We have been planning our "dream trip" for the past year.  Started out with three couples (beside ourselve), for numerous reasons all have dropped out of the trip!
Still want to make the trip (May-Aug) and was wondering if this is a good idea.

We are traveling in a 40' Teton 5er, pulled with a 2007 Freightliner M2.

Any thoughts??

We went to Alaska this past summer and we would not hesitate to do it solo. Buy a copy of The Milepost. It has lots of information on campgrounds, attractions, etc. We found the roads to be generally good, with a few bad spots with frost heaves, almost always some construction because their window to fix the roads is very narrow. Weather rules activities in Alaska. The key is to slow down. Your May-Aug timeframe sounds good. Don't rush it; this is beautiful country, lots of wildlife, and natural scenic beauty. Even though this is vast terrain, we found ourselves running into the same people on the road, at rest stops, campgrounds, etc. We made reservations in the bigger cities (Fairbanks & Anchorage) and the Kenai Peninsula; otherwise, we just took our chances and had no problems. There is also opportunity to drycamp if that's your cup of tea. We started out with 4 couples traveling loosely together; we were by ourselves most of the time because we really liked the slow pace we could set ourselves. As usual, use the good judgement and common sense you would use traveling in the lower 48.

I am curious, What might your reservations be? and Why would you percieve a trip up there anything different than in the lower 48?

I'll be doing it solo and solo. Heading up after the RV-Dreams rally through Nov. There are several RVD forum members looking to be up there this year as well. Here's a thread for more info.

-- Edited by RVDude at 19:48, 2008-02-27

Man I was hoping that we would be ready by then, but not yet.  This is a dream trip for me.  Go for it and have fun!