Road Trip To Alaska

We started to think of going to Alaska in the fall of 2006. We had not even purchased our trailer, but thought the way to see Alaska would be by road. We had seen it several times by cruising up the coast to Alaska and visiting the coastal communities, but we had never gone inland.
 
So we researched small trailers and ended up ordering a new Trillium Outback.  It is 10 feet long and 13 feet including the hitch. We ordered the trailer in the fall and received it in the spring of 2007. We bought a new Toyota Tacoma truck to haul it with as our other truck was not big enough to tow a trailer.
 
There were lots of preparations to get ready for the trip that we had planned. We made many lists, in fact, pages of lists of things not to forget. Because of the size of our trailer everything had to be well organized and put away, (the trick is to remember where things are stored).
 
Brian’s brother and his wife also planned to go to Alaska, so we thought it would be a good idea to go together. There were many phone calls back and forth and gathering of travel brochures. One book we were advised to buy was “The Milepost”.  It is fantastic, don’t leave home without it!
 
We researched the best time to go and decided the best time for us would be the 9th of August, for two reasons, there would be fewer bugs to contend with and less traffic.
 
So here we are loaded up with lots of water, spare gas cans and clothes for different seasons. We also have lots of bug repellent. The little fridge is full, the cooler has ice and the can goods are stored.
 
We have a 9 year old cat, Molly that will be traveling with us. She is an indoor cat and all this will be rather traumatic for her. We plan to have her in her kennel in the truck with us and then put her in the trailer when we stop. We spoke with the Veterinarian and consulted with kennel owners and decided that taking her with us would be the best solution. She would not kennel well. This will be an adventure in itself!!!
 
We planned to meet our relatives at the Husky gas station at the corner of the highway and Mt. Paul road at 7am. They were there and we were on our way, it is with a feeling of excitement that we begin our journey that we planned to last 6 weeks.