Driving the Cassiar Highway to Alaska + Our Tips

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  • Опубликовано: 2 дек 2024

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  • @garyjones5093
    @garyjones5093 8 месяцев назад +4

    I honestly think that Artic Fox was a much rarer sighting than the grizzly was. To see an Artic Fox in that environment while hunting is a pretty special experience. Really cool video guys!!!

    • @NickandJulie
      @NickandJulie  8 месяцев назад

      We were wondering what species of fox that was! You’re right, seeing an Arctic fox in the wild like this is special 💛 thank you!

    • @vernonhunterstickel9586
      @vernonhunterstickel9586 7 месяцев назад +1

      That was a cross Fox!!!!!

    • @NickandJulie
      @NickandJulie  7 месяцев назад

      @@vernonhunterstickel9586 thanks for the identification of this fox, very neat!

  • @debbiemclaughlin3460
    @debbiemclaughlin3460 Месяц назад +1

    Oh my gosh The Milepost is a must. We used the heck out of ours when we first drove to Alaska in 1992.

    • @NickandJulie
      @NickandJulie  25 дней назад

      Yes it has EVERYTHING in there; so helpful especially on first time trips 😃

  • @gunterhagendorf8318
    @gunterhagendorf8318 2 месяца назад

    Very nice documentation. Drove the Cassiar southbound in '85, was a little bit different in those days.

  • @Berr3631
    @Berr3631 2 месяца назад +1

    What a fantastic journey you guys are on, ive only seen bears or grizzlies on tv, always wanted to visit Alaska, awesome video, oh by the way what's the tune you are driving along with love it..Remain blessed always enjoying your journey's.
    Thank you, for sharing all the information on travelling, and costs..🇬🇧

    • @NickandJulie
      @NickandJulie  2 месяца назад

      Thanks for following our Alaska journey! We also only saw grizzlies and even black bears only on TV before this trip! Hence our very excited and astonished reaction in this video. Hope you get to visit Alaska sometime, it’s a worthwhile trip.

  • @Sam_Blakley
    @Sam_Blakley 27 дней назад +1

    We drove the same highway as ya'll and got to see some wolves and a wolverine. God bless l

    • @NickandJulie
      @NickandJulie  25 дней назад +1

      Oh wow that is so cool! We didn’t see either of those on our trip!

    • @Sam_Blakley
      @Sam_Blakley 25 дней назад

      Lol.we are going to key west after the new year😅

  • @nanscott3362
    @nanscott3362 Год назад +1

    Nice video scenery is beautiful , love the black bears. Safe travels

    • @NickandJulie
      @NickandJulie  Год назад

      Thank you! This entire trip has had the most beautiful scenery 🤩

  • @littlegriffoffgridalberta6837
    @littlegriffoffgridalberta6837 10 месяцев назад +1

    Great video ! Nice to see some changes along the way, I traveled through In 2005 I think about 200km or more was still gravel, was still beautiful just a little slower pace, This past Sept I went to Watson lake then north to do some back roads to Ross river then south Canol road Some days only drove 100km then some hikes, No set points to be at just stop when we wanted & just take it all in, In the next couple years I want to do the rest of the Yukon,

    • @NickandJulie
      @NickandJulie  10 месяцев назад

      That’s the best way to do it! No set points just seeing what you see. The Yukon is a wild and beautiful place!

  • @bb-fe9ur
    @bb-fe9ur Год назад +2

    I hope to get a chance to do that when I retire... Thanks for sharing 👍👍

    • @NickandJulie
      @NickandJulie  Год назад +1

      💯 recommend doing this at least once. Hope you get to sooner rather than later 🙂

    • @RollOnBusin
      @RollOnBusin 7 месяцев назад

      I know you will get to!

  • @NatKekuna2012
    @NatKekuna2012 5 месяцев назад +1

    Guys, that was Amazing! Griz and Fox. 😮

    • @NickandJulie
      @NickandJulie  5 месяцев назад

      The coolest experience ever! 🤩

  • @adkkev
    @adkkev 11 месяцев назад +1

    On our trip down the Cassier (heading south, opposite of your trip) near the end of July 2023, we were stopped at a roadblock about 20 miles after turning onto the Cassier from the AlCan … we were told that we could not stop or camp anywhere along the highway for 25 miles due to the forest fires nearby. We could smell the smoke and see the haze to the west. That was creepy. We did stay in Jade City in a nice cabin right by the Jade store. No worries about the smoke or fires by the time we got down there! We did get gas in Dease Lake, I think it was $2.29/liter (gas, not diesel), and we did get a couple of things in the store. We thought about going to Stewart and Hyder but the weather was crappy so we decided against it.

    • @NickandJulie
      @NickandJulie  11 месяцев назад

      The wildfires and smoke were still going strong when we were there too on the way back from Alaska at the end of August. Cassiar Hwy was closed at the Alaska Hwy intersection. So scary! So we were glad we did that drive on the way to Alaska. The cabin stay sounds nice😌

  • @kenmichayluk8
    @kenmichayluk8 3 месяца назад

    Great video. Thanks for sharing

    • @NickandJulie
      @NickandJulie  3 месяца назад

      Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video 🙂

  • @edwardmiller6353
    @edwardmiller6353 Год назад +1

    Good info! Thanks.

  • @SchnuffiJames
    @SchnuffiJames 4 месяца назад +1

    Thanks for the video

  • @rameliahmad8407
    @rameliahmad8407 4 месяца назад +1

    Nice place to explore

    • @NickandJulie
      @NickandJulie  4 месяца назад

      It really is. Pure wilderness

  • @MelodyHenshaw-w3o
    @MelodyHenshaw-w3o 10 месяцев назад +1

    Love that

  • @youtubechannels9205
    @youtubechannels9205 Год назад +1

    Most map apps allow you to dowload maps ahead of your trip. Very helpfull, without internet.
    Great trip!

    • @NickandJulie
      @NickandJulie  Год назад

      Oh yes! We forgot 😅 good tip 👍

  • @SpyEyes26
    @SpyEyes26 8 месяцев назад +1

    Awesome video!
    What mpg did you get with your slide-camper?
    I'm thinking of doing the same next year.

    • @NickandJulie
      @NickandJulie  8 месяцев назад

      Thanks! We normally get between 10-14. But in Alaska/Canada, road conditions weren’t the best and sometimes you’re driving up and down mountains so we got between 10-11.

  • @BonnieJJ-yr4cl
    @BonnieJJ-yr4cl 8 месяцев назад +1

    I've actually considering movie to Alaska...been there once b4...Anchorage, seward...Beautiful

    • @NickandJulie
      @NickandJulie  8 месяцев назад +1

      Lots of things to consider! It’s a beautiful place to live if you are okay with the cold and darkness during winter. Seward is stunning. So is Valdez 🤩

  • @dalemorris8137
    @dalemorris8137 16 дней назад +1

    That's jade city there is a show on discovery Channel and RUclips on it

    • @NickandJulie
      @NickandJulie  16 дней назад

      We didn’t know there was a show about it! We’ll have to check it out to learn more about this place. Thanks!

  • @getfreethenrv815
    @getfreethenrv815 Год назад +1

    Still love hanging out with you guys! We're especially enjoying lately because we used to live in Glennallen, AK. Which video editing program do you suggest I use for a startup RUclips channel? I used davinci 16 a few years ago but it was a steep learning curve and although I was getting the hang of it, I thought I should check to see if there are other suggestions before resuming.

    • @NickandJulie
      @NickandJulie  Год назад +1

      Wow! How did you like living there? We use wondershare filmora and love it. It’s pretty simple to use and has all the features we need.

    • @getfreethenrv815
      @getfreethenrv815 Год назад +1

      @@NickandJulie loved it. I think about it every day. Id go back if I could. Thanks for the filmography tip. I’ll look into it seriously.

    • @NickandJulie
      @NickandJulie  Год назад +1

      @@getfreethenrv815 hope you get the chance to go back. Sounds like that’s where you’re supposed to be!

  • @barbarab202
    @barbarab202 7 месяцев назад

    When you say just a little section that wasn't paved, how much distance do you mean?

  • @NatKekuna2012
    @NatKekuna2012 5 месяцев назад +1

    Like your music❤

    • @NickandJulie
      @NickandJulie  5 месяцев назад

      Thank you! I spend a while finding the perfect music to go with the video so it means a lot 😃

  • @BonnieJJ-yr4cl
    @BonnieJJ-yr4cl 8 месяцев назад +1

    Safe travels

  • @adventurepastor8195
    @adventurepastor8195 Год назад +1

    What month did you guys do this? Most people may see one or two bears but you guys saw a bunch!

    • @NickandJulie
      @NickandJulie  Год назад +1

      We drove from Vancouver, BC to Tok, Alaska the last week of June/beginning of July. Isn’t it crazy to go from never seeing bears in our lives to THIS 😂 I spoke to someone else who drove up the same way as we did and they said they didn’t see any bears. I couldn’t believe it 😆 we got spoiled with bear sightings for sure. On Sunday’s video we’ll see some black bears in Valdez 🐻

  • @MelodyHenshaw-w3o
    @MelodyHenshaw-w3o 10 месяцев назад +1

    Nice

  • @duaneharris2440
    @duaneharris2440 7 месяцев назад +1

    Did you just pull over when you go tired and camped for the night where ever you wanted? Where you able to that all through Canada?

    • @NickandJulie
      @NickandJulie  7 месяцев назад

      At first we used iOverlander app where there’s more people (southern half of Canada) But then up north when there’s no one you can pull over where ever.

  • @NickandJulie
    @NickandJulie  Год назад

    The Cassiar Highway is where we saw the most bears on our trip to & in Alaska 😮

  • @amfan_17presentations87
    @amfan_17presentations87 Год назад +2

    What’s the speed limit from the border to Alaska?

    • @NickandJulie
      @NickandJulie  Год назад

      There’s multiple highways you take to get to Alaska. And the speed limit changes on them based on mountains, curves, towns, road conditions, etc.

    • @NickandJulie
      @NickandJulie  Год назад

      Also some sections of road are worse so you won’t be going the posted speed limit, especially if you’re in an rv. You’ll be going quite slower. Hope that helps!

  • @kellykrueger178
    @kellykrueger178 10 месяцев назад +2

    May I ask the dates you did this drive? Thanks

    • @NickandJulie
      @NickandJulie  10 месяцев назад +1

      We drove the Cassiar June 30 and July 1

  • @dalemorris8137
    @dalemorris8137 16 дней назад +1

    If you don't support those small gas stations on route there won't be a place to get fuel at any price

    • @NickandJulie
      @NickandJulie  16 дней назад

      That’s true too. But some folks are on a set income and need to use their money wisely to be able to continue doing what they’re doing 😉

  • @youngblood2
    @youngblood2 10 месяцев назад +1

    I wouldn't want to be on my motorcycle! Lol

    • @NickandJulie
      @NickandJulie  10 месяцев назад

      Noooo 😂 we saw people biking the Alaska Highway 🫣

  • @richardglover558
    @richardglover558 5 месяцев назад +1

    Mez e add in….now put all together

  • @Banditt42
    @Banditt42 Год назад +3

    Welcome to Northern BC. Buy gas when you can, the next gas station may be out. And don't drive an EV.

    • @NickandJulie
      @NickandJulie  Год назад

      Thank you! Those tips are 💯 true!
      Welcome to the channel 👋

  • @mattg8787
    @mattg8787 7 месяцев назад +1

    no theres 3,78 liters in a gallon

  • @MrYoup11
    @MrYoup11 Год назад +1

    FYI, Meziadin is pronounced Mezi Adin.