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Road Trip Update: Alaska’s Interior Route from Fairbanks to Anchorage to Valdez

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Our latest update on our Florida to Alaska road trip takes us through the remainder of Alaska’s Interior on a route going from Fairbanks to Anchorage and the coastal city of Valdez. We weren’t originally planning on spending so much time in Alaska but the combination of it’s immense size, beauty, exotic location, and so many things to do, made us stay for as long as we could. We covered 1000 miles over 6 days and had such an amazing time that we’ve added Alaska to one of the places we would consider living!

Map of the Alaska Interior Route
Our Road Trip Route Through Alaska’s Interior!

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Great Drives: Alaska’s Dalton Highway Road Trip | Fairbanks to Deadhorse

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Driving on most American roads today is anything but a challenge. They are mostly smooth, well lit, and generally safe. Alaska’s Dalton Highway, which takes you from Fairbanks, Alaska to the town of Deadhorse, is 414 miles of the exact opposite! While portions are now paved, it began as a gravel road designed to bring oil field equipment to the edge of the Arctic Ocean. The road is bumpy, icy, has many steep grades (over 10%), no guardrails, and takes you through Alaska’s Arctic Tundra! If you ask me that’s a perfect recipe for an exciting and challenging road trip!

Welcome to Alaska's Dalton Highway!
Welcome to Alaska’s Dalton Highway!

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Florida to Alaska Update: Road Tripping Alaska’s Interior, Tok to Fairbanks

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We’ve spent the longest time in Alaska than we have in any other state this trip, but for very good reason. It makes up about 20% of the United State’s land mass. This state is HUGE! Considering that we made it up here we decided to spend some time touring the entirety of Alaska’s interior, in addition to hitting our goal of driving the Dalton Highway to Deadhorse, Alaska. Our road trip route took us from Tok, AK to Fairbanks before hitting the Dalton Highway to the North.

Our Route from Tok Alaska to Fairbanks Alaska
Our Route from Tok Alaska to Fairbanks Alaska

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Photo Essay: Craters of the Moon National Park in Idaho

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While driving through rural Idaho on our 35-Day trip we stumbled onto what turned out to be one of my favorite National Parks. The terrain is so different than what we are used to in Florida. We felt like we were in outer space when we  landed in Craters of the Moon National Monument. It’s one of the most exotic things I’ve ever seen on vacation, and a definite must see.

Craters of the Moon National Park Landscape

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Florida to Alaska Road Trip Update: Banff, Canada and the Alaska Highway!

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The time finally came for us to kiss the USA goodbye and take our Florida to Alaska road trip across the border to visit our neighbors to the North in Canada! We clocked over 2020 miles as we drove across 3 Provinces and two US states. Our drive took us through Banff, AB, along the Alaska Highway, and ended in Tok, AK.

Kalispet, MT Banff, AB, Grande Prairie, AB Whitehorse, YK Tok, AK
Kalispel, MT Banff, AB, Grande Prairie, AB Whitehorse, YK Tok, AK

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