Tom and Jen bought a truck camper.
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 →
On the road through British Columbia to the Yukon there is a lot of wildlife. In the past two days we saw 15 black bear and hundreds of Buffalo. There was also the occasional caribou and deer. Here is a video of a cute bear and a herd of Buffalo. https://youtu.be/u0mWJI9Geag
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 →
The Kenn Borek Aquatic Center in Dawson Creek British Columbia is a real GEM. I was looking for a place to take a public shower and discovered the local public pool. This place is really well run and clean. It has several pools, a large hot tub, sauna and steam room, climbing wall and may... 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 →
It's our third time change as we crossed into the Pacific Time Zone. We made it all the way to Dawson Creek, British Columbia. The trip up through Banff and Jasper National Parks was filled with breathtaking views. Peyto Lake
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 →
Day 9: Banff National Park Sunny and warm. Glorious day in Banff. We did the things the brochure suggested we do: Upper Hot Springs – used to be real sulphur springs with touted healing powers, but the springs wouldn’t flow some winters, so they constructed a large shallow pool that is heated to 104°. It... Continue Reading →
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