Rory, my trusty truck, and I are going on amazing trips, including Alaska
Hard to believe it’s been a month since I left Indiana. It feels like yesterday and feels like a lifetime ago. My days on the road are so different than my day to day life in the real world. It’s insulating, in some ways, and so exhilarating. Continue reading “Day Thirty One: Watson Lake to Whitehorse”
This would be a really short travel day, as it was only a few hours between the campgrounds. However, we had a deadline, as Mo wanted everyone to walk over together to hang the sign. Mine was as ready as I could get it. I had put two eye screws into the back and put some heavy gauge wire to hang it with. Continue reading “Day Thirty: Watson Lake”
Fort Nelson to Liard Hot Springs was not a long drive, but it was a pretty interesting one. We saw all kinds of animals: black bears, a moose, mountain goats, bighorn sheep, and a whole bunch of bison. Unfortunately, I discovered after two days that none of the pictures I took on my Canon were saved–due to my forgetting to put the stupid SD card back into it. Devastating! What I do have are pictures I took on my phone and a few I borrowed from my fellow travelers. And, I’m checking that SD card constantly now. Continue reading “Day Twenty Nine: Liard Hot Springs”
Before I forget, there were some very pretty flowers at the Pioneer village in Dawson Creek. I just didn’t put them in the previous post for some reason. Oops. Continue reading “Day Twenty Eight: Fort Nelson”
Dawson Creek is the start of the Alaska Highway. They have the “Mile Zero” signpost, and a lot of the town is geared to the tourism this generates. I have to admit, it’s a cool place to visit. I learned all about the Alaska Highway and was excited to get going. First, we had to meet in a log meeting house in the Pioneer Village, which is attached to the Mile Zero campground, where we were staying. Continue reading “Day Twenty Seven: Mile Zero”
Up at 7am to get ready for the drive to Dawson Creek, British Columbia–the start of the Alaska Highway. Unfortunately, the weather was no better. Mid 30s and raining hard. I sucked it up, though my fingers were numb by the time I was done. And I was soaked through. I changed my socks and we were ready to roll. We were taking Alberta route 40, which is just south of Hinton. Continue reading “Day Twenty Six: Summer’s Eve Nightmare”
This was mostly just a housekeeping/down day for most of us. As you know, I spent hours upon hours in a local Starbucks updating my blog. You’ve seen the multiple updates. People might have been willing to do other stuff, but it was cold and raining most of the day–our first real day of not so great weather. We’ve been really lucky. Continue reading “Day Twenty Five: Hinton, Alberta”
Up and hitched before 9 am, we headed out on a very long travel day. We would be driving from Banff to northeast of Jasper, near Hinton, AB. And we were taking the Icefields Parkway, which National Geographic has named as “One of the World’s Most Spectacular Drives.” Before we got on the Parkway, we stopped at an overlook along TC1. It boasted a great valley/river view and had a nice exhibit on the wildlife over and under passes that I mentioned yesterday. As we traveled on, I managed to take a picture of an overpass. Continue reading “Day Twenty Four: the Icefields Parkway”
After recovering from my shock and awe at the amazing sights from the bus tour the day before, we had a free day to do whatever we wanted. I wanted to sleep in, so I did. Then I got ready and decided to drive back to the Kootenay Valley viewpoint. We had passed it when traveling from Fairmont to Banff, but couldn’t pull over due to towing our trailers. It was quite a drive back there–almost two hours, but the views from this place went on forever. Continue reading “Day Twenty Three: Free Day”
Our day was spent together on a bus tour. We started at 8:15 am and ended well past 6pm. It was absolutely mind blowing. I just don’t have the vocabulary to describe what I saw. So, I won’t even try. Continue reading “Day Twenty Two: Speechless”
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