azvandriver

The book is called the Milepost. Very helpful, I used when I drove from Phoenix to Fairbanks in March. I will use it again next week when I drive from Anchorage to St. Louis.

I would drive yourself, its a 3 day drive from Seattle. The ferry is over a grand for a compact car without a cabin for yourself. The drive is over a 2 lane Paved highway the whole way, if you take the Alaska Highway. The Cassiar is about 10% gravel and I would avoid it.

If you have any gas cans, fill them up before you get into Canada. Gas is over $4 per gallon($1.20 Canadian per liter if I remember). The only things that customs were concerned about were Firearms ($25 per approved gun), liquor, and tobacco products. They didn't seem to care about the 65 gallons of diesel fuel I was bringing with me.

Good luck however you get there. Hope to make the same trip someday!