TEXAS TO ALASKA 1998

Itinerary

Day 1 - May 12 - Milepost 292 (292 miles today) - Lake Arrowhead State Park, TX
Day 2 - May 13 - Milepost 652 (360 today) - Ute Lake State Park, NM
Day 3 - May 14 - Milepost 988 (336 today) - Red Rock State Park, NM
Day 4 - May 15 - Milepost 1267 (279 today) - Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
Day 5 - May 16 - Milepost 1267 - Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
Day 6 - May 17 - Milepost 1507 (230 today) - Glendale, UT
Day 7 - May 18 - Milepost 1507 - Zion National Park, UT
Day 8 - May 19 - Milepost 1560 (53 today) - Bryce Canyon National Park, UT
Day 9 - May 20 - Milepost 1875 (315 today) - Willard Bay State Park, UT
Day 9 - May 20 - A Reader’s Comment
Day 10 - May 21 - Milepost 1875 - Willard Bay State Park, UT
Day 11 - May 22 - Milepost 1875 - Willard Bay State Park, UT
Day 12 - May 23 - Milepost 2066 (191 today) - Idaho Falls, ID
Day 13 - May 24 - Milepost 2346 (280 today) - Helena, MT
Day 14 - May 25 - Milepost 2602 (256 today) - Glacier National Park, MT
Day 15 - May 26 - Milepost 2602 - Glacier National Park, MT
Day 16 - May 27 - Milepost 2768 (166 today) - Calgary, AB
Day 17 - May 28 - Milepost 2989 (221 today) - Edmonton, AB
Day 18 - May 29 - Milepost 2989 - Edmonton, AB
Day 19 - May 30 - Milepost 2989 - Edmonton, AB
Day 20 - May 31 - Milepost 3173 (184 today) - Lesser Slave Lake, AB
Day 21 - June 1 - Milepost 3173 - Lesser Slave Lake, AB
Day 22 - June 2 - Milepost 3173 - Lesser Slave Lake, AB
Day 23 - June 3 - Milepost 3276 (103 today) - Lesser Slave Lake, AB
Day 24 - June 4 - Milepost 3523 (247 today) - Fort St. John, BC
Day 25 - June 5 - Milepost 3765 (242 today) - Fort Nelson, BC
Day 26 - June 6 - Milepost 3917 (152 today) - Muncho Lake, BC
Day 27 - June 7 - Milepost 3917 - Muncho Lake, BC
Day 28 - June 8 - Milepost 3960 (43 today) - Liard River Hot Springs, BC
Day 29 - June 9 - Milepost 4092 (132 today) - Watson Lake, YT
Day 30 - June 10 - Milepost 4362 (270 today) - Whitehorse, YT
Day 31 - June 11 - Milepost 4649 (287 today) - Beaver Creek, YT
Day 32 - June 12 - Milepost 4762 (113 today) - Tok, AK
Day 33 - June 13 - Milepost 4979 (217 today) - Tangle Lakes, AK
Day 34 - June 14 - Milepost 4979 - Tangle Lakes, AK
Day 35 - June 15 - Milepost 5000 (21 today) - Maclaren River, AK
Day 36 - June 16 - Milepost 5063 (63 today) - Brushkana Creek, AK
Day 37 - June 17 - Milepost 5116 (53 today) - Denali Highway, AK
Day 38 - June 18 - Milepost 5125 (9 today) - Denali National Park, AK
Day 39 - June 19 - Milepost 5125 - Denali National Park, AK
Day 40 - June 20 - Milepost 5125 - Denali National Park, AK
Day 41 - June 21 - Milepost 5362 (237 today) - Anchorage, AK
Day 42 - June 22 - Milepost 5362 - Anchorage, AK
Day 43 - June 23 - Milepost 5532 (170 today) - Johnson Lake, AK
Day 44 - June 24 - Milepost 5532 - Clam Gulch, AK
Day 45 - June 25 - Milepost 5532 - Clam Gulch, AK
Day 46 - June 26 - Milepost 5532 - Johnson Lake, AK
Day 47 - June 27 - Milepost 5600 (68 today) - Homer Spit, AK
Day 48 - June 28 - Milepost 5600 - Homer Spit, AK
Day 49 - June 29 - Milepost 5600 - Homer Spit, AK
Day 50 - June 30 - Milepost 5600 - Homer Spit, AK
Day 51 - July 1 - Milepost 5600 - Homer Spit, AK
Day 52 - July 2 - Milepost 5667 (67 today) - Johnson Lake, AK
Day 53 - July 3 - Milepost 5667 - Johnson Lake, AK
Day 54 - July 4 - Milepost 5667 - Johnson Lake, AK
Day 55 - July 5 - Milepost 5667 - Johnson Lake, AK
Day 56 - July 6 - Milepost 5667 - Johnson Lake, AK
Day 57 - July 7 - Milepost 5837 (170 today) - Anchorage, AK
Day 58 - July 8 - Milepost 5837 - Anchorage, AK
Day 59 - July 9 - Milepost 5837 - Anchorage, AK
Day 60 - July 10 - Milepost 5837 - Anchorage, AK
Day 61 - July 11 - Milepost 6026 (189 today) - Johnson’s Lake, AK
Day 62 - July 12 - Milepost 6026 - Johnson’s Lake, AK
Day 63 - July 13 - Milepost 6026 - Johnson’s Lake, AK
Day 64 - July 14 - Milepost 6026 - Johnson’s Lake, AK
Day 65 - July 15 - Milepost 6026 - Johnson’s Lake, AK
Day 66 - July 16 - Milepost 6137 (111 today) - Seward, AK
Day 67 - July 17 - Milepost 6137 - Seward, AK
Day 68 - July 18 - Milepost 6137 - Seward, AK
Day 69 - July 19 - Milepost 6248 (111 today) - Johnson Lake, AK
Day 70 - July 20 - Milepost 6248 - Johnson Lake, AK
Day 71 - July 21 - Milepost 6370 (122 today) - Williwaw Creek, AK
Day 72 - July 22 - Milepost 6435 (65 today) - Anchorage, AK
Day 73 - July 23 - Milepost 6578 (143 today) - Glennallen, AK
Day 74 - July 24 - Milepost 6734 (156 today) - Valdez, AK
Day 75 - July 25 - Milepost 6734 - Valdez, AK
Day 76 - July 26 - Milepost 6736 (2 miles today) - Valdez, AK
Day 77 - July 27 - Milepost 6736 - Valdez, AK
Day 78 - July 28 - Milepost 6736 - Valdez, AK
Day 79 - July 29 - Milepost 6767 (31 today) - Blueberry Lake, AK
Day 80 - July 30 - Milepost 6999 (232 today) - Tok, AK
Day 81 - July 31 - Milepost 7077 (78 today) - Chicken, AK
Day 82 - August 1 - Milepost 7077 - Eagle, AK
Day 83 - August 2 (predawn) - Milepost 7077 - Chicken, AK
Day 83 - August 2 - Milepost 7188 (111 today) - Dawson City, YT
Day 84 - August 3 - Milepost 7188 - Dawson City, YT
Day 85 - August 4 - Milepost 7524 (336 today) - Whitehorse, YT
Day 86 - August 5 - Milepost 7631 (107 today) - Skagway, AK
Day 87 - August 6 - Milepost 7631 - Skagway, AK
Day 88 - August 7 - Milepost 7631 - Skagway, AK
Day 89 - August 8 - Milepost 7631 - Skagway, AK
Day 90 - August 9 - Milepost 7631 - Skagway, AK
Day 91 - August 10 - Milepost 7631 - Skagway, AK
Day 92 - August 11 - Milepost 7631 - Skagway, AK
Day 93 - August 12 - Milepost 7631 - Skagway, AK
Day 94 - August 13 - Milepost 7631 - Skagway, AK
Day 95 - August 14 - Milepost 7631 - Skagway, AK
Day 97 - August 16 - Milepost 7631 - Skagway, AK
Day 98 - August 17 - Milepost 7631 - Inner Passage, AK
Day 99 - August 18 - Milepost 7631 - Inner Passage, AK
Day 100 - August 19 - Milepost 7631 - Sitka, AK
Day 101 - August 20 - Milepost 7631 - Sitka, AK
Day 102 - August 21 - Milepost 7631 - Sitka, AK
Day 103 - August 22 - Milepost 7631 - Juneau, AK
Day 104 - August 23 - Milepost 7631 - Juneau, AK
Day 105 - August 24 - Milepost 7631 - Inner Passage, AK
Day 106 - August 25 - Milepost 7631 - Skagway, AK
Day 107 - August 26 - Milepost 7786 (155 today) - Teslin Lake, YT
Day 108 - August 27 - Milepost 7999 (213 today) - Boya Lake, BC
Day 109 - August 28 - Milepost 7999 - Boya Lake, BC
Day 110 - August 29 - Milepost 8173 (174 today) - Kinashan Lake, BC
Day 111 - August 30 - Milepost 8346 (173 today) - Stewart, BC / Hyder, AK
Day 112 - August 31 - Milepost 8346 - Hyder, AK
Day 113 - September 1 - Milepost 8346 - Hyder, AK
Day 114 - September 2 - Milepost 8634 (288 today) - Prince Rupert, BC
Day 115 - September 3 - Milepost 8644 (10 today + ferry) - Inner Passage, AK
Day 116 - September 4 - Milepost 8644 - Ketchikan, AK
Day 117 - September 5 - Milepost 8669 (25 today) - Ketchikan, AK
Day 118 - September 6 - Milepost 8669 - Ketchikan, AK
Day 119 - September 7 - Milepost 8669 - Ketchikan, AK
Day 120 - September 8 - Milepost 8902 (233 today) - Telkwa, BC
Day 121 - September 9 - Milepost 9193 (291 today) - Quesnel, BC
Day 122 - September 10 - Milepost 9453 (260 today) - Skihist Provincial Park, BC
Day 123 - September 11 - Milepost 9549 (96 today) - Chilliwack, BC
Day 124 - September 12 - Milepost 9605 (56 today) - Ferndale, WA
Day 125 - September 13 - Milepost 9605 - Ferndale, WA
Day 126 - September 14 - Milepost 9742 (137 today) - Dosewallips State Park, WA
Day 127 - September 15 - Milepost 9919 (177 today) - Seaside, OR
Day 128 - September 16 - Milepost 10033 (114 today) - Newport, OR
Day 129 - September 17 - Milepost 10033 - Newport, OR
Day 130 - September 18 - Milepost 10033 - Newport, OR
Day 131 - September 19 - Milepost 10126 (93 today) - Salem, OR
Day 132 - September 20 - Milepost 10503 (377 today) - Redding, CA
Day 133 - September 21 - Milepost 10572 (69 today) - Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA
Day 134 - September 22 - Milepost 10572 - Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA
Day 135 - September 23 - Milepost 10896 (324 today) - Mina, NV
Day 136 - September 24 - Milepost 11060 (164 today) - Beatty, NV
Day 137 - September 25 - Milepost 11060 - Death Valley National Park, CA
Day 138 - September 26 - Milepost 11186 (126 today) - Las Vegas, NV
Day 139 - September 27 - Milepost 11387 (201 today) - Seligman, AZ
Day 140 - September 28 - Milepost 11696 (309 today) - Petrified Forest National Park, AZ
Day 141 - September 29 - Milepost 12108 (412 today) - Amarillo, TX
Day 142 - September 30 - Milepost 12465 (357 today) - Ray Roberts State Park, TX
Day 143 - October 1 - Milepost 12701 (236 today) - College Station, TX
Epilogue - College Station, TX

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