Category Archives: travel

Today is the day we reach our destination! We left south Salt Lake City in aggressive traffic at 70+ mph across 6 lanes of curved highway. We were happy to pass through Provo and turn off on highway 6 toward Spanish Fork. Our passage continued alongside the railroad track and Rocky Mountains. We didn’t doContinue reading “day twelve | salt lake city to farmington”

It was an early morning as we arrived at the hotel later than we had planned the night before. The drive offered rolling plains full of cattle and horse ranches. We crossed the Continental Divide a couple times as we went through the Rocky Mountains. It’s amazing that we traveled the The Montana-Utah Road inContinue reading “day eleven | great falls to salt lake city”

Today is the day we departed Canada and entered the lower 48. Breakfast at Chez François was amazing-specialty crepes & smoothies. Then we headed south, following the Rocky Mountain Range at our side. We took the bypass around Calgary and met up with our yellow canola fields as well as hay fields and windmill farms.Continue reading “day ten | canmore to great falls”

Today was a vacation day for our family as we have been on the go for the past few weeks. (It was also a chance to take a break from traffic as Stampede Days/Rodeo in Calgary ended yesterday.) We stayed at the Mountain View Inn in Canmore, surrounded by mountains. We walked to a cuteContinue reading “day nine | banff”

With a good night’s rest and time at the indoor pool, our wagen of four was ready to roll. As we pulled out of the hotel’s driveway, we were already in awe of the view, endless mountains. We purchased a park pass and entered Jasper National Park where we saw three female elk. A clickContinue reading “day eight | hinton to canmore”

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”

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”

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”

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”

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”