Today’s drive offered cloudy skies with streaks of sunshine. The paved roads continued to guide us through the prairie with the Rocky Mountains in the distance. We ran across lots of logging trucks, lumber yards and a coal plant. We were excited to stop in at the Visitors Center in Grande Cache. We have wonderfulContinue reading “day seven | grande prairie to hinton”
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day six | ft nelson to grande prairie
The Woodlands Inn offered a hot breakfast which prepared us for a long drive with sunny skies along the prairie. We headed to Dawson Creek. Locals said there would be fires along the way, but ALCAN was open. There was smoke in the air, yet locals said this was a good day for air quality.Continue reading “day six | ft nelson to grande prairie”
day five | watson lake to ft nelson
Rain, mist and clouds filled the sky the entire day. We headed east on the ALCAN and found a black bear. Not too much further down the road we were greeted by a herd of bison, 13 adults and 7 calves. A half an hour later we found a herd of 170 bison on bothContinue reading “day five | watson lake to ft nelson”
day four | whitehorse to watson lake
Tim Horton’s was our choice for breakfast. Yummy breakfast sandwiches & sweet treats. Coffee was good but no sweetened lattes. Today’s drive was a challenge with heavy rain and lots of camper & semi traffic. We also crossed lots of bridges. We stopped in at Tetslin Lake & Tetslin Tlingit Heritage Centre. (Photos aren’t allowedContinue reading “day four | whitehorse to watson lake”
day three | beaver creek to whitehorse
Breakfast was eaten in the car as we headed east out of Beaver Creek, Yukon. The route had lots of frost heaves, loose gravel and washouts. Destruction Bay served as a break to stretch our legs and get a coffee. We followed the Kuane River with the St. Elias mountain range on the other sideContinue reading “day three | beaver creek to whitehorse”
day two | palmer to beaver creek
We woke up well rested and enjoyed breakfast burritos at Vagabond Blues Cafe. Afterwards, our drive began with large raindrops and cloudy skies. We stopped by the Matanuska Glacier overlook. Our journey took us on the curvy switchbacks to Glennallen for petrol and continued onto Tok. Skies cleared up & the sun came out. RoadsContinue reading “day two | palmer to beaver creek”
day one | anchorage to palmer
After a few final goodbyes, we hopped in our van and began our journey to our new home. As we were both sleep deprived, it was a short jaunt, 43 miles to my favorite quaint town of Palmer. We enjoyed a late lunch at Palmer Alehouse, followed by an early bedtime at the Pioneer Motel,Continue reading “day one | anchorage to palmer”
ready, set, go
This past week is a blur… full of many hours of sorting, selling, donating, packing & farewelling. Short nights on air mattresses and long days on our feet left us exhausted and fueled by coffee from our favorite local cafe, Kaladi Brothers. We dropped our car off at the port to travel by sea and-thenContinue reading “ready, set, go”
the real deal
It is REALLY happening. Last night, the transport company dropped off our U-Pack Trailer. As he began to park the trailer in our driveway, tears ran down my cheek. Departing Alaska is now a reality. Moving from Alaska to New Mexico is considered an international move as we cross through Canada or international waters. WeContinue reading “the real deal”
summer solstice
Today is the longest day of the year. 19 hours 21 minutes of daylight in Anchorage. The sun will set at 11:42 pm. We will enjoy a little twilight until sunrise.
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