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Originally posted by hottytoddy
OMG!! We went on a 16 hour road trip once and we played the license plate game!! We guess at the begining how many states we would see, and we figured about 36 or so. We were like "well we know we probably won't see Alaska or Hawaii.."
We were driving a long and all of a sudden I was like "OH. MY. GOD. There's Alaska!!!" Anyhow...this was in Florida so I was like "Damn they drove a long way." And my friends just lost it! They laughed hysterically and they were like "you can't drive from Alaska, they had their car shipped" And I was like "They may have had their car shipped, but you can very well drive from Alaska" They thought I was the dumbest person ever and called everyone they knew only to learn...
OK to make a long story shorter it turns outr they thought that Alaska was hanging out over by Hawaii. You know those maps that show the 50 states and Alaska & Hawaii off in a corner? Well They thought Alaska was an island!! They never knew it was up there by Canada!! I still give them a hard time about it. Damn Kentucky & Mississippi geography classes!! 
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Wow, I wonder how I magically drove back and forth from Alaska all those times? Granted there are places you can't drive to in Alaska, which involve a plane or a boat. I rather enjoyed taking the ferry down the Inside Passage (aka the poor man's cruise
). Though during WW2 there was this thing called the Alaska Highway built, though it goes through Canada and is two lanes most of the way, there are still plenty of gravel stretches.
I drove back and forth from Alaska three times, ALONE, you need lots and lots of music. Also bring snacks along. You can get collapsible coolers that take up less space, and not have to buy expensive things on the way. When I drive home from college it is about 16 or so hours straight through, so I usually stay over night with relatives on the way. Make sure to get plenty of rest and stretch your legs, and always use the bathroom when you have the opportunity, even if you don't have to then, you will eventually.