It's time to head back down to the lower 48 for the rest of the year! On our way up to Alaska we drove the Alaska Highway through British Columbia, but for the way down we took a different route, the Stewart-Cassiar Highway. During our 4 days driving down the Cassiar Highway, plus part of the Yellowhead Highway, we saw stunning bright blue lakes and tons of mountains, learned about jade, camped by a lake, enjoyed some smaller towns, saw BEARS, and slept overlooking an insane glacier. It was one of the most memorable experiences of our summer!
Read our full guide to driving the Stewart-Cassiar Highway: https://adventuresofaplusk.com/stewart-cassiar-highway/
Driving the Alaska Highway to or from Alaska? Check out our eBook with everything you need to know to drive the Alaska Highway: https://adventuresofaplusk.com/alaska-highway-ebook/
🔗Links
Driving the ALASKA HIGHWAY from Dawson Creek, BC to the Yukon! https://youtu.be/Ld8ug8dCylE
Our EPIC drive through the YUKON on the Alaska Highway! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8G0TOlhREU
We DROVE to the ARCTIC OCEAN! (Driving the Dempster Highway to Tuktoyaktuk in Canada) https://youtu.be/qBnsPYj4Lu4
Our camera + hiking gear: https://adventuresofaplusk.com/gear/
⌚Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
00:19 About the Stewart-Cassiar Highway
01:29 Kayaking and camping at Boya Lake
03:50 Back on the road (EPIC views)!
04:57 Visiting Jade City
06:40 Continuing south!
08:06 Camping at Kinaskan Lake Provincial Park
10:28 We’re heading back to…ALASKA!
11:05 Quick fuel update!
11:29 Turnoff for Stewart + Hyder
11:43 BEAR SIGHTING!
12:40 Bear Glacier
13:35 We’re back in Alaska!
15:03 The world’s BEST fudge!
16:28 Fish Creek Wildlife Observation Site (Round 1)
18:38 Camping at the EPIC Salmon Glacier
22:39 Fish Creek Wildlife Observation Site (Round 2)
27:53 Heading back into Canada
29:30 We saw another BEAR!
30:43 Cassiar vs. Alaska Highway
31:26 Gitwangak Battle Hill National Historic Site
32:38 Highway of Tears
33:18 Witset Canyon
34:01 Hiking the Crater Lake Trail near Smithers
35:45 Bugwood Coffee in Smithers
37:28 Fraser Lake
38:03 We made it to Prince George
📍Locations in this vlog
Tā Ch'ilā Provincial Park (Boya Lake): https://goo.gl/maps/iBGPS6ZExaH9HDrY6
Jade City: https://goo.gl/maps/huVXWdckEFhxqwdw6
Kinaskan Lake Provincial Park: https://goo.gl/maps/KGux1Z4UkP24aHTJ8
Fudge in Hyder: https://goo.gl/maps/5chpYuFgZuq6hgSp6
Fish Creek Wildlife Observation Site: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r10/specialplaces/?cid=fsbdev2_038787
Salmon Glacier: https://goo.gl/maps/RgaFPkh41hdDfY2h6
Gitwangak Battle Hill National Historic Site: https://goo.gl/maps/so1ib4YAwSXSW6Lv8
Witset Canyon: https://goo.gl/maps/YPim4EPzvRrZVFm88
Crater Lake Trail: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/canada/british-columbia/crater-lake-trail
Bugwood Coffee in Smithers: https://g.page/Bugwood?share
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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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