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CarpeyBiggs · Joined: 18 Mar 2007 Posts: 1722 Location: Fairbanks, AK

Hey guys. I put together a little time lapse video of the drive from Salt Lake to Fairbanks. I tried to cut it down to under 5 minutes, so the whole drive isn't in there, but you get the idea. Some beautiful country up this way, first time for me seeing it. Hope you enjoy it.

Route was up I-15, hwy 20 through Yellowstone, north on 89 through Montana and Glacier, north to Calgary, west through Banff and Jasper, north to McBride, Chetwynd, and on to the Alaska Highway at Dawson Creek. Sorry, the youtube version is a little lossy on the quality.

oldno7 · Joined: 16 May 2007 Posts: 490

Dan
It appears you have attempted to haul the bad, stormy weather North of Utah. Maybe now it will warm up down here. Thanks :2thumbs:

FROGGER · Joined: 25 Sep 2007 Posts: 115 Location: Riverton

That was sweet, looks like one heck of a drive... Thanks

Redpb · Joined: 19 Dec 2007 Posts: 161 Location: Lehi

Beautiful stuff man... how long of a drive is that?

Jaxx · Joined: 16 Jan 2007 Posts: 1477

Very nice video. Did you drive that by yourself, that would be a looong trip.

JP · Joined: 04 Jan 2007 Posts: 3732 Location: Shelton, CT.

:2thumbs: :2thumbs:

KapitanSparrow · Joined: 29 Apr 2008 Posts: 388 Location: SLC, UT

Can't see it, the man is blocking many sites. But that's some ride. And I am was concerned abour driving to Sturgis, heh.

rockgremlin · Joined: 09 Dec 2004 Posts: 3824 Location: Hotel California

DAN! As always......DAMN FINE WORK!!!! :2thumbs:

Had me laughing and wowing all throughout. Nice Job! I especially liked the time lapse of the clouds as you drove, and the ice melting off your windshield.

Felicia · Joined: 04 Jun 2007 Posts: 377 Location: So. CA

Great video!! :2thumbs:

Now I really want to go to Alaska.

How long did it take you to drive there? I noticed that there was not much traffic.

Did you camp along the way?

Thanks for sharing! :nod:

DiscGo · Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Posts: 3144 Location: Orem, Utah

Dan, that was way cool!

I have made that drive 5 times (10 if you count there and back) and I LOVED watching this! I have gone up as early as March and as late as October and I surprisingly have never had a single day of bad weather on that drive (a couple of cloudy days but nothing like what I saw here).

Get used to that construction it will be going on all summer. Last year they were remodeling the Fairbanks airport and that was a pain. It should be done now.

Heads up you may want to be in a request now to be in Fairbanks on Soltice. They have a baseball game that begins at Midnight (without lights) that is like a carnival. It is a big cultural experience that you won't want to miss, but truth is as long as you are up north for solictice you should be having a good time.

I am so jealous of you! I have been missing AK a ton right now. By the way there is some good food in Fairbanks (including 2 Thai places that are reseaonably priced).

Anyway, have a great time up there, and let me know if you have any questions about what to do with your time off... or time on for that matter. I was really good at that job and I hope you love it like I did!

CarpeyBiggs · Joined: 18 Mar 2007 Posts: 1722 Location: Fairbanks, AK

oldno7 wrote: Dan
It appears you have attempted to haul the bad, stormy weather North of Utah. Maybe now it will warm up down here. Thanks :2thumbs:

Seriously, weather didn't break until day 5 of the drive. It was still insanely cool though.

CarpeyBiggs · Joined: 18 Mar 2007 Posts: 1722 Location: Fairbanks, AK

Redpb wrote: Beautiful stuff man... how long of a drive is that?

Took me about 60 or so hours, but I went the looong way around. 9 days total.

CarpeyBiggs · Joined: 18 Mar 2007 Posts: 1722 Location: Fairbanks, AK

Jaxx wrote: Very nice video. Did you drive that by yourself, that would be a looong trip.

Yeah, I was solo. But I never got bored, surprisingly. It was entertaining the whole way. And I had lots of audio books to power me through. Already looking forward to doing it in reverse.

CarpeyBiggs · Joined: 18 Mar 2007 Posts: 1722 Location: Fairbanks, AK

Felicia wrote: Great video!! :2thumbs:

Now I really want to go to Alaska.

How long did it take you to drive there? I noticed that there was not much traffic.

Did you camp along the way?

Thanks for sharing! :nod:

Thanks Felicia. Yeah, I purposely drove on roads that would be uncrowded. I wasn't on the freeways very much. Plus, it is early in the year, so the crowds aren't coming yet. I camped every night, spent a total of $857 on gas, and $29 on camping, showers, and recreation (like the hot springs.) Damn gas companies... :frustrated:

CarpeyBiggs · Joined: 18 Mar 2007 Posts: 1722 Location: Fairbanks, AK

Quote: Heads up you may want to be in a request now to be in Fairbanks on Soltice. They have a baseball game that begins at Midnight (without lights) that is like a carnival. It is a big cultural experience that you won't want to miss, but truth is as long as you are up north for solictice you should be having a good time. Yeah, I'm definitely going to be here for that. It's already crazy. It didn't get dark last night until well after midnight. Sun is coming up again by 4:30. It's always light, and solstice is 6 weeks out. It energizes you though. Sunlight is good.

Quote: I am so jealous of you! I have been missing AK a ton right now. By the way there is some good food in Fairbanks (including 2 Thai places that are reseaonably priced).

Yeah, we've been to a couple good places already. Looking forward to seeing more. Send me some suggestions if you got 'em! :2thumbs:
Quote: Anyway, have a great time up there, and let me know if you have any questions about what to do with your time off... or time on for that matter. I was really good at that job and I hope you love it like I did!
Thanks for your help already. I'll definitely have some more questions for you soon. I just passed the final road test today, so it should start up here soon.

Also, went to Copper/Valdez over the weekend. I'll post pics when I get 'em. It was INSANE. Just mind-boggling beautiful.