IT'S THE END OF OUR ALASKAN VAN LIFE ADVENTURE

All good things come to an end and what a way to end our Alaskan van life adventures.
Travel vlog 520 | Filmed July 2022 | Top of the World Highway Alaska | Country 33/197
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😀 A BIT ABOUT US:
We’re Marianne & Chris, a happily married couple from the UK. Marianne is a living kidney donor to her best friend, and realising that life was for living and never really knowing what’s round the corner - we decided to fulfil our dream of travelling full time.
So in March 2018 after the kids had left home, we sold our belongings, rented our house and moved into our campervan called Trudy. We set off to see the world and after vanlifing around Ireland and Europe, we grabbed our backpacks and spent 5 months exploring Central America.
Feeling like we needed a challenge, we planned the ultimate van life adventure! In Jan 2020 set off to drive around the World from UK to UK. But after arriving in Turkey, covid caught up with us and closed the borders, so we had a wonderful 18 months exploring this special country. Realising we were not going to be able to head further East, we decided to do a handbrake turn and go the other way and shipped our van to the USA.
We hope you enjoy coming with us, and we’ll continue to share our real adventures and hope you feel inspire to step out of your comfort zone and try something new.

[@adrianadrian255]

The damage to the road is frost heave. Moisture trapped in the road base expands when it freezes, first putting immense upward pressure on the road and then leaving voids where it freezes. They are pretty well maintained when you start to calculate size. The UKs longest motorway is only about 230 miles long. - the M25 is only 117 miles long, but I don't think I've ever been on it when there weren't roadworks? And the UK doesn't experience anything like the temperature extremes

[@tkine97]

Wonderful video! Love them all! My brother.in.law rode his bicycle from Daleville, Indiana up into the Arctic Circle in Alaska about a decade ago, when he was 58ish. 5500 miles ride and he loved every minute of it.

[@TREADtheglobe]

This is epic !! What a fabulous adventure 🙌🌺

[@miriam2909]

Chicken creek outpost. What a glorious name. Just for you Marianne hehe

[@eisingen]

You should come to Sweden and drive the "Vildmarksvägen" after your around the world trip. Come late August or in September to avoid the mosquitos :)

[@TREADtheglobe]

Sounds fabulous !! I will message before we come to get some details and planning tips !! 🌺🚐🙌

[@eisingen]

@@TREADtheglobe , please do!! 💖🙏🏽😊

[@blancagunnarson3972]

hello to my favorite couple.when are you guys coming back to El Salvador.people in my country miss you guys a lot.you guys are a sweet couple that loves every culture.and that make you guys special.you guys are always welcome in El Salvador.God bless you and protect you guys every where you are.sending love from California.

[@Aaron-P]

Wow, the remote-ness is really sinking in for me! So glad you had Sam & Andy to travel with, and that they had you. Wow! That neither Trudy nor Colin got swallowed up in a ma-hoo-sive crack in the road is a testament to everyone's care & attentiveness. ❤️❤️😎👍xx

[@TheLvablebird]

Thanks! So glad you are traveling with friends in the remote Alaska. You brighten ☀️ my day. I enjoyed Chicken and the beautiful Alaska.

[@neilholden7821]

great driving you must have nerves of steel on those roads. may the adventure continue.😆

[@TREADtheglobe]

Always! Thank you

[@barbaragurgan7979]

I’m so glad you didn’t point the camera down while flushing the toilet, because I was eating my dinner. 😜

[@TREADtheglobe]

LOL !! I think that would be a line i could not cross !! M xx

[@lindawoody8501]

What a wonderful drive. Glad you navigated the pot hole and awful cracks and rain on the gravel dirt road segment. Super video. Fun stuff about Chicken. By the way we just inaugurated our camper at the Grand Canyon the last two days. Simple window van 15 passenger van no back seats and a queen bed platform with mattress. Everything else is portable like outdoor camping would be. Worked OK. I am happy we also got 16 miles per gallon (gasoline V8 engine) as it is a 2014 Ford Econoline van with high miles but we got it cheap. Thanks for sharing your journey!

[@TREADtheglobe]

Wow !! Sounds fabulous 🙌

[@matthewporter6890]

You can daisy chain the cable ties together to make them longer!

[@normawingo5116]

I think all the worlds supply of pot hole faeries are hatched in Alaska and leave huge cracks in the roads as they greet the world for the first time. With the advent of tires, I’m sure they bought stock in every major brand! Then they went to work wreaking havoc on the roads. Many of them must stay in their native land for the beauty and the joy of watching so many unsuspecting tourists succumb to their handiwork. And we imagine them to be so cute and innocent! Enjoy yourselves in all that beauty.

[@deborahwilkerson5044]

I've recently subscribed to this channel. I thank you for your positivity. I really wish there were more people in the world like both of you. I am truly inspired by the example you set to each other and to the friends around you and also the passing adventurers!

[@TREADtheglobe]

Thanks Deborah and Welcome aboard 🌷🙌

[@susannetoon2709]

My goodness what a journey .You look.healthy.Think the weather is suiting you and what an amazing bunch of people.Enjoy Gratitute .x

[@TREADtheglobe]

Thanks so much - we are lucky to have such great friends 🌺

[@gdonson4440]

This lady rocks, she can do it all, she drives, she seems mechanical you are a lucky man

[@alialshmmary7]

You are doing a great job. I wish you happiness and success from God👍👍👍

[@dawnraeder9159]

I want to visit Alaska, My daughter-in-law and granddaughter have just moved up to Juneau Alaska my son will be joining them in a couple of years when he retires. I am so looking forward to being able to go up and visit them.

[@kenhartman9981]

Hi Dawn how are you doing today

[@deb5710]

The segment of your video where you filmed gaps/cracks in the highway could possibly be due to an earthquake, Alaska frequently has earthquakes. I noticed that the evergreen trees are getting shorter, and indication that you are near the arctic circle and the tundra zone. Stay safe.😎

[@moogwilliams1866]

Used to watch Building Alaska and they filmed inChicken

[@kenhartman9981]

Hi Moog how are you doing today

[@JB-kd5uv]

Wow wow wow. That’s all I’ve got. I’m Canadian living in Ontario and cannot WAIT UNTIL me and my dogs can travel this route with my little travel trailer!! Thank you for showing us THE TOP OF THE WORLD!!

[@TREADtheglobe]

Sounds great!

[@davidwong9230]

This makes me want to visit these places! I can go to chicken, and cross the road, but the state of the road will crack me up 😆 Then, I’d drop in on Tok, and tick it off my list 🤣

[@johnboy4067]

Love you guys

[@Lovelifeandtravel]

Great views on top of the world! We can’t wait for you to come to Australia next year so we can show you the views in what we call ‘the arse end of the world’ 🤣 Damian & Rebecca Henley, Gold Coast, Australia 🌎✈️

[@TREADtheglobe]

Awesome !! Thanks guys xx

[@xhogun8578]

Absolutely beautiful scenery. Another great video!

[@TREADtheglobe]

Thank you very much!

[@kerrycambio8529]

I’ve been reading about how the permafrost in the Alaskan turf is melting. I bet those huge cracks in the road are connected to those changes in the soil temperature.

[@kenhartman9981]

Hi Kerry how are you doing today

[@levinawalsh2015]

WOW!!! Just Stunning Scenery Guys👌. Holes & Cracks in the Road😱. Fantastic to see the Caribou 👍. Wonderful you made it on time to the Border, Marianne You are "The Best"⭐.☘

[@lynnoroian2251]

Chicken has grown a bit since I was there back 1999. Thanks for sharing your adventures.

[@easyneos]

make U shape from a zip tie first . it will come out easier

[@ziggy_bandicoot]

Glad I found you two. 👍😊

[@TheKombiChronicles]

Some great views ❤ Gutted we never made it to Alaska. Maybe when we're done in South America, we'll head back up 🤞

[@mtnman3MTA3]

I was surprised that you didn’t just drive up to Prudhoe Bay and take a dip in the Arctic Ocean. I would have wanted to be up at the top of the state if I could.

[@TREADtheglobe]

We are on the Dempster !! woo hoo

[@mtnman3MTA3]

@@TREADtheglobe That’s awesome, it’s beautiful up through there. I hope that the weather is fair. Good luck and be careful.

[@Peedee773]

Thank you ,your vlog lifted my spirit today.

[@TREADtheglobe]

I'm so glad!

[@adrianadrian255]

I commented before on another of your videos, that wildlife moves from area to area due to the time of the season. this was filmed before the salmon were running or the berries ripe, meaning most bears will be on mountainside meadows grazing. You also seem to knock off travel in the mid afternoon? - I think you said you have family in the Chemainus area? If you drive around there you'll see everyone drives more cautiously as dawn and dusk. A lot of wildlife will spend its days in one area that's full of food, but then for the night move to an area they feel safer in, making roads a good place to see wildlife at those times of day.

[@idabustamante7081]

awesome drive and epic views . Happy Trails 👣 take care and stay safe ❤️🙋‍♀️🌻🌺🦋🌷😎🌹💐

[@TREADtheglobe]

Thanks, you too!

[@susannetoon2709]

You are both looking the healthiest .It's wonderful to see and the amazing Roads and scenery .Thank you its a wonderful experience travelling with you.Stay safe S

[@etheleklund3946]

Beautiful scenery On the Top of the World. So grateful for your beautiful journey. We thought that was the most unique and most splendid views ever!!!

[@TREADtheglobe]

Glad you enjoyed it! We love travelling with these guys and the views were just fabulous !!

[@kenhartman9981]

Hi Ethel how are you doing today

[@mesutozsen903]

marrianne and chris eline emeğine sağlık bu güzel vlog için kolay gelsin hayırlı işler....👍👍👍👍

[@1Polglen]

That was lovely. Thank you looking forward to the next part. Those cracks were ankle breakers on steroids.

[@TREADtheglobe]

You are right !!!

[@kathifoynm]

Peaceful meditative vlog today. Thanks.

[@TREADtheglobe]

Glad you enjoyed it 🌷

[@abdullahozek8016]

A female deer in Turkish is called " Maral " and written as " Meral " in Turkish I thought I just mention it when I have seen the deer in the end of your video

[@TREADtheglobe]

Thanks for the information Abdullah 🙌

[@christinacarnicom4059]

I just wanna hug yall lol. Thanks for sharing this with us 🙏 ❤️

[@TREADtheglobe]

Our pleasure! That is so sweet !!

[@daniross2758]

The roads are run on the tops of the mountains because during the winter the temperatures in the valleys are many degrees colder then on top

[@kevynlacey]

Hi guys. It's the Battery in your key fob!! When battery get low or flat, the immobiliser will stop working!! Keep some spare "hearing aid" batteries!! For the next time! Best wishes on the rest of your journey!

[@TREADtheglobe]

Thanks for that Kevyn 👍

[@kenhartman9981]

Hi Kevynlacey how are you doing today

[@sharons6891]

Sending you, and the family you are travelling with, lots of good vibes for a safe journey onwards xx

[@TREADtheglobe]

Thank you so much!

[@whatsupchannel3047]

wow lovely scenery. the cracks in the road look rather interesting, ours are getting that way lol 😆

[@christinamann3640]

That is so amazing how much is going on in a place that is so out there, the store and the music festival.

[@JustMe-gn3mu]

you could have gone to Russia... Ask Sandra Plalin. See can see Russa from her house in Alaska ... Thanks, and Canada and the US is beautiful. Enjoy your posts. Just being checky I think you Brits say.

[@sammayet9002]

Awesome, spectacular and amazing

[@lindataylor6093]

Amazing. X

[@trishaustin9608]

the best travel video on here thanks for sharing.love to you both and stay safe

[@charliegould5865]

Years of putting cable ties around cable harnesses in aeroplanes taught me a little trick when fitting cable ties around things with no access behind. Before you start putting the cable tie through the hole pre bend it. By that I mean estimate where it needs to go and bend the tie sharply between your fingers, it will stay sort of bent, this way when you push it through it’ll be trying to come back up through the next hole. You can put in a series of bends to semi shape the tie, this makes it easy to retrieve the end. I’ve even in extreme cases “fished” the end of a cable tie out with the aid of a second one. Get a the second tie and “fish” around until you just hook the loop/lock end onto the end of the tie then carefully pull it out.

[@shirleygroves8139]

Good video nearly 89 xx

[@ritastiles24178815]

So very interesting 🙂

[@kenhartman9981]

Hi Anne how are you doing today. It’s nice to meet you here on KZbin

[@kirsimatikainen6527]

Enjoy your trip on article circle 😘 it's absolutely normal in summer time weather changes very quickly. Enjoy long days ☺️ in the north.

[@TREADtheglobe]

Yes! Thank you!

[@kevinw.2158]

Crazy 😃

[@christinamann3640]

Watch out, adults on the bridge!🤣😂😂

[@TREADtheglobe]

LOL !!

[@sherriewilson4379]

Enjoy following you guys. You’re zest for adventure and love of people is quite evident. By the way, it is Smokey Bear not Smokey the Bear, a common mistake😎

[@Dstew57A]

Absolutely love Alaska and of course the Yukon in Canada…very similar geography

[@TREADtheglobe]

Yes - we love the Yukon !! It has been epic 🌺

[@stevecarroll8513]

Another great vblog.. I have to wonder whether the target location is fuelling the trip rather than the drive.. perhaps the season is pushing you faster than you had hoped x

[@TREADtheglobe]

We are not great at schedule / planning and just try to head in a direction !! We will try and get better at this LOL - but our plans have changed a lot and we share how it unfolds 🌺

[@sereftufan6141]

Hi cok guzel xx

[@TREADtheglobe]

Thank you

[@adrianadrian255]

Burn permits are not a harbinger of doom. They are normal for most areas - their yearly renewal gives fire departments a chance to remind people of risks and any new regulations, it also puts the name of the person responsible for a property on a register. The burn permits for some of my customers ( I look after the land around large private homes) are in my name. I have to register every year and if a fire was lit on that property that was outside of regulations or got out of hand, I'm the first person they would consider as liable .

[@leighcouper4594]

is the key your using old.I used to stick a metal nail file down the key hole to the end .that seemed to work.

[@peterrisbergs7156]

Alternatives for securing hubcaps- chewing gum, duct tape, wire coat hangers, super glue.

[@TREADtheglobe]

LOL !!

[@serdarcayan7691]

👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@munevverinmenekseleri]

Hayırlı akşamlar 🙌🛎🛎👈👈👈🛎👈👈👈🛎👈👈👈👈

[@recepozbilen9756]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@davidcharnes9161]

Why do you keep the hubcaps. If I were you I would pitch the hubcaps. They are just one more thing to break or lose. Love your videos!

[@time4change878]

Love the video, however Chris letting Marian be the one to get her hands dirty putting on cable ties and then laughing when the hub cap nearly fell off was not a good look😧. For penance next week every day when you wake up you must look in the mirror and repeat the mantra 'I am a lucky man' (to have such a wonderful partner by your side)

[@TREADtheglobe]

😂😆. Yes he is a lucky man !! I love to do these kind of jobs - we do't have gender specific jobs we just get on with the tasks in hand. Lke Chris does ALL the cooking - we just share what needs to be done. We also have no problem laughing at each other (together).

[@time4change878]

@TREAD the globe Hi Yes i am also a very lucky man. We have been together 42 years and although we do not have gender specific tasks we do tend to both like some jobs more that others. I have to say my wife though would not know a cable tie from a bow tie. Oh dear I should not have said that ! Now its my turn to look in the mirror each morning for a week. I do not mind repeating the mantra ' i am a lucky man' It's just the looking in the mirror that gets me. Some crusty old guy keeps staring back at me. Love your you tube stuff always raises my spirits👍😀

[@TREADtheglobe]

LOL - yep - this is why we all get on ... just doing the jobs we love and sharing the ones we don't !! 😂🙌

[@ayhankocabiyik]

👍🇹🇷👋🏻

[@anothercheryladventure9387]

No bearing straight over to Russia???❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@serkansoypak6967]

💎💎💎

[@kevynlacey]

P.s. if U need a video on how to change the battery, let me know!

[@christinamann3640]

They didn’t want the town to be laughed at because no one could pronounce ptarmigan, so they called it chicken. 😂 I guess they never drove through Saskatchewan or visited the town in Newfoundland called Dildo. 😂

[@sandrasyries2766]

I noticed that Marianne usually drives. Why is that? Call me Curious.🤔🙂

[@TREADtheglobe]

Hey Sandra - yep I love driving and hate editing / filming and cooking !! So After I drive - Chris cooks and then sets about a 14 hour edit per video !! 🙄. Yep I will stick to the driving !! Oh and of course I am a better driver !! (although disclaimer ... he will be driving in some of the future videos as we clocked up 2k miles a week !! ) Marianne 🌺

[@christinamann3640]

I was guessing it had to do with whose driver’s license is allowed to drive on both sides of the road. 🤷‍♀️

[@carltonbirds]

How come it’s so snowy?

[@TREADtheglobe]

They have had sooo much late snow here

[@adnaneroglu2500]

🙋👏👍🙂

[@kenhartman9981]

Hi my friend how are you doing today

[@jason7741]

"sadly... we start making our way over to Canada" it's not that bad is it?

[@TREADtheglobe]

LOL - Hi Jason - I heard we are leaving Alaska - which made me sad, I didn't know he was going to say and going to Canada !! My Aunt is Canadian and I love Canada !! We are spending lots of time with family and hanging out 😂🌺👍

[@Samael78]

Great video, but your thumbnails are getting more and more ridiculous 😀

[@TREADtheglobe]

Why are they ridiculous??? We are trying to get more and more creative!! - unfortunately the way the world is - if we did a thumbnail saying great drive - no one would ever watch it. - that is the reality of KZbin, netflix etc - But glad you are enjoying the videos - Chris

[@christinamann3640]

Ridiculous gets attention. And sometimes life is ridiculous, and more fun that way😁

[@Samael78]

@@TREADtheglobe because they are hugely and overly dramatic and pretty much are all the same now, with your hand on head with a fake shocked look on your face. Does encountering snow in Alaska really blow your mind that much?

[@georgezab2645]

That Chicken name story made me wonder why they named a village in Newfoundland Dildo? 🤔🤭

[@TREADtheglobe]

Ha Ha !!

[@tr862]

Dear Marian and Chris. I have been a fan of your channel since the beginnig of Turkey time. Now - as a great fan of English language - I am a bit buzzled about the great animals with or without antlers. Even as UK sitizens you use an American word moose even if the UK word is elk. Elg in Swedish. I am still your fan but please stick in British language even in the US and talk abut elks next time you'll see these big boys - or girls. Please note that I write this after a multiple Gin&Tonic and my seond language is bad English🙂