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Passport – Required please do not wait to apply for passport.

Vehicle Insurance – Contact your insurance company and let them know you are traveling to AK and will be driving in Canada, so they can send you the required insurance cards.

Medical Insurance – Contact your medical provider make sure you are covered.
Medication - Insure you have enough medication for the duration of your trip.

Cell Phone and Wireless Internet - Contact carrier and perhaps change your plan, at a minimum how much a phone call will cost you from Canada.  Same for wireless internet users. 

Banks and Credit Cards - Most major banks have locations in Alaska.  Contact your bank to see if they have branches in AK and Canada.  Check ATM fees.  We use our credit card for most everything, so we do not have to carry much cash.  Just contact credit card company let them know you will be traveling during this period, so they do not refuse charges for your protection.

Vehicles - Have all of your vehicles that are making the trip, serviced and inspected. Do not forget the spare tire.  We do not travel with a spare for our motor home. 

Pets - Traveling with a pet, contact your vet makes sure your pet does not need any shots, and you will need a vet certification 10 days prior to crossing boarder.  Pet medications, heart worm pills, don’t forget to spray your pet with bug spray.

Weather and temperatures will be all over the place, good wet weather gear, and clothes to keep you warm, gloves, but there will also be days that you can wear shorts.

Camera Equipment - Make sure you bring equipment to clean your camera, batteries, charger, and if you don’t have a way to get your pictures of your disk, you might consider bring more then a normal trip.  We had days were Cheryl took over 700 pictures.

Firearms – Do not try to bring them into Canada.  For those of you who have to have a gun, mail them to Alaska, and upon return, mail them back home.  Thinking of hunting while in Alaska with a guide company, check with them, in most cases they provide the firearm.  www.cfc.ccaf.gc.ca 

Fishing or Hunting – Do not forget license, and know the rules and limits.

What can your bring – Check this websites right before you head north and return home. items like meat, plants, vegetables,  and dog food change from time to time.  Duty free, tobacco, and alcoholic beverages do not change.  No firewood.

www.aphis.usda.gov    www.customs.gov

Currency Exchange – Credit cards normally give you a better rate of exchange, but it is nice to have some local currency.

Sunglasses

Sunscreen

Bug spray we use as close to 100% deet that you can find

Wet weather gear

Hat

Good walking shoes, do not bring new shoes

Water proof hiking boots if you plan much hiking

Camera equipment

Backpack

Pack a bag to leave in your car, items like, change of clothes, spare coat, etc.

First aid kit

Fishing equipment if you only plan to fish on a charter, they will have gear for you.

Small cooler for car

Spotting scope or binoculars

Health certification from your vet within 10 days of crossing border into Canada.

Medications
Leash

Feeding bowls

Food

Do not forget to spray your pet with bug spray

Copy of pets medical records

Medication

Picture of your pet in case they get lost

There are no fleas or ticks in Alaska, please have your pet dipped if you have flea problem, as to not bring them with you.