and Fairbanks.

There used to be several places along the Alaska Highway that only 120v was available to EV charge, but I think now there is only one. It's possible that within a year there will be fast chargers all the way up the Alaska and Dalton Highways. I don't know if I will ever make it up there but It's nice to know that I can EV to the Arctic Ocean if I get the chance.

I think FLT cheated by taking the ferry up to Alaska. I know taking the ferry was quicker, but I would have wanted the adventure of going up the Alaska Highway. I would have taken the ferry back from Alaska but not up (BTW, there is a ferry that goes all the way from Anchorage to Seattle).

I just took a look on plugshare and still don't see much in northern BC. highway 37 and 97 are pretty sparse for L3 fast chargers (orange) and most of those are slow 50kw. there's a few L2's in green here and there if you're staying the night.

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