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Driving the ALASKA HIGHWAY from Dawson Creek, BC to the Yukon!
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Driving the ALASKA HIGHWAY from Dawson Creek, BC to the Yukon!



We made it onto the Alaska Highway! 🇨🇦🇺🇸

The Alaska Highway runs around 1,400 miles from Dawson Creek in British Columbia to Delta Junction, Alaska, going through the Yukon along the way. We spent a total of a week driving this road, with 3 days of it in British Columbia, which has tons of stunning views, fun stops, hikes, a hot spring, wildlife, and so much more!

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⌚Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
00:30 We’re at Mile 0 of the Alaska Highway!
00:55 Coffee and breakfast at beans&barley in Dawson Creek
02:10 History of the Alaska Highway
03:22 Knocking out some van life chores before hitting the road
04:49 We’re on the Alaska Highway! (+ plan for the day)
07:10 We saw a bear!
07:40 Our home for the night
08:10 Our plan for day 2 of the Alaska Highway
08:48 Trying cinnamon buns at Tetsa River Lodge
12:01 Seeing caribou for the first time ever!
12:19 Hiking the Flower Springs Lake Trail at Stone Mountain Provincial Park
18:28 Summit Lake at Stone Mountain Provincial Park
18:44 Driving to Muncho Lake
19:34 Quick note about cell service on the Alaska Highway
20:16 Freaking about how AWESOME the Alaska Highway is!
21:30 Camping at the MacDonald Campground at Muncho Lake
23:43 Our plan for day 3 of the Alaska Highway
24:40 Seeing bison!
25:12 Liard River Hot Springs Provincial Park
28:43 Smith River Falls
30:00 Whirlpool Canyon
31:53 We made it to the Yukon!
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📍Locations in this vlog
beans&barley: https://goo.gl/maps/DqYskcFRXH9RWomK9
Water fill up in Dawson Creek: https://goo.gl/maps/RMX4D8v3uhekeQXt6
KM 536 Rest Area: https://goo.gl/maps/8gyeMqGkTXNE1q9a7
Tetsa River Lodge: https://goo.gl/maps/FRRuJBtKA3xQqzvaA
Flower Springs Lake Trail at Stone Mountain Provincial Park: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/canada/british-columbia/flower-springs-lake-trail?u=i
Summit Lake: https://goo.gl/maps/LXgbuL7MEjxXXAkb6
MacDonald Campground at Muncho Lake: https://goo.gl/maps/kcMcU2iUPKW4BNCB7
Liard River Hot Springs Provincial Park: https://goo.gl/maps/hu6Jgp5YYjGss6iE9
Smith River Falls: https://goo.gl/maps/s2G9nDDfnZi2ziTv8
Whirlpool Canyon: https://goo.gl/maps/aehp4y7vZh1FDjJaA
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👋🏼 About us
Hi y’all! We’re Adam, Kathryn, and Kona, an adventurous married couple (+ pup!) living on the road in our self-converted sprinter van! You can often find us driving all around the US and Canada, scoping out the best coffee shops, eating tacos and ice cream (we’re a 5+ taco and 2+ scoop household), and enjoying nature.

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41 Comments

  1. Adventures of A+K

    This video was filmed on June 4-6, 2022 and doesn’t reflect current conditions. The Alaska Highway experienced a road washout north of Liard River Hot Springs well after we finished driving the road and is now operating with a one way detour. This did not impact our drive and we are driving back a different way, so it doesn’t impact us at all.

    Keep Canada beautiful and PLEASE follow Leave No Trace principles: https://lnt.org/why/7-principles/
    Follow our Journey to Alaska: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZKRTK1yCEM5UxLKP3MI17m-syJkqYABj
    Our camera + hiking gear: https://adventuresofaplusk.com/gear/

  3. Emma Lemky

    This was honestly so cool to see. I live In Dawson Creek and always see people taking photos at the Alaska highway sign. Nice to see it on YouTube

  6. Noelle Danford

    I was going to be disappointed if Adam didn't call that cinnamon roll "pillowy" 😂 Those springs look amazing 😍 I love all the trees and nature around it.

  8. Amazing 2102

    Dawson creek fella here. Friends with the owner of beans and barley and even worked there a little once. Great place and I'm glad you enjoyed our small city 😀

  11. Wanda Izard

    What a beautiful area and your picture along with your videos This is one of mine favorite u tube events. Great job thru out . Lov lov it do more

  12. mathew merkl

    I grew up in dawson creek and in 2019 i drove the Alaska highway and explored alaska a bit was an awesome experience and would love to do again

  13. Kenny and Candy Walker

    Loved the video. We drove up from Alabama with our 5th wheel in 2012 and 2018. We enjoyed reliving it through your video. We want to go back a 3rd time but we will be driving a van or class c so we can stay in some out of the way places. Thanks can't wait to see the other videos!

  15. Liam Weaver

    It's cool to see this! I live in Dawson Creek and infact a block away from beans and barley haha. Drive by it everyday!

  18. Vanessa Serrano Cabintoy

    WOW! British Columbia is so amazingly beautiful! 😍 I hope to explore my own province in the future! I was in the Yukon last March, and would love to visit Alaska too. Thanks for this wonderful video. Very well done! 😃👍🏾

  20. betty studzinski

    I’m going to Alaska in June, 2023 in a 15 rv guided caravan. I’m really enjoying your videos to make my plans. My tour will be 60 days meeting up in Dawson creek.

  21. Edward Miller

    Great video! Love your thoughts, impressions and comments. Much better than watching videos with only music. Well done!!

  23. Madison Mac

    It’s so weird to see that influencers were at our little crack town in the middle of nowhere lol. Not only that but they went to the cafe that I regularly go to. Is this what it’s like to live in a city??? Also fun little fact my dad worked on the new Alaska highway as well as my grandpa who’s business was hired to do around 200km of the new highway. The new highway cut out over 300km as there was no need to have such winding roads to prevent airborn attacks therefore the road is much straighter now. Most of the old highway winded through the other side of the valley.

  24. MOGUL MAKER

    Cinnamon Rolls up there are Sourdough. The sourdough starters came up with the gold miners around 1850 from San Francisco, which is known as some of the best sourdough around.

  25. Michelle Honeycutt

    When I drove through on the Alcan hwy, I think I said "This is the most beautiful place" 100s of times!!! Loving your vlog!

  26. Active breaks

    As someone who lives in Dawson Creek, this was so cool to watch. Can confirm, lots of bugs in the town. Windshields be looking like that commonly 😅

  27. Kevin Stewart

    I had different idea of the road conditions. My review of your video looks like road conditions were good to great. Thanks

  32. Franz Dittrich

    We enjoyed your trip a lot. Well done. Our last big trip was 12 years ago from San Pedro CA to Homer and Farbanks. We will never forget it.

  34. Shannon in Alaska

    I went through Canada to get to Alaska when I moved there in 2020. Canadian borders were closed to US citizens, but they allowed a few through if they had good reason – like moving. I would go sometimes hours without passing another car in the more desolate areas. It felt like I was the only person left in the world at times. Like the Apocalypse. 😄

  37. Orioles Fan

    Congrats. My bucket list dream one day. I did drive a portion of the Alaska Highway from/to Delta Junction in June 2017 and 19. I have driven and conquered both the Dalton and Dempster Hwys in June 2019. The wildest and most fun road adventures of my life.

  38. marleen

    I live in Dawson Creek. Beans and Barley is one of the best little restaurants. We managed the old lodge at the hot springs years ago ( mile 496 )

  39. On Mission

    Made that journey in 1974 when the entire highway was dirt. I spent the summer in Soldatna and the Keni. Beautiful trip.

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