Travels With Stacey

The third day of this trip will be the farthest west my wife has travelled. For me, I have been to Winnipeg decades ago, so we need to wait a couple more days for me to be the farthest ever. Today's plan:

On our fourth day, as we travel towards Alaska, we visit the capital of Manitoba.  There is a lot to do in this city, and it will probably become part of greater explorations in the future. The plans: Manitoba Legislative Building tour Winnipeg Art Gallery…

Today is the fifth day of our drive to Alaska.  We are still in the Winnipeg area, and we love churches.  We will be trying to enter some of the more notable ones today and will be making our way to Saskatchewan. Itinerary for today:…

On this, our sixth day, as we travel towards the great state of Alaska, we briefly make a few stops in Saskatchewan.  Our destination for today is to get to Edmonton. University of Saskatchewan, including Museum of Natural Science, Museum of Antiquities, Gordon Snelgrove Gallery,…

A sleep-in day.  By this point, we will need it.  Today is a smaller day than usual.  We need to rest up for the big drive tomorrow. The plans: Bison Loop Road and see some wild bison Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village Alberta Legislature Grounds St.…

Today is a big day.  It is a long drive on our way to see Alaska, and we only have so much time to do it in.  So today, we will be waking up early and travelling over 1000 kilometres to get north. But we…

This is definitely the farthest north we have ever been, but we still have even more travelling north to do today.  There are some great places to see along the way. Itinerary: Alexandra Falls Territorial Park Twin Falls Gorge Territorial Park gateway Gas McNallie Creek…

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:

We leave the Alaskan State and are back in Yukon today.  Today, we will camp at a site where we need to ensure we are surrounded by electric fences. Our sites: Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Centre Canada/USA International Border Marker Beaver Creek Visitor Information…

Assuming we survived the night and were not eaten by bears, we plan to continue in Yukon and to see these sites: Thechal Dhal Visitor Centre Spruce Beetle Trail Kluane National Park and Reserve Visitor Centre St Elais Convention Centre Rock Glacier Trailhead Million Dollar…

It is Saturday, July 22, and we will be resting our weary heads in Whitehorse.  But not before we do a bunch of sites and explorations! Places we will see: Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre Yukon Transportation Museum Mural tour of Whitehorse Whitehorse Rapids Miles Canyon…

We will wake up extra early to get a head start for a big drive.  We have to make some distance if we want to be home on time. Still, we will be stopping and exploring the last bit of Yukon and will be entering…

An early start to make distance, but there are very few things to do, other than enjoy the scenery.  Today will probably be the most boring day of the entire trip. Itinerary: Beatton Provincial Park Fort St John North Peace Museum Walmart Laundry (just in…

Yesterday's boring drive will be made up with how incredible today will be!!! Peace River Valley Viewpoint Hudson's Hope Museum Chetwynd Visitor Centre and walking the town to see all the carvings Flatbed Falls and Dinosaur Trackway Kinuseo Falls Campground

Today is another long drive, but tomorrow will be well worth the effort! We will be stopping at: Tumbler Ridge Visitor Centre Jasper National Park

After spending the past couple of days with little stops, we are now entering a section where we will be seeing a large number of sites. Our Alaskan Road Trip continues with: Maligne Canyon Patricia Lake Jasper-Yellowhead Museum and Archives Pyramid Island Athabasca Pass Lookout…

Today we continue to explore this region on our way home from Alaska. Itinerary: Castle Cliff Viewpoint Johnston Canyon Vermilion Lake Viewpoint Cove and Basin National historic Site Buffalo Nations Museum Banff Trading Post and Cascade of Time Garden Banff Park Museum National Historic Site…

We leave the incredibly scenic and beautiful region of the Canadian Rockies and begin heading south, where we finish our final leg of this epic journey.  The one thing we will notice is that the environment will change rather quickly. The plan for today: Curbside…

We enter Montana and will spend the rest of our return journey from Alaska driving through the States. Our plan for today: Gibson Park Montana Veterans Memorial Great Falls Dam View The Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park

Today is our 31st day of travelling.  It is hard to believe we have been gone for an entire month. Our journey home will include these stops: Lewis and Clark Caverns headwaters Heritage Museum Gallatin Art Crossing Sculpture Park and tour the town for more…

Rattlesnakes are plentiful in the area we are going - I absolutely hate snakes! Today will also be our last camping location; I suspect we will miss this aspect of our trip the most. Today's itinerary: Devil's Canyon Overlook Two Eagles Interpretive Trail Ewing Snell…

Today we will pack up our campsite for the last time on this trip.  From now on, we will be using motels.  We need to cover distance, and setting up camp every night takes time; time that we could be driving and looking at sites.…

We are in some incredibly picturesque territory now.  Our trip homeward from Alaska has this really beautiful section that we will be exploring. Itinerary: Days of '76 Museum The Brothel Deadwood Adams Museum Adams House Sanford Lab Homestake Needles Eye Tunnel Doane Robinson Tunnel and…

On this Friday, we are heading east to get home.  We need to be home in time but also want to see as much as we can. Our sites: Museum of Geology South Dakota Air and Space Museum 1880 Town Skeleton Man walking Skelton Dinosaur…

After 36 days of travelling, we deserve some candy.  We will need it after today's big walk. The plan: Sioux Falls Sculpture Walk Old Courthouse Museum Pettigrew Home and Museum Cathedral of St. Joseph Queen Bee Mill Ruins Minnesota Welcome Centre Henderson Hummingbird Garden Minnesota's…