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This was such an amazing trip that I was so blessed to have been able to experience. In total I drove 12,120 miles! Every mile had different and changing scenery and I loved every minute of it! The Ford Transit was very easy and comfortable to drive. I had lots of power for driving the hills …
My next stop was Badlands National Park. I left Livingston, Montana area at 6:45 am. I departed early because my goal was to reach my next overnight stay in Wall, South Dakota early enough so that I would have time to visit the Badlands National Park Visitor Center and Wall drugs. I arrived at …
I left St. Mary’s Montana t 7:00am and it was 45 degrees. I drove a total of 443.7 miles today. The morning sunrise was stunning. So many beautiful colors in the sky. The entire drive today was enjoyable as the scenery was always changing. I was not on major highways but roads …
Today I drove 262.1 miles from Banff, Canada to St. Mary’s Montana. There was wildfire smoke in the air for a good portion of the trip all the way to Montana. I crossed over the border and am now back in the United States. St. Mary’s KOA was my camp site for the next …
After enjoying a breakfast sandwich and saying good-bye to my new friends, I left Prince George at 7:45 am and traveled 418.7 miles to Banff. It was 51 degrees when I left Prince George and 72 degrees in Banff. I wanted to push myself to get to Banff as my next stop is going to …
I left Terrace, BC at 7:05am and it was 49 degrees and partly cloudy. This was a long day of driving! I drove 391.3 miles. The morning sunrise in ‘Terrace was beautiful! The drive to Prince George was a long one. The first part of the journey we actually back tracked on the road we …
I left Stewart, BC at 8:05am and it was 56 degrees. I drove 206.2 miles and it was in the high 60’s and sunny when I arrived in Terrace. Prior to reaching our camping spot for the night, I made a quick stop at Walmart to pick up a few things. In Terrace we were …
I departed Dease Lake at 7:40am and it was 44 degrees outside. I drove 246 miles and when I arrived in Stewart, BC it was 63 degrees. Stewart is a small town, and it’s on the border of Canada and the United States with the town of Hyder, AK located on the other side of …
Our trip today from Nugget City to Dease Lake was affected by the wildfires that were not far away. Our wagon masters were going to be leaving the campground at 9am. At around 8:30am they got onto the walkie talkie and told everyone to hold tight as there was a possibility that the road, …
I left Whitehorse at 8:15 am and it was 52 degrees, and I drove 245.7 miles. This night was one of the highlights of my trip!! Nugget City, YK is very close to Watson Lake where we previously stayed and installed the signs in the Sign Post Forest. The fall colors were starting to be …
Today we returned to Whitehorse, Yukon. This is our second visit to this town. We stopped here earlier in the trip on our way north to Dawson City. We are now starting to work our way to our final ending point in Prince George, Canada. Today I drove 261.2 miles. I left Haines at …
Today we boarded a fast boat for a one hour trip from Haines, AK to Skagway, AK. This was also the beginning of folks in our travel group starting to become sick. Since some folks were not feeling well or isolating, we only had about half of the group go on this tour. …
One of our days in Haines we went on a wildlife boat excursion which took us to Juneau, Alaska and also a visit to Mendenhall Glacier. The boat trip took about 2.5 hours. On the way we were provided with a muffin, apple and they had coffee and tea available. On the way back to …
I departed Destruction Bay at 7:30am. It was 38 degrees and I drove 238.6 miles to Haines, Alaska. When I arrived in Haines, it was sunny and 71 degrees. There were a lot of fantastic views and glaciers that I saw on this drive. The price of gas was no joke too! We …
Today we leave Tok, AK and head to Destruction Bay, Yukon in Canada. I left at 7:05am and it was 40 degrees out. I drove 224.8 miles and at 3:00 pm it was 65 degrees and sunny. This trip included driving on roads that we previously driven. We also crossed over the border into …
Sorry for the delay in posting. Since returning home I have had two funerals to attend. Two wonderful people and I will miss you both very much. Rest in Peace. Today we return to Tok, Alaska. This is an overnight stop on our way to the next destination. This is also the second time we …
265 miles from Palmer to Valdez. I left Palmer at 7:15am and it was 44 degrees. There was beautiful scenery on the drive today. I stopped a couple of times to take photos. The first glacier is the Matanuska Glacier. I visited Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. Here I listened to a park ranger talk about …
Driving down the road toward Hatcher’s Pass I came upon Turner’s Corner and a neat old DIVCO milk truck! I immediately stepped on the brakes and turned. Turner’s Corner is a Convenience store, gas station, propane station, and they have a liquor store and it looked like a laundromat and pay showers. They also sell …
Today’s mileage from Homer, AK to Palmer, AK was 313.7 miles. I left the campground at 7:15am and it was 44 degrees out overcast and light rain at times. In the afternoon it was high 60’s and partly sunny. In the late 1800’s a man name George Palmer established a trading post. The area was …
Warning… this is a long one! Drove 84.8 miles from Keni to Homer. Left at 10am and it was 62 degrees and sunny. I stopped at a couple of areas along the way. One area was a pull out where you could walk through a farmer’s hay field to view the coastline and if …
Miles driven from Seward to Kenai was 105.3. When I left Seward, it was 56 degrees, overcast with a very light misty rain. It was partly cloudy when I arrived at the campground. We also went through a long stretch of road which was under construction and required a Pilot car to guide the traffic …
I drove 157.4 miles to the campground in Seward. It was 58 degrees and a little drizzly in the morning, but quickly just became overcast for the rest of the day and was 64 degrees in Seward. I stopped only a few miles out of Anchorage at a wetland viewing area. I saw no large …
I drove 266miles to our campground in Anchorage. It was 56 deg. and overcast when I left Denali and in the high 60’s in Anchorage. I stopped at a roadside spot along the way where if it was a clear day, Denali could be seen. No luck today. Anchorage has so far been my least …
Cross over the Arctic Circle! This actually happened while we were staying in Fairbanks/North Pole. I had the opportunity to cross over the arctic circle. It was about an hour flight each way with three hours visiting a local town. The weather was not the best for the views from the plane as there were …
To get to Denali I drove 171.60 miles. The drive started off with a section of smoke from wildfires, but it cleared after a bit of time. I checked in with the wagon masters and received my campsite information. Because it was a somewhat sunny day, I drove directly to Denali National Park. After a …
Visit to the Dredge #8 and a look at the Alaska Pipeline. This tour was also very well done. At first, the tour guide spoke to us about the Alaska Pipeline. The pipeline is 800 miles long and starts in Prudhoe Bay and ends in Valdez. It was built in 1977 and there are 12 …
In my travels to North Pole, I drove 254.4 miles. There was some beautiful scenery along the way. Although, we did encounter more road construction. They say in Alaska there is two seasons. Winter and Construction. I passed through the town of Delta Junction. Here is the official “End of the Alaska Highway”. Milepost 1422. …
The drive from Chicken to Tok, AK was 80.5 miles. Here was my chance to try and wash the van to get rid of all the dust and dirt from the traveling on those dusty, rocky, not so good roads. The campground had an RV wash and there was also one located about a mile down the …
Today I drove 57.7 miles from the pullout on the Top of the World Highway to Chicken, AK. This took 2 hours and 10 minutes. The roads were not great condition so slow and steady is the way to go! Don’t forget the amazing views too! About 15 or so miles into the journey we …
Next up I drove on the Top of The World Highway! Top of the World Highway connects Dawson City to the other side of the Yukon River and it meets with the Taylor Highway in Alaska. Because of the frost heaves and damage from winter the highway is not very well maintained. It has a …
Dawson City. Today’s trip was from Whitehorse to Dawson City, YT. I drove 333.7 miles and oh what a drive it was! Left at 7am and it was 51 deg. You could still see wildfire smoke in the air. I stopped at a roadside historical site called the Montague Roadhouse. There were remnants of 3 old roadhouses …
Whitehorse, Yukon Today I drove 284.9 miles on the Alaska Highway. On the way, I stopped for a little hike at Rancheria Falls. Nice walking path through the woods to some pretty falls. The day started off sunny and later turned to clouds with a downpour around 4PM that had a lightning strike that took …
Watson Lake, YT Today we crossed into the Yukon. I drove 129.6 miles from Liard to Watson Lake. As you can see by the video below, the Alaska Highway conditions change quite frequently. This section was under construction. Our campground was pretty much a parking lot with full hookups. We were within walking distance of …
Liard Hot Springs, BC Fort Nelson to Liard Hot Springs, BC. 189.1 miles driven. Across the street from the campground is the Liard Hot Springs. The hot springs is protected with an electric fence I assume to help keep the bears and wildlife out. There were even picnic tables with fences around them. I don’t …
Fort Nelson From Dawson Creek to Fort Nelson, I drove 283.6 miles. We stayed here 1 night. The drive was good. We still have smokey skies and fog. The smoke was so strong you could smell it in the van. I was going to grab my face mask at my gas stop but by then …
Dawson Creek From Hinton to Dawson Creek, British Columbia my miles driven were 284.6. I continue to see “watch out for wildlife” signs but have yet to see any big antler type animals. The only ones that I did see were at a farm. I finally made it to Mile 0 of the Alaska Highway! …
Icefields Parkway When traveling from Banff to the Jasper National Park / Hinton, area this is the road to take! What a beautiful drive. Keep your eyes open as you are likely to see wildlife. I did see two black bears. The scenery is beautiful, and you will feel like you are in a painting. …
Banff, Alberta From Calgary we headed to Banff. This is such a beautiful area and place to visit. Put it on your bucket list. On the way to Banff, I stopped in a town called Canmore. It was recommended as a place that had a nice quilt shop. I stopped to get some items for …
Calgary, Alberta Canada I drove 242 miles from Fort Steele to Calgary and saw this cool DIVCO milk truck. In Calgary I stayed for three nights in the parking lot of McMahan Stadium. This is the home of the Calgary football team. Fantasy RV brings in electric and water for the RV’s and they built showers …
Here is a photo of how the setup is in the front of van while I drive. I am standing more in the middle of the van taking this photo, so it isn’t exactly what I see from my seat. I have a go pro camera in the center on top of the Ford screen …
First Traveling Day: Fort Steele, British Columbia Our first traveling day was from Liberty Lake, WA to Fort Steel RV Resort in Fort Steele, British Columbia Canada. Our travel log says we will be traveling 183 miles and it estimates 6 hours driving time. The driving time is inflated to allow for stops for lunch …
Sorry for delay in posting but cell service and campground Wi-Fi are lacking in the great north. After leaving the Madera area I set my GPS to take me to Spokane, WA. I think this was about a 12-hour drive. I ended up driving around 8 hours and ended up staying overnight at a KOA in …
Thank you for your kind words! So far this trip has been amazing! There have been so many moments when driving down the road where you turn the corner or crest a hill and then you have that moment that takes your breath away! I can’t wait for what is yet to come!
On my drive to Theodore Roosevelt national park what I enjoyed was the change in the terrain. A lot of the drive has almost like rolling fields that had smaller rocky hills. The fields were rocky and reminds me of all the boulders that you see in the fields around Gettysburg. There would be piles …
I paid $75 for this optional excursion from the COA fairgrounds. There were two buses with folks from the rally that went on this tour. My bus had 35 people and I heard that the other bus had just a few more than that. We left the fairgrounds at 8:00 AM. Stop #1: “Rise and …
Lunch: Our next stop was lunch. We went to an Amish farm. 70 of us sat at tables in the same room and were provided with a delicious family style lunch. The menu consisted of corn, mashed potatoes and gravy, cauliflower salad, amish noodles, broasted chicken, meatloaf and pies. I have probably forgotten something. The …
The rest of the COA rally was really fun. Each day I met up with old and new friends. I can’t say enough about what a great group of people these folks are. After our day activities we would gather around one of the vans and have cold beverages, talk, laugh, listen to stories and …
I paid $75 for this optional excursion from the COA fairgrounds. There were two buses with folks from the rally that went on this tour. My bus had 35 people and I heard that the other bus had just a few more than that. We left the fairgrounds at 8:00 AM. Stop #1: “Rise and …
The 2023 COA Rally is underway. Elkhart County 4-H fairgrounds is located in Goshen, Indiana. We started the rally off with a weather emergency alert. We headed to the bath house which is a storm shelter. We had a short time of some heavy rain with some wind, but it did not last long, and …
Don’t worry about finding delicious donuts. If you ever find yourself in Indiana, a must stop is Rise ‘n Roll Bakery. Located on Route 20 in Middlebury Indiana in the heart of Amish country. Here you will find a wide assortment of baked goods, jams and jellies. You can also get freshly made breakfast and …