Roughed out the route. Now have to do more research as what to avoid and what to make sure to see.

Starting in Calgary red route north the the arctic ocean then blue route south to Vancouver. Two ferry rides....Homer to Valdez and Haines to Skagway. This route minimizes backtracking....

That’s going to be amazing.

Looks like a great time Jes

That should be awesome.

How long is that cruise from Homer to Valdez?

Extra batteries and memory card for the camera

I have to look that up still.

Extra cards and extra battery!

Sweet! A place I want to visit Hope yal have a great trip

I wanted to say to be sure to take plenty of disposable camera's, but someone already be me to the camera comment.

You will have been everywhere,

That'll be a great trip. Can't tell you anything about the Canada part, but pretty much driven most of the main hwys in AK:

Been a while since there, but the Dalton Hwy all the way to Prudhoe is a looooong 400-something miles. Once you get over the Brooks range, pretty much nothing but tundra. Weather depending (snowmelt, rain, etc.) it can get washed out in places where you get stuck for a while. Point being, not sure I'd go much further north than Galbraith Lake unless time was simply not a concern - that said, we're only talking about saving about 300 miles.

8 between Cantwell and Paxson is beautiful. Talkeetna is a must...clear day (pray for it...and I assume your trip is a summer one) you can get a wonderful view of Denali and Foraker from the river. Go to the Salty Dog in Homer. Frost heaves on the Tok Hwy will get your attention (I pretty much launched a diesel pusher and bent the crap out of towbar once, by not paying better attention to that road). Hatcher pass, roughly Willow to Palmer, is a pretty cool day trip.

Go fishing. Take a glacier day cruise/sled dog ride/the cheesy bus ride into Denali/bush plane ride.

I could go on forever........

Prepare to have your best laid plans change. Too much to see and do. Bigger than most can imagine. Convenience stores.............aren't.

When you heading out?

Don't bring a handgun if crossing into Canada. Don't even try to hide it.

This probably doesn't apply to you but make sure none of the travelers has ever had a DWI or felony conviction. You won't be allowed into Canada without following a special procedure well in advance.

Absolutely....only bad thing about the trip....no pistola....

Not sure yet....some time between may and aug....planning on 26 days....4 will be burned up getting to Calgary and back from Vancouver...(2 days each way)

Never been to Alaska but we did take a road trip through Oregon, up through Washington State crossed into Canada from Port Angeles into Victoria city what a beautiful city, took the ferry out of Nanaimo to Horseshoe Bay then went to Whistler Ski Resort.
Absolutely beautiful country.

Y'all will have a blast

That will be an awesome trip.

Very much appreciated TOM-M...I’ll take all the advice and suggestions I can get.....

Outstanding adventure shaping up there. Man is that a lot of driving.

Now that’s an adventure.

Yall are freaking road warriors!

Be sure to catch Bucharest Gardens while you are in the area.

Worst part for me is getting out of Texas.

I've driven it a couple of times and lived in Fairbanks for a few years. Be sure to buy the current edition of the Milepost. Invaluable information.

Be sure to fish in Valdez, one of my favorite towns. A place called Fish Central can handle booking all of the local boats as well as vacuum sealing, flash freezing and shipping your catch.

Also in Valdez, do the Stan Stevens glacier tour. You will see amazing scenery and wildlife.

The bus into Denali National Park is super touristy, but worth doing. It's the only way to see 99% of the park and depending on the length of your ride, you have a very good chance of seeing moose, caribou, bear and wolves. Take as long of a ride as you have time for. The longest one, which goes nearly to the base of Denali, is an all day affair.

Be aware that you can't actually drive to the Arctic ocean. The Dalton highway is closed to private vehicles a few miles from the end of the line. The drive up through Atigun pass is super cool, but unless you just want to go as far as you can, I'm not sure it's worth it to drive the whole way up.

Sounds like an amazing trip!