Tom and Jen bought a truck camper.
Day 19: Walter Fork Campground, AK Sunny and warm. Well this was a talking day. We only traveled 33 miles, but had meaningful conversations with: (1) The campground host at Walter Fork, who knows of Laura from Saline who skied a cross-country race here in Alaska (2) Steve from Cook County, Illinois, who had a... Continue Reading →
Day 18: Dawson Creek, YT Sunny and warm. Ok, I judged Dawson City too quickly. I suggested to Tom that we walk through town and review the literature from the Visitor Center before we blew out of town. After a sticky bun and steak and egg sandwich at a delightful bakery, we went to the... Continue Reading →
Day 17: Whitehorse, YT Sunny and cool. We checked out a fish ladder today. It turns out to be the longest wooden fish ladder in the world and only the chinook, or king, salmon make it as far as Whitehorse on the Yukon River. We missed the salmon run - we are about a month... Continue Reading →
Day 16: Whitehorse, YT Cloudy windy and cool. We were hoping to get the windshield fixed today. When Tom called the insurance company, they gave us an appointment for a week from today. So we changed the location from here in Whitehorse to Fairbanks, where we will easily be there in one week, by the... Continue Reading →
Day 15: Watson Lake, YT On the Alaska Highway. It rained on and off. We taped over the windshield crack so hopefully it won’t grow. It grew about a half inch so far. We intend to call insurance in the morning and take Arvi to Whitehorse to get it fixed. We didn’t see any wildlife... Continue Reading →
Day 14: Fort Nelson, BC Cool and cloudy. Back out on the Alaska Highway. The scenery is pretty much the same as yesterday, but I got Tom to stop when we saw wildlife. We hit the jackpot: a Sitka blacktail deer, many bears and many more buffalo, and mountain goats The animals were in the... Continue Reading →
Day 13: Dawson Creek, BC Windy and warm. Tom found a recreation center in Dawson Creek with sauna, steam room, kids play pool, etc. We enjoyed a soak in the hot tub and a good shower. We started the thousand-mile Alaskan Highway. It goes from Dawson Creek to Fairbanks. So far it’s hilly and woodsy... Continue Reading →
Day 12: Snaring Overflow Campground, Jasper National Park Cloudy and cool. We left the campground and headed “North to Alaska” (See song by Johnny Horton. I heard it as a kid and it keeps popping into my head. I played it from Amazon Music for Tom.) We took the route out of Jasper to the... Continue Reading →
Day 11: Banff National ParkRaining and cool. Today’s goal: Drive the Icefields Parkway We set out in a cloudy drizzle. We’ve seen a few glaciers already, but this drive was something else. We were on the Wilcox Pass, about 1.25 miles high, and home to six or so glaciers in the clouds. These mountains were... Continue Reading →
Day 10: Banff National Park Sunny and warm. Got up early to go see Lake Louise and Moraine Lake while we could still park near them. While driving the Trans Canadian Highway saw a WOLF on a rocky slope, trotting along the edge of the water as we were driving along! Later I saw what... Continue Reading →
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