Today has some serious highs and one great big low. First, we are now so far north that there are no more snakes!!! I hate snakes; they ruin a perfectly good hike in the woods. We are also in Yellowknife. But the bad part is…
Today is Day 11 of our trek to see Alaska. Not many stops, but probably the most important (and nerve-wracking) day so far. I know of only one gas station, and it is a long dirt road. I do have extra gas cans, just in…
We finished what was the most stressful part of our journey - a long drive in the middle of nowhere with no gas stations for hundreds of kilometres. Now, we are starting to get into the mountains and getting close to reaching our destination of…
It is a light day for stops: a hike and the insatiable need to do laundry. Today's itinerary on our way to Alaska: Laundry Sign Post Forest Watson Lake Visitor Centre Faro Visitor Centre and a hike from there Lapie River Bridge Little Salmon Lake…
We are firmly in Yukon on this day. Our plan is to reach Dawson City, where we will enjoy a couple of days of exploring this historic city. Not too many stops, but tomorrow, the fun begins. The plans: Tage Cho Hudan Interpretive Centre The…
Today we will strike it rich! Our trip to Alaska will pay for itself. Our visit to Dawson City will go as such: Dawson City Information Centre Walking tour of Dawson City Dredge No. 4 Tour Discovery Claim Self-Guiding Tour Panning for gold Cemetery visits…
Sixteen days of travel and exploration, and we will finally step foot in Alaska. It has already been a long journey, but we have barely begun. The itinerary for today: Explore the very remote, and very much abandoned ghost town of Forty Mile Heritage Village…
Our first full day in the great state of Alaska. It is a big one, but not as big as tomorrow! What we are doing today: Cobb Lake Scenic Viewpoint Copper River and Wrangell Mountain Range Scenic Viewpoint Matanuska Glacier viewpoint Matanuska Glacier Tour!!!!!!!!!!!! Lake…
Today is why we choose to drive to Alaska. We will be exploring the shore of this state on a boat cruise. It is the BIG DAY! Kenai Fjords Tour Mural tour of Seward Lowell Creek Waterfall - at this point, we are the farthest…
Our plan was to take a boat cruise in Alaska, a dream of my wife's. That done, we simply do not have the time to explore this region any longer and need to get home. Today, we start heading back. Itinerary:
