Soldotnatom
Advanced Member
I posted earlier when we got our Reflection in January in Texas. After a trip to Big Bend National Park ( worth every mile to get there), we had our unit in the shop for fixing some previous repairs that were not done correctly. Then we began our long trip home to Soldotna, Alaska. My wife, Tanya and I have lived in Alaska for 40 years. We recently sold our home and are in the process of significantly downsizing as we travel a great deal. I am describing our trip as it was really our first time to use the 303RLS extensively. We normally travel extensively in Alaska and our previous 21 foot travel trailer was less comfortable for longer trips especially as the years roll by. We will also call the 303 home while we arrange for a new house.
in addition to us, we travel with our 14 year old cat ,KC, (short for Kitty Cat). She has now been to 21 states and 5 Canadian provinces. She has adapted to travel pretty well.
We took our time, hit some snow in the Big horn Mountains of Wyoming and on through Alberta and up the Alaska Highway. Mostly roads were OK. We had several days of wind that I would rather have stayed in a campground, but our weather information was limited as we did not have internet access except intermittently. In this day and age weather reports do not seem to be given over the radio. You are kind of blind (or silent) when going through Canada without internet access. The winds were rather nasty,but the 303 made it through. We visited friends along the way in Colorado and Alaska and got home after 4462 miles. Quite a long journey.
For those considering the trip, there are good RV campgrounds that are open by May 1 until about Sept. 30. After that there are fewer choices. Be sure you have a 15 amp cord and adapters for some places. I recommend getting The Milepost, a publication for travel to and in Alaska. It gives information mile by mile and includes information about turnouts, long grades up and down and where you can stop for fuel and supplies. I heartily recommend a trip to Alaska and there is now a Grand Design dealer in Anchorage. For those conerned about road conditions affecting the trailer, all of the mechanical problems problems we experienced occurred while traveling from Texas through Montana. Some connectors and trim pieces came loose and the screws holding the wheel well flare struts broke loose.
It was a great trip, though you can overdose on beautiful scenery that doesn't change much over hundreds of miles. ( Oh heck, it's just another magnificent vista.).
Thanks for putting up with my belated new member post and hope to see you in Soldotna or elsewhere in Alaska.
in addition to us, we travel with our 14 year old cat ,KC, (short for Kitty Cat). She has now been to 21 states and 5 Canadian provinces. She has adapted to travel pretty well.
We took our time, hit some snow in the Big horn Mountains of Wyoming and on through Alberta and up the Alaska Highway. Mostly roads were OK. We had several days of wind that I would rather have stayed in a campground, but our weather information was limited as we did not have internet access except intermittently. In this day and age weather reports do not seem to be given over the radio. You are kind of blind (or silent) when going through Canada without internet access. The winds were rather nasty,but the 303 made it through. We visited friends along the way in Colorado and Alaska and got home after 4462 miles. Quite a long journey.
For those considering the trip, there are good RV campgrounds that are open by May 1 until about Sept. 30. After that there are fewer choices. Be sure you have a 15 amp cord and adapters for some places. I recommend getting The Milepost, a publication for travel to and in Alaska. It gives information mile by mile and includes information about turnouts, long grades up and down and where you can stop for fuel and supplies. I heartily recommend a trip to Alaska and there is now a Grand Design dealer in Anchorage. For those conerned about road conditions affecting the trailer, all of the mechanical problems problems we experienced occurred while traveling from Texas through Montana. Some connectors and trim pieces came loose and the screws holding the wheel well flare struts broke loose.
It was a great trip, though you can overdose on beautiful scenery that doesn't change much over hundreds of miles. ( Oh heck, it's just another magnificent vista.).
Thanks for putting up with my belated new member post and hope to see you in Soldotna or elsewhere in Alaska.
