Southbound - Ep 04 - Alaska Highway Camps + Bears, Haines, Alaska

Southbound - Ep 04 - Alaska Highway Camps + Bears, Haines, Alaska | Overlanding the Pan-American

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10 ай бұрын

Famagogo, AKA the Holcombe family, wakes up on Thompson Pass outside of Valdez, Alaska, to dramatic views of the Chugach Mountains. This is a bucket list spot for adventurous van lifers. They check in on the Worthington Glacier to find it has receded since their last visit in 2016. They then push on to The Alaska Highway and discover spic camping off the old Alcan road. Autumn color is in full effect as the leaves are golden and falling. It's a great tour from Valdez to Haines at the prime time of year to be bug-free and with glorious fall color and really nice mid-September temperatures and weather. Once in Haines and Chilikoot State Park, they reunite with some of the Coastal Brown Bears they saw on a previous visit. This is a wonderful place to watch Grizzlies for free and on your own schedule. After 3 days of bear watching, they board the Alaska Marine Highway ferry for their next destination going south.
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@erickirn622 9 ай бұрын

I can almost smell the fresh, clean, pine-filled air! Thank you for taking me along!!

@Famagogo 9 ай бұрын

You are so welcome. Thanks for watching!

@markcoker1471 9 ай бұрын

Your the best. Thank you.

@Famagogo 9 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@Jkraftski2 9 ай бұрын

Great video work! I enjoy following your adventures 😊

@Famagogo 9 ай бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

@grandeoverland6787 9 ай бұрын

Love the dramatic landscapes and wildlife y'all found. That big van life really does open doors to experiencing life, while still be comfortable. But mostly, nice work on the matching red jackets!

@Famagogo 9 ай бұрын

Agreed, the Sprinter van is a great combination of ability to access some wonderful places and have comfort in the process. Thanks for watching!

@user-ht5db3bu1e 8 ай бұрын

Beautiful work, you guys. It inspires me to get out there in the world. :-)

@Famagogo 8 ай бұрын

That is the reason we take the time to film and edit our adventures. Thanks for this comment. I hope we see you not there In the wild!

@ifly64s 9 ай бұрын

Great video guys!

@Famagogo 9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@cnevle 9 ай бұрын

Great stuff! Love the beautiful landscape and colors! Great tip about the bears in Haines. I’m guessing the next destination is Skagway. We did that route last summer and then headed down to Stewart/Hyder to see the Salmon Glacier - one of our favorite Alaska experiences was overnighting in the van backed up against the cliff with the glacier right out our back door.

@Famagogo 9 ай бұрын

Yes, the Salmon Glacier is amazing. We hit that on our way gong up. You will have to watch the next video tomorrow to see where we end up next. Our videos launch on Fridays at 5pm CT.

@tomjones8790 9 ай бұрын

Hello Peter, very nice video and great drohe shoots and thanks for all your helpful informations. Next year we ship our sprinter to Halifax and we want follow some of your journeys.....

@Famagogo 9 ай бұрын

Exciting! That will be an epic journey. Let men now if you have any questions we can help with.

@tomjones8790 9 ай бұрын

Hello Peter, thanks a lot for your feedback. We wish you 2 furthermore a great journey.@@Famagogo

@Alaskagirl618 9 ай бұрын

We just got to visit Haines for the first time in august… we went exploring and came across that bear area!! Was soooo amazing! Great video guys!

@Famagogo 9 ай бұрын

Sounds great! I'm so glad you got to see the Haines bears! Thanks for watching.

@maukamarine3083 9 ай бұрын

Nice

@Famagogo 9 ай бұрын

Thanks

@dollysdiary160 9 ай бұрын

Another fabulous video guys. Thanks for sharing it. Have you considered putting a map up on the screen when you are describing where you are? We constantly find ourselves picking up our phones and putting the place names into Google maps - just a thought 👍

@Famagogo 9 ай бұрын

Hey friends! Yes, We are wanting to do that. We are working though possible ways to show this. There are a handful of ways we just need to see what is the most efficient and looks the best. I hope we can use it on our next trip with you.

@PezRacer 9 ай бұрын

Great video, I really enjoy your channel! Do those ferries have restrictions? Would a built out 170 Sprinter still be able to ride on them?

@Famagogo 9 ай бұрын

Thanks. You wouldn't have any issues. Heavy machinery and semi-trucks ride the ferries all the time. Your charged by length, that's the only difference.

@stanstreet3679 6 ай бұрын

How do you become a patron? I keep looking to where you’re pointing. Nothing happens.

@Famagogo 6 ай бұрын

Hi, Sorry, It only shows the link when viewed on a computer. I think I need to say this differently from now on. Thanks for brining this to my attention. Here is the link and I really appreciate your support. www.patreon.com/Famagogo