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Old Jun 20, 2017 | 07:40 PM
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Alaska Road Trip



Hey all, my family and I just finished a road trip from our house back to our house of 1581 miles in the state of Alaska. We took our 28 foot 8k travel trailer all over our great state and had amazing times. From denali national park, to Valdez, kennecott mines, and too much to list in between, we had quite a wonderful time. We also had the opportunity to meet up with Rob (Rasalas) while his wife and he are touring Alaska. We met up at Riley Creek Campground in denali national park. It was a great trip. The truck performed flawlessly and averaged 12.8 mpg. We had some gnarly roads to navigate and the truck made it comfortable and gave me confidence like I've never had before.








 
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Old Jun 20, 2017 | 07:46 PM
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Kennicot mine?
 
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Old Jun 20, 2017 | 08:05 PM
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Kennicot mine?
Actually the kennecott mill building and town where 3 major copper mines fed copper to in the early 1900's.
 
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Old Jun 20, 2017 | 08:07 PM
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Originally Posted by AK_SuperDuty
Hey all, my family and I just finished a road trip from our house back to our house of 1581 miles in the state of Alaska. We took our 28 foot 8k travel trailer all over our great state and had amazing times. From denali national park, to Valdez, kennecott mines, and too much to list in between, we had quite a wonderful time. We also had the opportunity to meet up with Rob (Rasalas) while his wife and he are touring Alaska. We met up at Riley Creek Campground in denali national park. It was a great trip. The truck performed flawlessly and averaged 12.8 mpg. We had some gnarly roads to navigate and the truck made it comfortable and gave me confidence like I've never had before.




And with that Alaska has made it onto my bucket list for another ultimate road trip. Thank you, sir
 
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Old Jun 20, 2017 | 08:12 PM
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Amazing pics! I especially love the bald eagle pics! Thanks for sharing!
 
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Old Jun 20, 2017 | 09:02 PM
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Great pictures, I hope to explore the great state of Alaska someday.
 
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Old Jun 20, 2017 | 09:38 PM
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Awesome, thanks for the pics, and the inspiration.
 
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Old Jun 20, 2017 | 09:42 PM
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Awesome pictures. Looks like an amazing trip. It's on my bucket list. Thanks for sharing your adventure with the group!
 
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Old Jun 20, 2017 | 10:32 PM
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Thanks for sharing a Great Adventure, with us all!

From the Bayou State......
 
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Old Jun 21, 2017 | 07:09 AM
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Looks like a great time with the family. Beautiful pictures also...only time I've been to Alaska was in 1973 at Elmendorf AFB in Anchorage. Have fun and be careful!!
 
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Old Jun 21, 2017 | 08:22 AM
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I'm with Greenmachine....definitely added to the trip bucket list! Beautiful!
 
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Old Jun 21, 2017 | 08:22 AM
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Awesome pics and story. Yeah, that gravel road trip back to McCarthy to reach Kennicott is a haul!
 
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Old Jun 21, 2017 | 08:47 AM
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Great shots. Thanks
 
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Old Jun 21, 2017 | 09:59 AM
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Awesome, thanks for sharing!
 
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Old Jun 21, 2017 | 10:45 AM
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Great pics man. That truck would have been easier sledding than when I did it back in 2006 on my motorcycle.

Love AK. I can't wait to get back up there sometime.
 
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