South towards Whitehorse, day 24
Around noon, we bid farewell to the “Coast Guard” and headed southbound towards Whitehorse. We stopped to do a quick car wash that took just the first coat of mud off. The floor of the carwash was...
View ArticleThrough Whitehorse, day 25
We got an early start (7:40am) heading south. As we started there was a beautiful string of Canadian Geese, lighted up by the sunrise, heading south. Just after that 2 young elk crossed in front of...
View ArticleBear Glacier, day 26
We pulled out about 7:45am heading south on the Cassiar Highway. We snapped a photo at Gnat Pass Summit, 4,072 feet and Mt. Edziza (9,000 ft. volcano). The Cassiar Highway is a beautiful way south,...
View ArticleTotem poles and salmon, day 27
Today we headed towards Hazleton. Actually, there are 2 (maybe 3) Hazleton’s – the new and the old. We stopped short of Hazleton to look at some totem poles and were greeted by a friendly cat.The...
View ArticlePrince George, day 28
We arrived in Prince George, BC about 9:30am. Here we having the oil changed on the Sprinter and that gives us a few hours to explore. We quickly found out the locals (like in many towns) don’t know...
View ArticleFraser Canyon, day 29
We were lucky to travel through the Fraser Canyon area today. We even got snowed on! There are seven tunnels on the route through the canyon. The Gold Dust trail goes through this difficult canyon, of...
View ArticleBack in the US, day 30
We put some miles on today. Crossing the border took about an hour do to lines. Just before you go over you can change all your Canadian money for US. Customs were easy the entire trip. After crossing...
View ArticleOur last camp, day 31
We headed toward Eugene to have lunch with a good friend and to meet some new friends. Eugene is a pretty city and it was here we first noticed it was getting warm. Tonight we camped at the Valley of...
View ArticleHome again, home again, jiggety jig, day 32
What a trip! We traveled 6,167 miles, 1,040 miles by boat and 5,127 miles (including over 600 miles of dirt road) in our Sportsmobile Sprinter (“the Bus”). Traveling as far north as...
View ArticleThe real world, or is it
It is hard to get back into the swing of things here at home. After 32 days of no TV, no news, limited cell phone coverage and limited Internet, I am still kind of wondering around – what should I do...
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