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The group traveled about 200 miles per day at convoy speedsof 35 mph. Camping was the order of the day in this remote region,with the occasional cabin or hotel along the way in towns.Meals varied from individual MREs to “fix your own breakfast”to small groups of drivers working a planned menu together. Eveningmeals were sometimes pre-arranged with the campground.Some villages even provided free meals.While the Alaska Convoy event is an extreme long distanceexample, there is no reason that groups of HMV owners can’t gettogether and plan a weekend drive with friends. Pick a spot andplan a route that makes an interesting loop. Plan a day or a coupledays that returns people to the start point. This makes a nice wayto come together, reconnect and then head for home when theconvoy is completed. ✪One of several WWII Chevy 1-1/2-tons in the convoy makes a gasstop at Beaver Creek Yukon. The convoy had just crossed theinternational border from Alaska going south into Canada. Mostdrivers made four international crossings on the convoy.Australian’s Jim and Sandy Sewell cross a small stream in arainstorm in their 1943 Chevrolet C15 4X4. They shipped this truckfrom their home in Australia to Vancouver BC just for the trip.(Below) The last vehicle in the columnis the Trail Officer. Proud Texans and aVietnam Veteran, Capt. Dennis Boots andhis wife Marilyn drove there M151A2 withcorrect flashing yellow convoy beacons,Convoy Ahead signs and Last Vehicle flagand made sure than no one is left behind.South of Whitehorse. Remnants of 1942 construction. Former militaryconstruction vehicles at the junction of the Alaska Highway and theCANOL pipeline road from Norman Wells.74 www.militaryvehiclesmagazine.com