Tag: winter road trip
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Day Fifteen, Western Yukon to Delta Junction, AK
After a cold start (-14.5F, see winter boondock post), we crossed from Canada into the US. We made it to Alaska! Technically we ended today at the finish line of the Alaska Highway, Delta Junction. Five days of driving the Alcan through spectacular scenery and wildlife every day. The common, unofficial end is Fairbanks, which…
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Night Fourteen, Winter Boondock
Pickhandle Lake rest area was closed. The next rest area had beautiful views, 2 outhouses and litter bins. Yes! Then we noticed the signs “no overnight parking or camping”. The sun was low on the horizon AND we were 15 miles from the border (followed by an 18 mile no-mans land). I was getting worried,…
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Day Fourteen, Whitehorse to Pickhandle Lake
We saw a small band of free range (wild?) horses shortly after getting underway. A little further we saw a big coyote but couldn’t get a photo. The scenery has been incredible, especially after the snow cleared and visibility improved. Like so much of the trip, the photos don’t do justice. Writing from Destruction Bay…
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Day Thirteen, Whitehorse
Day started shortly after midnight with our first ever viewing of the aurora borealis. We saw beautiful wavy, curling green streaks from our 3rd floor motel room with North-facing windows. We are looking forward to more viewings (and hopefully some photos) in the coming days and months, if we can pull ourselves out of bed.…
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Day Twelve, Watson Lake to Whitehorse
Seven caribou shortly after we started Day 3 of the Alaska Highway. Yesterday was our coldest morning, -9F and it didn’t warm up to over -6F for HOURS. Today it was +5F which was the warmest start in some time. More often than not we need to clear some snow from the truck. We always…
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Day Eleven, Fort Nelson to Watson Lake
Day 2 on the Alaska Highway was awesome. We saw 2 moose, began crossing the beautiful Rocky Mountains, and then took a lovely break at Liard River Hot Springs. I loved that there were First Nations people from elders to children also enjoying a soak. They have used the spring for generations. On the walk…
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Day Ten, Dawson City to Fort Nelson, BC
Day one on the Alaska Highway (aka “Alcan”, Alaska-Canada Highway). We had driven over 3100 miles to get to “Mile 0”. We ended the day with the first 283 miles under our belt, and ready to cross the Rockies tomorrow. We have a new focus on fuel. Pulling the trailer has us plotting gas stop…
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Day Nine, Hinton to Dawson Creek
We have now driven over 3000 miles! Roughly 1800 miles more and we should be in Healy. Highlights of the day were the Grande Cache Visitor Center/Museum and the Bighorn Sheep we saw thanks to the VC center staff. We are now in British Columbia. Tomorrow morning we hope to get some good photos of…
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Day Eight, Jasper National Park
Our side trip to Jasper was incredible. The photos don’t do the Park justice, but better than my words! We saw lots of Elk, a group of 6 Bighorn Sheep, a number of Mule Deer, plus endless snow covered mountains. Tomorrow we should reach the beginning of the Alaska “Alcan” Highway. We are nervous about…
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Day Seven, Halfway!
Mileage wise we are halfway. Time wise likely a little over a third of the way. The highlight of the day was seeing bison as we drove through Elk Island National Park. We both saw a Plains buffalo. C also saw some Wood bison, which are larger. Plenty of highway signs to watch out for…
Me & C 