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Driving from Texas to Alaska is no small feat. It will be a big challenge for my partner and me, marking the longest road trip and move we have accomplished to date. Although the route through northern Canada via the Alaska Highway (also called the Alcan, short for Alaskan-Canada Highway) is remote, it is not unexplored territory; there are recommendations to follow. Whenever I bring up driving to Alaska, the first and sometimes only resource that is suggested is The MILEPOST

It feels pretty crazy (and scary) to write this post, the first in a series about moving to Alaska in the summer of 2026. Moving to Alaska feels like a monumental undertaking and one where our lives (my partner and I) are bound to change. We have never lived this far north before; we are both originally from Alabama. As of writing this post, neither of us has ever even been to Alaska. So this trip and this move are going to include a lot of firsts for us: my husband’s first v