Month: April 2016

One of the most highly recommended activities along the Alaska Highway is a dip in the large natural pool at Liard River Hot Springs, and a fairly large percentage of the people who drive the highway seem to heed the advice. But there’s much more to the park, and...

It’s been a busy couple of days in Dawson Creek, and I could easily stay another day. But, Tumbler Ridge beckons, so we’ll be on the road this morning. I mainly want to tell you about the driving route that I created after noticing that there are none for...

As I start writing this, it’s the morning of our third day on the road, and I’m parked along the Alaska Highway in the middle of nowhere south of Fort Nelson, BC. It feels like it’s been longer than that – which I think is a good sign that...

I needed to go to Skagway yesterday to pick up a part that I had flown in for my RV, and it turned out to be a wildly varied day. It was -1°C (30°F) when I left home at 09:00. One of the first signs that Winter is really...

The plan for Saturday had been to go cruising backroads with Dad, but he wasn’t feeling well so I went out for a while looking for the first Spring blossoms. Once I was on the road, I just kept on going, and checked out places to go when we’re...

I’m home now, but I spent 3 days over the past weekend with my Dad in Kelowna. Direct flights on Air North (with a short stop in Vancouver each direction) make the trip extremely easy now. Climbing out over the Yukon River just after our takeoff at 5:10. With...