joe b.
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Most prices are the same, cash or credit, with some exceptions. If a remotely located station loses their data connection to their credit card machine, most go to a cash only basis. Doesn't happen often, but I have seen it occur. We normally stop at the first bank after we cross into Canada and use their ATM machine to take out $400cnd and that will last us on the trip north. Then do the same on the way back south. The last day or two, depending on how much Canadian cash I have remaining, I will start paying for fuel, food, camping etc. to use it up. Last trip I ended up with about $50cnd when we crossed into the US so will use that on our next trip. Some of the provincial parks are on a cash basis. (honor system, drop your money in the locked pipe at the registration station) If we stop at an ice cream shop or grab a snack at a roadhouse, I tend to use cash, or at a kid's lemonade stand, or shopping for locally made items, especially Native American items in Canada or Alaska. Many don't take credit cards, some do though.
Some folks use very little cash, just depends on the person.
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Joe, a note for your Web site - the Boundary Roadhouse on the ToW burned down last summer. I highly doubt that it will be rebuilt, so "no services" anymore. Montana Services in Carcross closed completely late last summer but re-opened a few weeks ago under a new operator.
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The updates to Alaska Hwy Fuel Stops should be posted in this thread now.
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Eastwacamper wrote:We are planning ahead for next spring to drive from WA to Alaska. Is it better to get Canadian currency when we first enter BC? I'm thinking about the comments about paying cash for gas. Is it more to use the credit card? How is driving during May or June? Less traffic than in summer? Are things open in May or not yet? We are taking a class C. I read that Milepost 2013 will come out in March. Thanks for all the photos and posts. Run don't walk to get a PenFed Visa Cash Rewards card. No Canadian transaction fees and 5% cash back on fuel every month but US and Canadian.
You will pay the prevailing exchange rate which is under 2% right now. I believe another poster said they were charged 5% for US cash?
On another thread Canadian locals recommend enough cash for one fillup because the internet in the N BC and Yukon may be down and you have to pay in cash. They also recommended chains for this May as they were still getting snow.
We're headed to AK with the 2012 Milepost and expect it to be reasonably accurate. It does come out in March.
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BTW This link has a lot of AK travel information. Very long but worthwhile.
And this link is developing with current 2013 travelers.
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Joe do you have a quick formual to convert Canada liter price to US $$ per gallon. Sorry, just went Brain DEAD Thanks
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(Price of gas per litre in C$) x (current value of C$1.00 in U.S.$) x (3.79 litres per US gallon) = price in US dollars for one US gallon
According to Google, using today's exchange rate:
1.00 (Canadian dollar per litre) = 3.65140442 US dollars per US gallon
so if fuel is $1.479 Canadian per litre (which it is in Whitehorse now) that is equivalent to $5.40 per US gallon
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dannydimitt
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CA Traveler wrote:Eastwacamper wrote:We are planning ahead for next spring to drive from WA to Alaska. Is it better to get Canadian currency when we first enter BC? I'm thinking about the comments about paying cash for gas. Is it more to use the credit card? How is driving during May or June? Less traffic than in summer? Are things open in May or not yet? We are taking a class C. I read that Milepost 2013 will come out in March. Thanks for all the photos and posts. Run don't walk to get a PenFed Visa Cash Rewards card. No Canadian transaction fees and 5% cash back on fuel every month but US and Canadian.
You will pay the prevailing exchange rate which is under 2% right now. I believe another poster said they were charged 5% for US cash?
On another thread Canadian locals recommend enough cash for one fillup because the internet in the N BC and Yukon may be down and you have to pay in cash. They also recommended chains for this May as they were still getting snow.
We're headed to AK with the 2012 Milepost and expect it to be reasonably accurate. It does come out in March.
![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/smile.gif "smile") Got one on the way , beats the heck out most any card out there![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/wink.gif "wink")
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sue.t wrote:(Price of gas per litre in C$) x (current value of C$1.00 in U.S.$) x (3.79 litres per US gallon) = price in US dollars for one US gallon
According to Google, using today's exchange rate:
1.00 (Canadian dollar per litre) = 3.65140442 US dollars per US gallon
so if fuel is $1.479 Canadian per litre (which it is in Whitehorse now) that is equivalent to $5.40 per US gallon
Hi Sue !
That sure does make that 75 cent per imperial gallon we paid at Ross River back
in 1970 look like free gas ![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/doh.gif "doh")
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There is not too many choice on fuel on your way up, unless you have a very big tank, you have to plan to fuel up at bigger village / town, in between could be very expensive.
Fuel is cheaper in Alberta, Fuel is expensive in BC, so fill up to the top at Grande Prairie, then fill up at Dawson Creek BC to make it to Fort Nelson, do not fill up between Dawson creek and Fort Nelson, very expensive in between.
280 miles, Fill up at Fort Nelson.
315 miles, Fill up at Watson Lake,
Fuel is very expensive at Muncho Lake BC, Liard hotspring should have fuel at Liard Hotspring Lodge, maybe a little cheaper if you cannot make it to Watson Lake
Then Teslin, fuel about same price as Watson Lake.
Whitehorse, fill up, then fill at Haines junction to make it to TOK, 290 miles, There should be fuel in Beaver Creek if you cannot make it to TOK.
Then, in AK, fill up in bigger towns. Fairbanks, Anchorage, Homer, Wasilla, Russian River, Kenai, Soldotna.
If you go up or down through Casiar Highway, fill up at Prince George, fill up in between, then Dease Lake and Upper Liard.
If you go up to Dawson YT, fuel up in Dawson, not at the Dempster Junction. Also fuel at Stewart Crossing.
If you go the Dalton Highway, there is not much choice, fill up at Fairbanks, then at Yukon river crossing, at Coldfoot, then Deadhorse.
HAVE A WONDERFULL TIME, fill up and do not look at the bill, just enjoy!
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