The end was near. Winter finally caught up to us as we turned into the homestretch of our journey, bringing not only the seasonal nostalgia of summertime, but reflections of a grand adventure approaching its conclusion. We seized each final endeavor, knowing that all too soon our time in the north would be up.
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The season was changing, and marked the approach of our journey’s completion. Even though the bright, warm days of summer were gone, the onset of winter brought a unique experience – the contrast of orange leaves and white snow, the cold air and a hot campfire. Each season brings a unique perspective that cannot be seen any other time of year, and we intended to soak it all up in our last few weeks despite the cooler weather. It had been nearly 5 months on the road in our Lance 1172 truck camper when we exited mainland Alaska and crossed back into Canada in mid-September to start our long trek back south to the contiguous United States.
A visit to Alaska can be spectacular in any season, and each will bring its own wonder. Most RV travelers make their way here for the amazing summers and will depart as fall and cooler temperatures quickly set in. We were fortunate that we could stay long enough to see the full transition from summer to fall.
Our travels had looped us around Alaska's interior and brought us back once again to Fairbanks for a final set of northern Alaska adventures. We were back here in the fall because Fairbanks is one of the best places to see the Northern Lights, but you need dark skies which our first visit in mid-summer lacked. This time we were not alone, as a crew from Battle Born Batteries had joined us to see for themselves how the battery bank they'd helped us install for this expedition was performing, get a first-hand experience of what RVing in Alaska was like, and *hopefully* catch a glimpse of some of Alaska's natural wonders!
While Alaska is home to immense wilderness, it also has many people who call the land within its borders home. After spending time here, we could feel the draw of this beautiful state. Even though we were far from the rest of the country and the people & places that we were most familiar with, we started to understand why people would choose to live here. Our amazing glacier adventures in Whittier and Anchorage added to awe-inspiring appeal of The Last Frontier.
The premiere of The RVers TV Show on the Discovery channel is coming up in just a few days on November 17th on the Discovery Channel! ARE YOU READY??!?!? 
Time to hand in the keys to the Lance!
Here is our final LIVE updates from over on the Lance Camper Facebook page where we checked in from the night before and just moments before from saying our goodbyes and heading out of Lancaster with our fifth wheel. After our adventures in Valdez and McCarthy, we hopped on the Glenn Highway that would take us to the largest city in Alaska: Anchorage. As a large population center, the busyness was a shock to us after being so remote for so long. We resupplied here, taking advantage of cheap fuel and food before heading on down the Kenai Peninsula to its very southern tip in Homer. We are so excited that the premiere of our new TV show, The RVers, is less than 3 weeks away! Where will you be for the premiere? If you're in our area, you should join us or our co-hosts at an in-person Watch Party! 
We are BACK in the USA! We crossed the border after finishing up our adventures in Canada. Even though we are back, we and the pups had a few more weeks yet before we returned to Lance Campers when we shared the update below. We've now been getting the question, "What's next?"
McCarthy, Alaska lies in the middle of the United States' largest National Park and is home to the historic remains of the Kennecott Mine - the largest and purest yielding copper mine of its day!
Valdez, AK is the northernmost ice-free port in the USA, burned into many people's memories by the terrible Exxon-Valdez Oil Spill in 1989 - the worst in human history until Deepwater Horizon in 2010. Some remnants of the 11 million gallons of oil spilled can still be found in pockets around the sound, over 30 years later.
While visiting this quaint town nestled in the fjords of coastal Alaska on Prince William sound, we went salmon fishing and explore the Worthington Glacier before heading out to McCarthy to see the historic Kennicott Copper Mine (read McCarthy Blog Here).
Do you camp in cold weather? We've been in some cold weather for the past couple weeks and wanted to share how it has been going, plus some tips and tricks we've learned along the way to make cold weather camping much more enjoyable.
Dawson City: Located at the confluence of the Yukon and Klondike rivers, this town embodies the gold rush days from which it was born. Vibrant, eclectic, and a bit gritty, here the glory days of the past live on in the dirt streets, architecture, and residents.
This town is home to just over 1300 people, although many do not stay through the winters and summer is a good time to visit. There is so much to see, do eat and drink here and after passing through the town twice before, we finally got some time to take in this unique community during the last week of July 2019.
Worried about finding places to camp on your way up to Alaska? Never fear - after our summer of traveling in northern Canada & Alaska there are MANY awesome dry camping sites as well as campgrounds. Here, we share our favorite strategies and tools for finding campsites:
Catch our biweekly Lance Camper Facebook live videos on the Lance Camper Facebook page throughout the Go North adventure!
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