Mon 4-Aug-2014 Manitoba, Travel |
Just east of Saskatoon, Route 16 turned into a two lane highway. The terrain remained flat and mostly agricultural. Along the way we saw a number of interesting, and at times mysterious, things. When we...
Sun 3-Aug-2014 Saskatchewan, Travel |
Today we just drove a short way, about 80 miles to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. We needed a “housekeeping day” and the city seemed like a good place. We found a lovely campground with good Wi-Fi and a...
Sat 2-Aug-2014 Alberta, Travel |
Today we traveled Route 16 from west of Edmonton to east of Edmonton. The road, except for brief times when towns are near the road, is a wide four-lane divided highway with at-grade road crossings. The...
Fri 1-Aug-2014 Alberta, Travel |
The weather started out a little hazy, but as we drove into the park, it improved until by afternoon we had sun and high clouds. Coming back to Jasper was a great idea except for the fact that it was so...
Thu 31-Jul-2014 Alberta, Travel |
There are basically three routes to Edmonton from Dawson Creek. The old northern-route (Route 2), the new central-route (Route 43) built in 1955, or the scenic southern-route (Route 40). We decided on...
Wed 30-Jul-2014 British Columbia, Travel |
Today we arrived in Dawson Creek. The end (or beginning) of the Alaska Highway (AlCan). We have driven the entire 1390 miles except for 97 miles between Haines Junction and the junction of the AlCan with the...
Tue 29-Jul-2014 British Columbia, Travel |
Today we left the Rockies behind. We are still at higher elevations, but no more high, rough peaks and snow on the northern exposures. We passed through the highest peak on the Alaska Highway (Summit Pass...
Mon 28-Jul-2014 Travel, Yukon |
We dove only about 4 miles today, but covered more miles on foot. We left Campbell Campground and drove a few miles on the Alaska Highway to the Stone Sheep Mountain trailhead. On the way we saw a flock of...
Sun 27-Jul-2014 Travel, Yukon |
The rain was just clearing as we left our campground. We stopped at the Visitor’s Center in Watson Lake to see a slide show about the building of the Alaska Highway. It explained in depth the strategic...
Sat 26-Jul-2014 Travel, Yukon |
From Teslin Lake we drove the Alaska Highway to Watson Lake. In the beginning of the day, the Teslin Lake was to our east. It is so long it was with us for quite a while. Finally we came to Nitsutlin Bay,...
Recent Comments