Trip Summary

Being a data sort of person, have to summarize info from this trip for those that might be interested in what is involved to go to Alaska and back.

Miles traveled:

Towing the trailer - 10,100
Riding around in the truck - 3,000
Riding around on the motorcycle - 1,935
Total miles traveled - 15,035

Rock Chips in the Windshield - 2 

Camping:

Nights we camped - 67
Number of days spent in Alaska - 32
Number of nights we "boondocked" for free - 10
Nights we camped at Walmart - 3
Most we paid for camping - $48 at Whistler, British Columbia

Fuel Prices:


Most we paid for diesel fuel - $1.46 per liter, ($5.56 per gallon), in British Columbia
Least we paid for diesel fuel - $3.60 per gallon, Montana
Most we paid for gasoline - 1.78 per liter ($6.73 per gallon) for premium unleaded, Banff   Nat'l Park, Alberta.  Luckily we only needed one gallon in the bike to get back to town.

In Alaska, diesel fuel ranged from $4.15 to 4.23 in Fairbanks and Anchorage, but over $4.50 per gallon in most other parts of the state.  The highest in AK was at Coldfoot, north of the Arctic Circle on on the Dawson Highway (see Ice Road Truckers....) at $5.29 per gallon.

Fish Caught:

18 salmon (plus lots released) - Valdez, AK
4 halibut (plus 3 halibut and 3 big cod released) - Ninilchik, AK