Ogden and First night with trailers
April 27, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 46 °F
Bevis and I left on Thursday, stopped in Reno to see Henselman. Drove to Elko and stayed the night at South Fork Reservoir. It was about 30 min south of Elko. It’s a state park. Very few peopleRead more
Lava Hot Springs to Conrad Rest Stop
April 29, 2024 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 48 °F
Left Lava about 9 and drove I15 the entire day. Went through rain, hail, snow and sun. Followed the Missouri River which was Beautiful. A few folks rafting and fishing.
Conrad to Jasper
April 30, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 36 °F
Had coffee and cereal at Conrad and left about 7:00. Crossed border at Sweetgrass Montana. Bought booze at duty free shop. Bought groceries n Lethbridge. A lot of weather, snow and rain and some sun.Read more
Jasper to Pine River site
May 1, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 27 °F
Left Jasper about 7. Noisy night with highway and train noise. Weather is getting better and was mostly sunny. Mouse, Bears, elk and deer sightings next to the road. Stopped at Robson visitor centerRead more
Pine River to Laird Hot Springs
May 2, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 36 °F
When we got up, Bevis and I had a nice walk down the railroad tracks to a bridge over the river. John had breakfast ready when we got back. Left about 8. Drove to Fort St John’s for gas and someRead more
Liard to Continental Divide MP 1124
May 3, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
Got up and had coffee and then went to the hot springs. Left camp about 11. Buffalos and bald eagles were out and about. Stopped in Watson lake. Pretty unattractive town. Got gas. Drove another 2Read more
MP 1124 to Kluane lake
May 4, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 50 °F
Cold night. Woke up with frost everywhere. Bevis heard wolfs howling most of the night. The Bushell found they have a mouse in their camper. Had coffee and headed out about 8. Drove to Johnson creekRead more
Kluane Lake to south of Glenallen
May 5, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 50 °F
We left about 7. Stopped at a rest stop west of destruction bay and had pancakes made by the hands of the Bushell’s. Crossed the border at Beaver Creek. One black bear. Sandwiches outside Tok. EndedRead more
Nilchina river to Homer
May 6, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 30 °F
Woke up to 6” of snow. Very cool but it got us moving. We left about 6:30. It was slow going. We had a couple of trucks pass us causing quite a wave of snow. The snow was very heavy. Made it PalmerRead more
Homer
May 8, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 37 °F
Arrived on Monday and unpacked the trailers over the next 2 days. They fed us well. The weather was cold (40s) and rained off and in. Saw Duncan, Libby and Sally. Decided to leave on Thursday to beginRead more
Start of the return home
May 9, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 36 °F
Left Homer about 8:30. Hugs to the Bushell’s. No trailers so we were moving at a faster pace. Stopped in Anchorage for groceries and gas. We were in and out the weather all day including snow.Read more
Glenallen to west of Whitehorse
May 10, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 36 °F
Got up and made coffee/tea. Headed out around 7:30 after a walk along an old road. Went thru the border around noon and had lunch in a restaurant stop. Stopped in Burwash Landing, a very small townRead more
West of Whitehorse to Dease Lake
May 11, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
We hiked up the hill behind our camp site. Had a great view of the area. We ran into a local doing the same hike. Had a nice chat about the area. After leaving we heard on the radio that the Alcan wasRead more
Dease lake to Smithers
May 12, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 48 °F
Another long drive day down hiway 37. It’s really pretty with mountains all around. Dease lake is very long. Not many stores but gassed up in Dease Lake store. Had lunch at a rest stop. BushellRead more
Smithers to Fraser river
May 13, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
We had coffee with two nice Canadians that stayed at the inn. Talked about the differences between our two countries. We looked at taking a ferry from Prince Ruport but none were leaving at a goodRead more
Fraser River to Vancouver
May 14, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
Well, we decided we were done with camping and smelling of camp fires so we drove to Vancouver and got ourselves an Airbnb. The drive on Hiway 1 was beautiful. It follows the Fraser river with smallRead more
Vancouver
May 15, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
Had to find a parking spot for John’s truck. We had a hard time finding a garage that would allow overnight. We actually found one down at the port. Walked to Stanley park along the waterfront.Read more
End of trip
May 16, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F
Left Vancouver about 8:30. Stopped at Brittany’s in Mukateo and John stayed there. I drove to Jill’s and had dinner with Jill and 3 of her fellow Medford friends. Tomorrow on to Jen’s and homeRead more

































































































TravelerTruly a great adventure! Who is your packing genius - that trailer was full! Safe journeys to all!
TravelerCan you spell ROAD TRIP?!! Wow!
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