Bushell Move May 2024

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April 25, 2024
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Day 3
Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 2:22 PM
☁️ 46 °F
Altitude: 4,997 ft
United States Lava Hot Springs 42.620919, -112.01331942°37’15” N 112°0’48” W
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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 people there. Rained most of the night. Drove on to Ogden. We spent the rest of Friday, Saturday and until Sunday at 3 packing. We have two enclosed trailers and one flat trailer that has the Prius.
We drove to Lave Hot Springs Idaho which is up I15. Cute small town all focus on the hot springs. There is a large public hot springs that costs $10 that we went to that evening. They have a several pools all at different temperatures. We slept in the empty parking lot at the water park that is closed for the season. It’s supposed to be about 35 degrees. John and Sharon are in the camper and Bevis and I are in the back of his pick up. The adventure begins.Read more
TravelerTruly a great adventure! Who is your packing genius - that trailer was full! Safe journeys to all!
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TravelerCan you spell ROAD TRIP?!! Wow!
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Day 5
Monday, April 29, 2024 at 6:19 PM
🌬 48 °F
Altitude: 3,484 ft
United States P-6 Canal 48.181442, -111.93090848°10’53” N 111°55’51” W
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.
TravelerDoesn’t even look like Bushell can see it his front window!
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Day 6
Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at 8:42 PM
☁️ 36 °F
Altitude: 3,514 ft
Canada Lieu historique national du Canada du Centre-d'Accueil-du-Parc-Jasper 52.872058, -118.08363352°52’19” N 118°5’1” W
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. Bushell took wrong turn at Calgary and had to double back. Bevis and I had lunch at AandW waiting for Bushell. Drove to Banff, stopped at Lake Luisse. I was expecting the turquoise colored water but found white snow. The lake was frozen. It was very cool to see. Stopped half way to Jasper for a cocktail and snacks. Continued to Jasper for gas and several Elk sittings. Spent the night about 25 miles west headed to Prince George down a dirt road next to a beautiful lake. Had scallops and rice for a late dinner.Read more
TravelerWow….Lake Louise sure does look diff…look at all the people walking on water😄
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Travelerlove the pics and your stories. Give my best to the 2 Johns!
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Day 7
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 7:03 AM
☁️ 27 °F
Altitude: 3,658 ft
Canada Rockingham Creek 52.860608, -118.53570552°51’38” N 118°32’9” W
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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 center but it was closed. Drove to Prince George for a Costco stop. Headed towards Dawson City. Had lunch on the road. Sharon made sandwiches for us.

We stopped for a break and by chance there was a kind of abandoned work camp. Junk everywhere so we explored it. Bushell found stuff he had to have so we added to all the stuff we are hauling.

We bypassed Dawson and started looking for a place to sleep. Went down a dirt road looking for a lake and I guy said the lake was one more road over. We went down that road but the guy, Nester, came and found us and told us about a better spot. Really nice guy and this spot is great. Quiet, next to the Pine river. We had a fire and ate noodles for dinner.Read more
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Day 8
Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 7:03 AM
☁️ 36 °F
Altitude: 1,729 ft
Canada Murray River 55.72068, -121.20734555°43’14” N 121°12’26” W
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 some groceries. Had lunch at Fort Nelson. That stretch of road is pretty uneventful. A lot of oil field activities. Flat and wide open but still pretty. Then we got into the mountains. Beautiful views and lakes. Stone Mountain Proventional park, great hiking area in the summer, with Summit Lake, which was frozen over. Then Muncho Lake, beautiful lake and very large. Saw caribou, bears , moose and elk. Stayed in Liard Hot Springs campground. $25 a night. Went to the hot springs that night. Crazy lady asking everyone if they farted.Read more
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Day 9
Friday, May 3, 2024 at 11:46 AM
⛅ 54 °F
Altitude: 1,650 ft
Canada Cranberry Rapids 59.663263, -127.14115359°39’48” N 127°8’28” W
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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 2 hours to a big turn out next to the road and by a river. It was about 2 km east of Swift River. Had salmon dip and a beer and then pesto and noodles. Bushell took out his drone and got it flying when it decided to to take off and never come back. We could hear it in the distance but it finally disappeared. Had a fire and some whiskey to morn the passing. Weather was great today. Sunny and high 50s. Low will be low 30s, but we think it was about 26 last night. The double sleeping bags works perfect. Bevis heard wolves howling last night. The Bushell’s found out they had a visitor that has traveled with them from Utah. We have named the mouse BV.Read more
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Traveler Gorgeous shot
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TravelerI thought drones always came back to their owners! Quite a rebel!
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Day 10
Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 4:12 PM
☁️ 50 °F
Altitude: 1,975 ft
Canada Pine Creek 60.773333, -137.59674260°46’24” N 137°35’48” W
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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 creek store for their famous cinnamon rolls. Saw more caribou along the road. Made it to Whitehorse. Nice town. Bushell went shopping. Bevis and I had to find a ford dealer to fix my fob. We ran into a celebration of a cannabis store giving away free hot dogs and cookies so we took advantage. Made camp at Kluane lake. Beautiful spot with mountains near by and a huge lake. Our camp was next to the lake. Had a fire. Bushell make a great dinner, steaks, roasted veggies and potatoes.Read more
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Day 11
Sunday, May 5, 2024 at 11:16 AM
☁️ 50 °F
Altitude: 1,824 ft
United States Southeast Fairbanks Census Area 62.615097, -141.00166462°36’54” N 141°0’6” W
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. Ended the day at Little Nelchina River. Great spot next to the river that fit us all.Read more
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Day 12
Monday, May 6, 2024 at 5:45 AM
☁️ 30 °F
Altitude: 2,408 ft
United States Copper River 61.989795, -146.94642861°59’23” N 146°56’47” W
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 Palmer and the Bushell’s bought us breakfast. Went thru Anchorage for gas and landed in Homer about 4. Finally made it. Unloaded a few things. Libby came by to say hi.Read more
TravelerYou made it!!! Woohoo!!!
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TravelerWhat a trip!
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TravelerGlad the snow didn’t slow you down too much! Glad you survived nature and all!
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Day 14
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 10:11 PM
☁️ 37 °F
Altitude: 72 ft
United States Homer 59.640178, -151.5558359°38’25” N 151°33’21” W
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 begin the journey home.Read more
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Day 15
Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 4:49 PM
☁️ 36 °F
Altitude: 1,883 ft
United States City of Palmer 61.797162, -147.74652261°47’50” N 147°44’47” W
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. Stopped in Glennallen for a break. Drove another hour and found a gravel road down to a little creek. Made a fire and had freeze dried back pack meal.Read more
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Day 16
Friday, May 10, 2024 at 7:02 AM
☁️ 36 °F
Altitude: 1,877 ft
United States Ahtna Alaska Native Regional Corporation 62.45742, -144.88191262°27’27” N 144°52’55” W
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 town because we were both tired. Drove on to Haines Junction and got gas and then drove another hour and found an old gravel pit to camp in. Had a fire and another REI freeze dried dinner. Hiked around and found a porcupine in a tree. We checked each other out for a while and then left her alone.Read more
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Day 17
Saturday, May 11, 2024
☁️ 52 °F
Altitude: 2,451 ft
Canada Dease Lake 58.688122, -130.06706158°41’17” N 130°4’1” W
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 was closed at Fort Nelson and that all cell service and the internet was down because of the fire. Most gas stations were not able to pump gas because of the down internet but we found one that did. We were driving down the Cassiar so the road closure was not an issue.
Another long day of driving. Got gas at the turn off to hi way 37. We were looking for a camping site that Bushell suggested but could find it but found a great spot right on the lake. Another gravel pit but the road took us to a spot on the lake. The lake still had a lot of ice on it but it was melting.
We saw a number of bears on the drive down 37 plus some caribou and saw a moose on our walk this morning. Bevis decided not to sleep in the tent because of all the bears we saw.Read more
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Day 18
Sunday, May 12, 2024 at 9:31 PM
☁️ 48 °F
Altitude: 1,660 ft
Canada Telkwa River 54.698005, -127.05236854°41’53” N 127°3’9” W
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. Bushell treated us to an Airbnb in Telkwa about 5 miles east of Smithers. Cute place called the Creamery. We had a beer at Smithers brewery and then ate at Boston Pizza, the only place open on a Mother’s day on Sunday.Read more
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Day 19
Monday, May 13, 2024 at 5:05 PM
☁️ 55 °F
Altitude: 1,411 ft
Canada Pickard Creek 52.402442, -122.38725352°24’9” N 122°23’14” W
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 good time. Drove to Prince George and then went south on 97 towards Williams Lake. We found a dirt road looking for a camp site and drive about 2-3 miles before we found this great spot overlooking the Fraser. Had a fire and finished the REI dinners.Read more
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Day 20
Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 6:25 PM
☀️ 66 °F
Altitude: 115 ft
Canada West End 49.278337, -123.12960849°16’42” N 123°7’47” W
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 small towns along the way. The traffic got busier as the got closer to Vancouver. We arrived about 5. The Airbnb is in downtown on Burrard St. parking is tough. We had one spot in the building but it was a pain parking the big pu and John had a hard time finding a public parking spot. The place is great. It’s on the 11 floor so it has a great view and we are in the middle of downtown. Went to Good Co for a drink and watch Vancouver play. Walked to Robson square and bought a felafel.Read more
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Day 21
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 4:44 PM
☁️ 66 °F
Altitude: 33 ft
Canada English Bay Beach 49.287692, -123.14194549°17’16” N 123°8’31” W
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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. Sunny day. Ended up at Stanley park brewing for a beer and wings. Continued walking to the Laughing statues that Kristi and I had seen before. Another beer at a brewery and then walked to Davie street which had a lot of restaurants. We ate at a Nepal restaurant which was greatRead more
TravelerSounds like it was a day filled with laughs and beers
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Day 22
Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:02 PM
☁️ 57 °F
Altitude: 184 ft
United States Stonegate Park 45.519909, -122.8518345°31’12” N 122°51’7” W
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 home on Saturday. Over 7000 miles. PhewRead more
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Trip end
May 18, 2024