Thanks for the warning but I grew up on two lane roads, both paved and
gravel, flat land and hill country.
If my scheduled average speed is on the slow side that makes the trip
all better.
Thanks, Larry
Ed.Toronto@gmail.com wrote:
> On May 29, 9:16 pm, Larry wrote:
>
>>I believe I can base travel time on a average driving speed
>>of 50 - 55 m.p.h. plus time for sightseeing stops, fuel, breaks. I would
>>appreciate the thoughts and suggestions from those knowledgeable of the
>>trip. I am planning on departing Dawson Creek on August 13, give or take
>>a couple of days.
>
>
> Well, it's been over ten years since I've made the trip, but I doubt
> it has changed all that much.
>
> You are going north fairly late in the season so there shouldn't be
> much northbound traffic to slow you up. 90 km/h was the official
> limit when I drove it. However, on straight sections I ran it up to
> 120 or 130 km/h. The one thing you must look out for are small red
> flags on the shoulder--slow down! They indicate a dip or buckle in
> the road.
>
> Construction sections, on the other hand, may require you to stop for
> fifteen minutes while traffic is being guided in the opposite
> direction, and then you must follow the guide vehicle at 10 or 20 km/h
> through the length of the construction, which can be 5 or 10 km. You
> should check the BC, Yukon, and Alaska highway sites closer to your
> departure time to see how much they are still doing then.
>
> There will still be reasonably long daylight hours in mid-August so
> you won't have to drive at night.
>
> On the whole, if you are already excluding stops for sightseeing and
> breaks, I'd say that your speed assumption is a little pessimistic,
> although some of that assumes reasonable competence on two-lane
> highways not always in the best conditions. (If you are a West
> Virginia backroads driver, none of the Alaska highway will be any
> particular challenge; if you just drive freeways in Kansas, you will
> have a culture shock.)
>
> If the weather is bad, I suspect that you will be tempted to continue
> driving because there really isn't that much to do off the highway.
> If so, Whitehorse is the obvious place to stay for a while and look
> around. It's a remarkably lively city with lots to see and do. Being
> isolated, they have to make their own fun up there.
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