Expedition Alaska: The Other Road To Denali | Van Life Alaska

[@stevenalexander5815]

Thanks!

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

Thank you so much Steven! That was so kind of you!!

[@daniellewis599]

Keeping it raw. Much appreciated.

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

Thank you Daniel. We try!

[@UbiqueOverland]

This is what dreams are made of. Can't wait to join in 2023. Cheers.

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

Thank you Mike. We look forward to it. Have a wonderful week!

[@Rehanshahzad]

Thanks for keeping us along .. Love you all.

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

Thank you Rehan. Have a wonderful week!

[@36PawsPNWC]

Congratulations to all… take the time to slow down and just breath… your journey is about living individually and as a community. Stay happy, health, & safe! 🙏🏽🐾🐾

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

Great advice! Thank you Mirna ❤️

[@johnplyler7054]

I'm writing these places down so I can see them someday! Thanks for another nice Sunday morning.

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

Thank you John. Have a wonderful week!

[@livingworkingoutsidebox]

What incredible views. Thanks for sharing

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

Thank you! Have a wonderful week!

[@LWRoad]

Spectacular!

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

Thank you!

[@navingarg638]

Nice adventure. So you took a road less traveled. Beautiful scenery.

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

Thank you Navin! Have a wonderful week!

[@ethanbechillin474]

Proud of you guys ❤️

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

Thank you Ethan ❤️

[@donpenfield3321]

What beautiful scenery!

[@lifeupnorth9385]

Thanks for sharing this trip. I've been back where you were plenty of times snowmachining, but never in the summer, very cool to see a different perspective.

[@allanhover5008]

Hello you too miss you 🥰 both and puppie and Alaska as well

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

Thank you Allan! Have a wonderful week ❤️

[@keithfoulks2657]

That was just epic, peaceful and beautiful. Good job.

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

Thank you Keith!

[@nickadkins]

Just added to our list of roads to explore up here now! Thank you!

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

Great great road! Definitely worth doing.

[@johngregory662]

Great video. Great views. Loved it all. Live confidently and peacefully

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

Thank you John! Have a wonderful week!

[@sherriweber7105]

I love how Ember she looked she wanted to drive. I like where you all camped. It was nice and quiet. Peaceful!

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

Thank you Sherri. We hope you have a wonderful week ❤️

[@1dutchmeteor]

Wonderful video! Makes me want to buy a Revel. You should be sponsored by Winnebago! Thanks for taking us along.

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

Thank you. Have a wonderful week!

[@grahamsaunders1594]

Just wish we were there with you all thank you for the trip

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

Always welcome Graham! Have a wonderful week!

[@ftkinsella]

Well that backroad trip was amazing and I'm sure it would be 100% better in person. I think you guys might just be living as close to heaven as you can get. I keep saying one day and I sure hope I can make it. Hi Ember! Cheers 😘😘❤️

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

We hope you do it also! Have a wonderful week!

[@michaeldennison436]

Wow that countryside sure looks verdant right now in many places as you traveled. I'm sure shortly to change as fall approaches. Ember was cute whining about her "dad" walking away. Travel safe.

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

Yes it changes pretty quickly. Lots and lots of rain just before and while we were here. She is a pretty big daddy’s girl. Have a great week!

[@michaelbecnel63]

Wow. So that's the real Alaska...What a cool journey. Looks like all the pups are enjoying it too...Happy Trails 🐕

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

Thank you Michael. Have a wonderful week!

[@fokaspetrogiannis]

Great places , excellent views 👌👏👌🙏

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

Thank you Fokas!

[@charliefast6365]

Drove this road back in 2002 and saw Denali after spending the week prior in the park and never seeing it!

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

Yes! There are some pretty amazing views from here that you will never see in the park.

[@angelabarabas7917]

Thank u for a wonderful Sunday

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

Have a wonderful week ❤️

[@rpresley9534]

Another awesome trip. Thanks so much for the videos. ✌

[@alaskacutthecord769]

Awesome trip guys. We're gonna to be making this trip soon. Thank you for this.

[@chrisguthrie8402]

Oh my gosh guys how beautiful Alaska is and you both make it that much more beautiful because you share it! I will continue to follow your Channel just to see the beauty of the people and a place that you shoe us. Keep it up you guys are special!!!!

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

Thank you Chris. Have a wonderful week!

[@stevenalexander5815]

What amazing country. Thank you again for sharing,. Can't wait to experience it myself, hopefully next year!

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

We hope you get to make it up also! Have a wonderful week!

[@xdlyon_lyonxd]

Relaxing sights

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

Thank you! Have a wonderful week!

[@shdbmw]

I’m not sure I would venture out there on my own. I do hope to get to Alaska in my Revel in a couple years when I retire. With any luck I will run into you two😃 Thanks for another great adventure. Safe Travels!!

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

We hope to see you up here! Have a great week!

[@Yodie82]

I would love to have you guys show us around Alaska someday!!

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

We love doing this. More than welcome!

[@sherriweber7105]

Such a great video. Nice scenery even though it looked like rain. You all had a great spot to camp. It was cute seeing the dogs playing. Ember cried when Jim got out of van. She love her daddy. Lol! That’s so cute. Good too see you all had fun. Those purple flowers were beautiful. Can’t wait too see next weeks adventure. This was a great adventure. Hope you have a great day and week. Stay safe. Travel safe.

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

Thank you Sherri. She is definitely a daddy’s girl! We are glad you enjoyed this weeks video. Have a wonderful week!

[@sherriweber7105]

@@WingsandWheelsAlaska I forgot to mention loved Jim’s inspiration pot. The chili. I was craving chili too! How funny is that that Jim cooks it up? It looked good too! I could smell it through my phone vision. Or smellavision. Lol!

[@TheSassySpoon]

Quite an adventure! I have never been on that side of Denali. Good to see you again. I was taking a masters class all spring and summer, but now I am finished.

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

Congratulations on finishing your class! We hope you have been having a great summer.

[@billkaminsky6255]

Good afternoon all. Nice hot day here in NC. About 90 outside. Enjoyed the back road trip the two of you made. Very nice back there. Looking forward to the next weekend. I'd like to see next week's video production. Have a great week. Stay happy, healthy and above all Safe. Please give Ember a hug for me.

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

Thank you Mr. Bill. Hope it cools of a little for y’all! Have a wonderful week!

[@billkaminsky6255]

@@WingsandWheelsAlaska ❤️

[@georgegandara6054]

Happy Sunday!👍

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

Have a wonderful week George!

[@carlosgimenez1570]

👏👏👏👏👏awesome guys 🍀

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

Thank you Carlos!

[@lindavestal8139]

Just WoW!

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

Thank you Linda! Have a wonderful week!

[@underwriter53]

So jealous of this journey! Thank you so much for sharing! 💕

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

Thank you Leah. Glad you are enjoying it!

[@kennymalikowski4524]

Stunning!!!

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

Thank you Kenny. Have a wonderful week!

[@johnwilliamson9453]

I was waiting for Jim to cut the cord, while slicing the peppers! 😄 Just love your vlogs, and the voice...🤩

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

That would have made for a funny video!

[@geraldb9706]

Loving this series of adventures and wishing I had the means to do this years ago. Peace and Calm to all. 👍🏻😎🇨🇦

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

Thank you Gerald! Have a wonderful week ❤️

[@briangreen9677]

Curious choice of background music in the opening montage. The slow violin slides evoke feelings of drifting at dusk. Or the general feeling of uncertainty. This enhances the footage of pressing north in that you’re leading the rest into the unknown. Your push to Denali on a trail that’s unpaved must have been exhilarating for the other Revelers as they find themselves on the path less traveled by in both spirit and experience further exemplified by the shot through the dreamcatcher on your rearview mirror. Your comment about finding some animals and the “rawr” from both of you was positively delightful. It’s great that the rain cut down on the dust for the people behind you. That way they were able to look out and see what they can see. At least the road is gravel. If it were actual dirt, that would be a lot less fun. A population of 27, but they can’t actually do a census. That’s because with their socks off, they can only count up to 20, and they wouldn’t want to leave anyone out. Just imagine the difficulty if the population were suspected to be in the 30s! The “One Lane Road Ahead” sign was hilarious to see. It’s already a one-lane road, it just has pullouts. What were they working on with the excavator? Putting in drainage? Seems to me that Alaska is a place where they constantly have to repair washouts from every spring thaw. It’s awesome that you’re out living the dream.

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

Hi Brian! For the main part of the trails they were more gravel. When we got to the actual trails those were purely dirt so the rain definitely could have made them a bit sticky. The population counts there are interesting indeed! We thought the same thing about the road sign. I think a 1/2 lane road sign would have been a bit intimidating though 😂. I think they were doing work on the rock wall there and trying to widen the road slightly although we are unsure. That area gets a lot of work due to the washouts and slides in the area. That cliff to our left side is extremely steep. Have a wonderful week!

[@robertdoyle8972]

For Wi-Fi Starlink for RV’S is really good

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

We do have that but not fully reliable in Alaska just yet

[@robertdoyle8972]

I’m in Alaska also have lived here for over thirty years and right now I’m out in Dillingham Alaska and it works better then the internet that they have out here lol and I’m doing the RV one to be able to take it wherever I go in Alaska I’m just out here for work for now in Dillingham and they do have one that works as your driving down the road also but it’s like $2500 for the set up but I travel alone so no need to be able to use it when driving for me but for people with kids or someone else in the vehicle can watch a movie or play games or whatever with that one as you drive

[@xdlyon_lyonxd]

Great job 👌🏾

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

Thank you!

[@angelabarabas7917]

Scary driving foe me Brave people

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

Thank you Angela!

[@johnplyler7054]

While setting around the campfire at your meetup I would love to hear what the group has come up with for the best wi-fi and van security options.

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

Starlink has become the popular go to for many of the people working from their vans. Although it doesn’t work in Alaska yet, we are on a waitlist for it. Many have weboost and use hotspots. We use an att hotspot but we don’t feel the weboost is necessary. If we know we are going to be working from the van, we just find a good spot for att service for the day. As far as security goes, some have alarms, some have cameras, most have dogs :)

[@giuseppantoniodacci5875]

CIAO FROM ITALY

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

Thank you!

[@TrippinwithBradShyla]

We're actually a few days away from heading up the Dempster highway to Tuktoyuktuk. It took a while to decide to either go the Prudhoe Bay way, or wait and go up the Dempster. We chose the Dempster only because we could actually drive right up to the Arctic Ocean. Have you done that route yet? Anyway, love the channel! We've been learning a lot from y'all as this is our first time in AK. Keep up the fantastic videos!

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

Yes we have done both. We had our only flat tire on the Dempster just after the Arctic circle. Shale sliced right through the sidewall. Both are beautiful in their own way!

[@TrippinwithBradShyla]

@@WingsandWheelsAlaska We only have room for one spare, so we'll keep our fingers crossed! Which route do you prefer?

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

@@TrippinwithBradShyla both are beautiful!

[@MrJimpk1]

Hi Guys, Great video as usual, scenary is fantastic. So where's the newest member of your family "Bella"? I've told a number of friend here in OZ ask me about Alaska, the first thing out of my mouth is go to KZbin and follow "Wings and Wheels of Alaska". How did everyone enjoy the back country of Alaska? Anyone find any "Gold" during theri panning sessions 😁 Fireweed is getting closer to the top, soon it'll be snow everywhere ❄🏔☃⛄ Be safe and have fun Your friend James

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

Hi James. Bella was at a kennel during this trip. We did not have time to properly integrate her into the family and train her so we thought it would be best not to take her during this and overwhelm her. She will make her entrance to the channel soon 😉. We have slowly introduced her and ember, done a lot of training, and have been introducing her to the van. All is going well with her. No gold unfortunately 😂

[@stephopalopal]

😘❤️👍

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

Thank you!

[@bradkemp7822]

Must have been fun but could a two wheel drive make it? We don’t really need a 4 wheel drive in south Louisiana and are thinking of the Solis NPF. So could we have made that drive?

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

Yes up to where we were boondocking. I wouldn’t go further than that without the higher clearance though.

[@yayasdt2738]

👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

Thank you Yaya!

[@naomidonovan-perry2667]

Hello.

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

Hello!

[@frankscamacca330]

Wings and Wheels Alaska: Is there anywhere on this route that a 170 EXT High Roof 4x4 couldnt go?

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

Good morning Frank. You wouldn’t have a problem with this route.

[@jayamos456]

I guess you missed taken them to see the river outers 🙄

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

I guess so.

[@janicedruian1231]

That trip looks fun… we got our Terrain in May…. (huge delay in our ordered Revel)…. well the Terrain has a lot going for it but you needs PhD to figure our Firefly/other systems…. so any big trips will be in 2023…. will you be doing another Alaska group adventure? Terrains allowed ? Janice

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

We hope to do it again next summer! More to come on that! Everyone is always welcome!

[@janicedruian1231]

Well you two are our guiding light… your posts are excellent & we too are dog people…. so waiting for the next trip!

[@loriinalaska3512]

You are Alaskans….why would you travel in a 20 sprinter van caravan? It can’t be a true backcountry Alaskan experience for the rest of us sandwiched behind a dozen or more sprinter vans overtaking pull-offs, bathroom stops, and previously secluded areas.

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

We love to share our experiences.

[@maebrown2938]

Loved the scenery. Looking forward to the next one.

[@WingsandWheelsAlaska]

Thank you Mae!