09-03-2014, 04:41 AM
I drove to Anchorage from Spokane WA, and from Anchorage to Mt Home. You can do it in five days, but you will be missing a lot. It took 4 days for me to get there and I was in a rush since my father past away on day two of driving. Make sure you have good tires because the highway will be washed out in several areas and under construction/mud. Carry extra fuel and search the web for fuel stations. I was told to hit every one. I drove a ford escort up and filled up at 3/4 of a tank and barely made it to the next fill up. That was in 2002. I pulled a camper down with me and took an extra 15 gallons of gas, but don't remember using it with my dodge Dakota in 2006. Not sure where you are heading to, but the Homer area is a great place to go out fishing with guides. It is worth going to the docks with cash in hand if the boat is not full some will make a deal to fill the boat up. There was a recent King Salmon problem where they shut it down for a year. I am not sure if it has recovered, if it has, the big Kings come from the Keni. You may want to check on that also. You need to check out the Russian River if you like to catch big trout. 10-20 lb range. It is also great fishing for Red Salmon if you don't mind combat fishing. I would suggest downloading the fishing regulations and taking a GPS along, because some areas of the rivers are closed to fishing. If you get away from people, make sure you have some bear protection. 99% of the time, they won't bother you, but if you have a fish on, he may want to take it from you. I suggest cutting your line and let him have it. The 4 years I spent up there I had a great time fishing and would love to go back Just for the Halibut.
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