Month: May 2018

Alaska Bound – Part III – Into the Yukon

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Muncho Lake Reflections - Muncho Lake Provincial Park, BC(May 20, 2018) Status Update

As of this writing, we are in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. Our travels through northern British Columbia into the Yukon, have gone smoothly. The Alaska-Canada Highway has been in very good repair, other than for just a few rough patches of road damage. (Hint: Pay attention to rough road signs and, especially, to traffic cones with orange flags stuck in them & slow down! The flags mark a rough patch, frost-heave or other road hazard – like a seemingly bottomless pothole.) We have seen some stunning scenery and much wildlife along the way.

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Alaska Bound – Part II

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Azouzetta Lake, British Columbia, Canada

(May 11, 2018) Status Update

As of this writing we are in Dawson Creek, British Columbia, and ready to head up the Alaska-Canada Highway, tomorrow morning. Our trip through BC has gone smoothly, we’ve had (mostly) good weather, and have seen some wonderful sights along the way. Roads have been clear and in very good repair.

This past winter had been a long one for British Columbia and spring has come late. We feel we are chasing the spring north, finding areas where trees are winter-bare or are just starting to leaf out; where winter snow still lingers in shady areas in the forests, along the roadside or on higher slopes; and where campgrounds are just now turning on their water or are dealing with pipes hard frozen in the ground. Still, weather has been warm and we’ve enjoyed our travels in this season.

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