Planning Key West Florida to PrudhoeBay Alaska Moto Trip Budget and Favorite Stops

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I know for many people that have found my channel have an interest in planning their own Deadhorse adventure. I’ve received lots of questions about how I planned a budget for this trip as well as food and lodging recommendations.

When it comes to budget I always over plan. But I’m very frugal while traveling too. Please keep in mind this is crucial to me constantly traveling and may be more conservative than many like to travel. I have our National Park Pass so I do not have to plan for those additional activities costs but typically find a few miscellaneous costs for some side quests I decide to do.

Budget

Normal planning • Projected • Actual
Fuel - $.10/mile • $.13i • $.11
Lodging - $100/night • $125 • $112
Food - $30/day • $35 • $29

Projected costs $5535
Actual total costs $4313

My favorite food stops typically are your small town joints with something unique or particularly delicious. I don’t stop all that often for a full meal, generally only one seated meal each day. I definitely eat but not a full restaurant majority of the day. I use granola bars, pop tarts, fruit, nuts, and other snacks as majority of my breakfasts if the hotels do not offer a free breakfast. And for lunch I like to bring bread or tortillas and peanut butter to make sandwiches many times. This keeps the food costs effective and allow me to still enjoy spots but keep regularly fueled. Coffee every day is non negotiable.

Keys Eats
•Treats - Sweet Savannah’s -8919 Overseas Hwy, Marathon, FL 33050
•Food - No Name Pub -30813 Watson Blvd, Big Pine Key, FL 33043

•Best Cinnamon Roll - TETSA RIVER SERVICES & CAMPGROUND Historical Mile 375 Alaska Highway

•Best Coffee Shop - The Loaded Toad 527 2nd Ave S, Glasgow, MT 59230

•Best food - Soho Thai Takeaway & Espresso Café 1314 Alaska Hwy, Tok, AK 99780


For lodging I don’t plan to be there long, only to rest. So typically I’m not looking for extensive amenities just somewhere clean and safe. Breakfast is a bonus but not a necessity for me.

•Best lodging
Double G Service 456 Alaska Hwy MI, Muncho Lake, BC V0C 0B8, Canada

•Buckshot Bettys Alaska Hwy, Beaver Creek

•Boreal Lodging
9000 Dalton Hwy. Wiseman, Alaska

•Brooks Camp - 75 Sag River Road, Prudhoe Bay, AK, 99734

•Chena Hot Springs Resort - 56.5 mile Chena Hot Springs Rd., Fairbanks, AK, 99712

Don’t miss

•Liard Hot Springs

•The Arctic Ocean Shuttle - Deadhorse Camp

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