

| Subject: | Trusting your machine - The loneliest Road |
| From: | John Rodgers |
| Date: | Fri, 2 Jul 2004 21:13:27 -0500 |
The loneliest road I have ever been on, where I had to really have the faith and trust in my Van, was when I drove down the Alaska Highway in late September one year. I have got to tell you that that is one long lonely stretch of highway. On that portion that is in Alaska, Canada's Yukon Territory, and British Columbia there are a few scattered towns but the rest is nothing but wilderness for miles and miles and virtually no other traffic. All the Tourons have usually already gone by Labor Day weekend, and most left Alaska and the far north when the Termination Dust first appeared on the mountain tops in late August. Ocassionally there will be a diehard or two that will drive down in mid September, but it is risky. An early snow can catch the unwary. If you break down it can be a long, lonely, cold wait for help... maybe for days. You dare not take lightly the journey down the Alaska Highway that time of year. Blankets, food, alternate heat sources, emergency equipment are all in order. Lonely it is, that journey down the ALCAN in the fall, but the beauty makes the trip worth it. Johyn Rodgers 88 GL Driver
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