Anchorage - Fargo on straight floats - and need 100LL. Suggestions on fuel stops?

[trkling]

I'm flying a C206 on straight floats and would appreciate any spots I can land and refuel with 100LL. I will have lots of 5 gallon cans with me and fully expect to have to often do the airport to lake run with them.

Expect I will do ANC - Whitehorse - Watson Lake, looking for a stop or 2 on the way to Williams Lake and would prefer to avoid the river at Prince George.

After Williams Lake - perhaps Kelowna, need to clear US Customs (is there anywhere to do this on straight floats beyond the San Juans or various Seattle seaplane bases?) and then east towards Sandpoint/Polson - looking for eastbound fuel stops also.

Thanks for your suggestions!

 

[Speedo]

Sounds like a fun trip! When are you leaving?

 

[trkling]

Should depart ANC third week in August...

 

[scout88305]

Polson MT on the river, Dawson Creek has a water trench north side of airport with usually the cheaper fuel than anywhere north or south... Courtesy car was given to me for several days there from airport manager. Nice folks. Lots of bases in Northern Alberta and Saskatchewan. With alot of jugs you can land at lakes across your path and fill at the next available services. Stopping at places lake Muncho lake etc.... to jug up and stretch your legs..

Depending on what route you take you could go to

Fort McMurray, Alberta
Cooking lake, Edmonton Alberta

Stony Rapids,(lake Athabasca) Saskatchewan
Points North, Saskatchewan
Buffalo Narrows,Saskatchewan
La Rounge, Saskatchewan
Flin Flon (Manitoba) Bakers Narrows


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[mvivion]

If you go down the coast, then come across.....Polson, MT as noted, Seeley Lake, MT, Fort Benton, MT on the Missouri (depending on water level, not for the faint of heart), Fort Peck, MT, then either Bismarck (Missouri River, but better than Ft. Benton) or Jamestown in a nearby large lake.

Where are you going to land in Fargo? Hopefully, somewhere other than Fargo??

MTV

 

[aktango58]

Cordova, Juneau, Ketchikan, Prince Rupert, Nimpo Lake (free beer with the BS!), Spokane or Cour de lane Id...

I am not sure of Spokane or Idaho, but one of the spots there has float and customs

 

[trkling]

Thanks for all the help:

Leaning towards Whitehorse/Fort Nelson/FortMcMurray Nipiwan/Winnipeg(Selkirk)/Fort Francis route as it's direct and has the best shot at 100LL on/near water. Got to thinkuing I would work myself too hard for fuel east of Couer de Alene/Polson...

Thanks for the help scout, I will be RON in GPZ to see Rusty E, Mike I'm not going right in to Fargo but relatively close, G I'm staying away from SE this time round!:roll:

Regards to all and thanks!

Tim

 

[trkling]

Forgot to mention that I do have Canada Water Aero Supplement but it's always a bit outdated...

 

[mvivion]

Thanks for all the help:

Leaning towards Whitehorse/Fort Nelson/FortMcMurray Nipiwan/Winnipeg(Selkirk)/Fort Francis route as it's direct and has the best shot at 100LL on/near water. Got to thinkuing I would work myself too hard for fuel east of Couer de Alene/Polson...

Thanks for the help scout, I will be RON in GPZ to see Rusty E, Mike I'm not going right in to Fargo but relatively close, G I'm staying away from SE this time round!:roll:

Regards to all and thanks!

Tim

With decent range it's not too bad coming across MT and ND. Just not lots of stops.

MTV

 

[Patrol Guy]

If you left Idaho and did the trench, Fort Graham has a boat dock. Next stop Watson Lake. From there I never looked for water, but there are plenty of large lakes along the highway.

Fort Graham boat dock during the 2010 drought is halfway in this video, and would not be so helpful.

 

[trkling]

I was by there a couple of times in June on wheels and took a peak, thanks.