I called the dealer from Tucson the previous day and they actually call back this morning. I describe the issues I was having my truck and the 280 to 380 mile distance to the nearest dealers in Fairbanks or Anchorage. The gentleman conferred with his technicians, and called me back and told me how to initiate a force regeneration. I tried it, and it didn’t appear to do anything after 30 minutes, so I called him back and let him know we were going to brave the road and hope for the best. We stopped at the chicken. Mercantile said hello to the folks we had drank with the day before, and then started the truck to head south. A little prayer a little thankfulness and we were on our way.
Ten minutes into the journey, the truck all of a sudden initiated every regeneration. Based on the conversation I’ve had with the dealer, I kept the RPMs around 1500 via gearing, and watch the sensors to verify it was actually regenerating. It took about an hour to complete, but in the end it got rid of the bad code, and the issue was solved. Kathy and I did a quick assessment, and decided to continue south towards Anchorage instead of heading to Fairbanks. The truck performed flawlessly throughout the day. We actually drove from about 9 AM until 7:30 PM today.
We made it into Tok, fueled up at a reputable station, emptied our tanks, filled water, and picked up some groceries for our next leg. We also filled out the propane tanks as these two Arizona blooded travelers enjoy the furnace at night. After a brief conversation, we decided to continue on our planned route towards wrangle Saint Elias national Park, and then onward to Valdez before we head to Anchorage. We had one regeneration event during the day, and it cleared out without any issues.
UPDATED PARAGRAPH: We saw four moose today on the way to Wrangall. Two mom-colt pairs. The first two were hard to capture, they had apparently been to Cabellas and purchased camouflage moose outfits. See images in the gallery.
We stopped at the first visitor center for Wrangall – Saint Elias national Park, and got the stamps and information about the road. The views along the highway were absolutely breathtaking. Two of the peaks we could see clearly, Mount Sanford and another one. We’re 13,000, and 16,000 feet in height and had a deep coating of snow and glaciers
We gassed up again at Glen Allen, and then headed towards the turn off to McCarthy. McCarthy is home to the Kennecot mine national Monument, and I’ve wanted to see that for a long time. We ended up camping next to an old railroad bridge at a rest stop probably around 7:30 PM. I made a quick dinner and then went to bed.
Here are some additional photos for the day. https://www.overlandadventureexcursions.com/photos-albums/nggallery/album/20250716-the-truck-and-wrangall-st-elias