Thu 5-Jun-2014 Alaska, Travel |
We awoke today to a beautiful sunny day; the high ended up in the mid-60s. It was an easy decision to go to the office of Allen Marine Tours to see if we could get a ticket for one of their catamaran tours to...
Wed 4-Jun-2014 Alaska, Travel |
A very grey day with occasional spits of rain, but that didn’t stop us from wandering around Ketchikan. In the morning we walked the trail around Ward Lake. Saw a mother Merganser with 9 tiny babies....
Tue 3-Jun-2014 Alaska, British Columbia, Travel |
Today we were headed back to the USA. Check-out time at Prince Rupert RV Park was 11:00 but our ferry check-in (about 2 miles down the road) wasn’t until 1:00. We went into town for some drinking water...
Mon 2-Jun-2014 British Columbia, Travel |
We spent today being tourists in Prince Rupert. First we went down to the container ship loading facility and watched them moving around the containers — loading and unloading from trains and trucks and...
Sun 1-Jun-2014 British Columbia, Travel |
Today we followed the Skeena River through the Coast Mountains with a few stops on the way. The weather was perfect – nary a cloud in the sky. At Mauricetown Canyon, the river is restricted by...
Sat 31-May-2014 British Columbia, Travel |
Most of today was a completely grey day with a flat, steely sky. We drove through completely green mountains – a lovely combination of the bright green of the aspens just leafing out and the black...
Fri 30-May-2014 Alberta, British Columbia, Travel |
We started west with more clouds and rain spritzes. Although there were mountain peaks to the left and right, they were mostly in the clouds. We just have to believe that Mt. Robson, the highest point in the...
Thu 29-May-2014 Alberta, Travel |
It rained overnight and we awoke to very low clouds. For the rest of the Icefields Parkway, the mountains were seldom visible. However, we made a stop at Athabasca Falls which was well-worth the 30 or so...
Wed 28-May-2014 Alberta, Travel |
Since we had an overcast and rainy morning, we stopped in Banff next to the library to take advantage of their wifi. It turned out to be a little frustrating as David hassled with software and their...
Tue 27-May-2014 Alberta, Travel |
We didn’t travel far today – just 50 or so kilometers up to Banff. On a gorgeous day we were wowed by the stunning beauty of the lakes nestled among the snowcapped mountains. We drove the Lake...
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