Category: Road Trip

The weather forecast yesterday was mixed, with morning showers and clearing in the afternoon but we decided to make a drive down the Haines Highway. It’s the best place in the Yukon to see grizzlies, as well as going through spectacular scenery. We got off to a late start,...

We were away from Dease Lake this morning by 07:30 – though the “Open” sign was out at the only restaurant in town, the doors were locked and the next one was 3 hours away so coffee from the gas station had to suffice. The first photo shows the...

In the past 2 days we’ve driven from the Far South of British Columbia to the Far North of the province. Here’s a brief look at the journey – we’ll be pulling out of Dease Lake for the final 7-hour run to Whitehorse shortly. This is the view from...

I took the long way around from Kelowna to Abbotsford today, and as usual, I wished that I had more time. I’d really forgotten how much time I used to spend along the Hope-Princeton Highway and the southern Okanagan, but as location after location triggered memories I stopped quite...

I left Calgary on the morning of June 12th and am now in Kelowna for 4 days visiting a sister and her hubby, my parents, and a friend from high school. My first stop was Cochrane, which not that many years ago looked like the cattle ranching and petroleum...

Just a short note from back on the Alaska Highway this morning before I head back into the rocks, bound for Revelstoke. Many people researching their drive to the Yukon and Alaska hear about the lack of traffic on the road, but what exactly does that mean? Here’s the...

I’m in Jasper, about to get ready to leave for Calgary, via the Icefields Parkway. This is a bit of a detour but I haven’t been on the Parkway in over 30 years, so it’s time for a look-see. Yesterday was a long day and I arrived here exhausted...

I’m currently in a hotel at Mile 300 of the Alaska Highway (Fort Nelson, BC). I had hoped to reach Fort St. John but got slowed down by seeing about a million animals up close today – bears, moose, caribou, Rocky Mountain sheep, bison, even a bald eagle feeding...