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bronsin · 07-11-2011, 06:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Revsson

Hey, there's a post trip thought:
He could have mounted an HD camera(s) and taken video of the trip for some future commercial purpose (Toyota promotion or tourism ad or political ad).
That would have paid for the trip.

Nice going bronsin!

Looking forward to hearing more about the experience such as total cost,
gas mileage, upsides and downsides, etc.

Welcome back

Thats been done so often theres prolly no commercial prospect.

Now...if the travler could arrange to vid his being eaten by bears now THAT might find ready buyers!

bronsin · 07-11-2011, 06:34 AM

Total cost: $3100 for 16 days = $193/day (thats almost all gas and motel)

Gas in US: $3.59-$3.80/gallon

Gas in Canada: $1.13-$1.69/liter (Canadian $ which cost $1.05-$1.10 US)

Gas cost in Canada@$1.69/liter = $6.31/gallon Canadian + 65 cents for exchange rate = $6.96 American

Gas usage/day @ 80 mph @ 34 mpg for 700 miles = ~20 gallons (typical of US travel on freeway)

Gas usage/day @ 65 mph @ 44mpg for 600 miles = ~13 gallons (typical of Canadian travel on 2 lane highway)

Motel room, US: $33-$50/night

Motel room, Canada: $75-$120/night

Motel room, Fairbanks AK: $179-$200/night

Can of spam $5

Can of beans (large) $1.50

upside - awesome experience

downside - $$$$!

Everybody says "You could have flown and rented a car for less!" It would NOT have been the same and I doubt it would have been much less.

airline ticket NJ to Fairbanks, round trip, $750 (?)

car rental, two weeks, (in AK) $500

gas for car, 2000 miles @ 25 mpg (good luck renting a Yaris in AK!) = 80 gallons @ $4 gallon = $320

motel, two weeks, AK, ($179 X 13) ~ $2100

henry33 · 07-11-2011, 08:51 AM

WOW what a scenery love it ;)

fluke_boy · 07-15-2011, 12:37 AM

1 can of spam and 1 can of large beans - too funny.

bentjazz · 07-15-2011, 05:22 AM

Love all the great pictures. Thanks for posting....

bronsin · 07-17-2011, 06:04 PM

The dead moose...

fluke_boy · 07-18-2011, 12:48 AM

Ouch. What about the vehicle that collided with said moose?

bronsin · 07-18-2011, 05:08 AM

I did not see that: I just came upon the dead animal. While i was stopped taking pictures, an elderly couple drove up. They saw only the back of the yaris and thought I had hit the moose! They had looks of horror on their faces because a collision with a moose is usually fatal.

But I gave them two thumbs up and they saw for themselves there was no dammage to my car and drove off.

DMZ · 07-18-2011, 10:56 AM

Epic thread. Thanks for posting it bronsin.

I wonder if I can get my wife to go with me to Yukon Territory, Kluane National Park?

bronsin · 07-18-2011, 11:06 AM

Geez from OR thats ~2000 miles or about 4 days away.

Not a problem!

DMZ · 07-18-2011, 11:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bronsin

Geez from OR thats ~2000 miles or about 4 days away.

Not a problem!

Round trip, ~100 gallons of gas. I have the 2004 edition of Milepost. Hmmm.

bronsin · 07-18-2011, 12:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DMZ

Round trip, ~100 gallons of gas. I have the 2004 edition of Milepost. Hmmm.

If you take the Yaris more like ~50 gallons.

Although in northern Canada be ready for $6-7 a gallon gas.

And you would get to drive the Cassiar Highway an added bonus.

bronsin · 07-19-2011, 08:02 PM

This is bronsin.

fluke_boy · 07-22-2011, 12:32 AM

Too awesome. You're at the Arctic Circle and you're wearing sandals, shorts and a t-shirt. Plus I've read somewhere that no trees grow beyond said Circle. I see trees in that picture.

bronsin · 07-22-2011, 05:20 AM

Yeah they definately got it wrong about the trees. Theres plenty of them. But at some point you will hit the tundra and there wont be any trees s there.

nemelek · 07-22-2011, 06:15 AM

Great road trip. Thinking of pulling the trailer to Alaska. Save on motels, however, at 12 mpg the cost of fuel would off set that.

bronsin · 07-22-2011, 08:41 AM

Self containment is a big thing given the cost and frequency of motels. Pull over spots are full of trailers/rv s everynight.

The 42-46 mpg I averaged in Canada was great in dealing with the $6-7 gallon gasoline. My suggestion? Remove the passanger and rear seat and make a sleeping area where they were. For one person that would be the ideal mileage beater and self contained arrangement.

fatlard · 07-23-2011, 09:12 PM

Congrats on the trip! Thanks for sharing your wonderful experience! I am glad that you were safe the whole trip.

07-11-2011, 06:34 AM	#56
bronsin Drives: 2009 Base Hatch 2 Dr Auto Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: nj Posts: 4,783	Total cost: $3100 for 16 days = $193/day (thats almost all gas and motel) Gas in US: $3.59-$3.80/gallon Gas in Canada: $1.13-$1.69/liter (Canadian $ which cost $1.05-$1.10 US) Gas cost in Canada@$1.69/liter = $6.31/gallon Canadian + 65 cents for exchange rate = $6.96 American Gas usage/day @ 80 mph @ 34 mpg for 700 miles = ~20 gallons (typical of US travel on freeway) Gas usage/day @ 65 mph @ 44mpg for 600 miles = ~13 gallons (typical of Canadian travel on 2 lane highway) Motel room, US: $33-$50/night Motel room, Canada: $75-$120/night Motel room, Fairbanks AK: $179-$200/night Can of spam $5 Can of beans (large) $1.50 upside - awesome experience downside - $$$$! Everybody says "You could have flown and rented a car for less!" It would NOT have been the same and I doubt it would have been much less. airline ticket NJ to Fairbanks, round trip, $750 (?) car rental, two weeks, (in AK) $500 gas for car, 2000 miles @ 25 mpg (good luck renting a Yaris in AK!) = 80 gallons @ $4 gallon = $320 motel, two weeks, AK, ($179 X 13) ~ $2100 Last edited by bronsin; 07-11-2011 at 07:03 AM.

07-17-2011, 06:04 PM	#60
bronsin Drives: 2009 Base Hatch 2 Dr Auto Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: nj Posts: 4,783	The dead moose... Attached Images

07-19-2011, 08:02 PM	#67
bronsin Drives: 2009 Base Hatch 2 Dr Auto Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: nj Posts: 4,783	This is bronsin. Attached Images

07-22-2011, 06:15 AM	#70
nemelek DWEED Drives: 3DR 2008 Metorite Metalic Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,161	Great road trip. Thinking of pulling the trailer to Alaska. Save on motels, however, at 12 mpg the cost of fuel would off set that. __________________ Making a decision without following it with an action is still a fantasy.

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07-11-2011, 08:51 AM	#57
henry33 Drives: yaris1.33 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: slovakia Posts: 425	WOW what a scenery love it ;)

07-15-2011, 12:37 AM	#58
fluke_boy Drives: 2010 Yaris 3 dr hb Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: The Villages, FL Posts: 146	1 can of spam and 1 can of large beans - too funny.

07-15-2011, 05:22 AM	#59
bentjazz Drives: 2009 Yaris--3dr MT Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Ohio Posts: 542	Love all the great pictures. Thanks for posting....

07-18-2011, 12:48 AM	#61
fluke_boy Drives: 2010 Yaris 3 dr hb Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: The Villages, FL Posts: 146	Ouch. What about the vehicle that collided with said moose?

07-18-2011, 05:08 AM	#62
bronsin Drives: 2009 Base Hatch 2 Dr Auto Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: nj Posts: 4,783	I did not see that: I just came upon the dead animal. While i was stopped taking pictures, an elderly couple drove up. They saw only the back of the yaris and thought I had hit the moose! They had looks of horror on their faces because a collision with a moose is usually fatal. But I gave them two thumbs up and they saw for themselves there was no dammage to my car and drove off.

07-18-2011, 10:56 AM	#63
DMZ Drives: 2007 Yaris LB Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: E. Oregon Posts: 130	Epic thread. Thanks for posting it bronsin. I wonder if I can get my wife to go with me to Yukon Territory, Kluane National Park?

07-18-2011, 11:06 AM	#64
bronsin Drives: 2009 Base Hatch 2 Dr Auto Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: nj Posts: 4,783	Geez from OR thats ~2000 miles or about 4 days away. Not a problem!

07-22-2011, 12:32 AM	#68
fluke_boy Drives: 2010 Yaris 3 dr hb Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: The Villages, FL Posts: 146	Too awesome. You're at the Arctic Circle and you're wearing sandals, shorts and a t-shirt. Plus I've read somewhere that no trees grow beyond said Circle. I see trees in that picture.

07-22-2011, 05:20 AM	#69
bronsin Drives: 2009 Base Hatch 2 Dr Auto Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: nj Posts: 4,783	Yeah they definately got it wrong about the trees. Theres plenty of them. But at some point you will hit the tundra and there wont be any trees s there.

07-22-2011, 08:41 AM	#71
bronsin Drives: 2009 Base Hatch 2 Dr Auto Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: nj Posts: 4,783	Self containment is a big thing given the cost and frequency of motels. Pull over spots are full of trailers/rv s everynight. The 42-46 mpg I averaged in Canada was great in dealing with the $6-7 gallon gasoline. My suggestion? Remove the passanger and rear seat and make a sleeping area where they were. For one person that would be the ideal mileage beater and self contained arrangement.

07-23-2011, 09:12 PM	#72
fatlard Drives: 2010 Yaris Auto Sedan Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: chicago burbs Posts: 24	Congrats on the trip! Thanks for sharing your wonderful experience! I am glad that you were safe the whole trip.

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