Follow our adventuers to Alaska by Motor Coach as we complete a bucket list entry

Many of us have bucket lists. Ours includes a trip to Alaska. We are traveling by Motor Coach from our southern mountain home across our great United States to Seward's Folly, or the great frontier of Alaska. Sit back, relax, and enjoy our ride as we try to share our adventure with you.

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

On our way through Canada

It has been a very interesting few days. This is the first time I have had internet service and cell service. Sunday we left Skagway, Alaska, went through customs at the most beautiful boundary facility.  It was up on the top of a knob that took us quite a few miles to get to the rocky summit.  There was nothing within miles except rocky mountains and blue water lakes.  It was very cold and to make it more interesting, this is the trail that the Gold miners took from Skagway to the gold fields in Dawson Creek, Yukon.  What stamina those men must have had - and of course the drive to get rich in the gold fields.  Stayed overnight outside of Whitehorse.  Monday we traveled to Coal Mountain RV park for the night.  Saw a herd of buffalo (over 30) right beside the road and of course two big bulls decided to cross the road right in front of us.  The calves were so comfortable with the road traffic that they were aleeping right along the road.  After leaving Coal Mountain, our tire monitors started beeping, which means one of our tires was loosing air.  We made it to Toad Mountain to get air in the tire.  Then drove to Ft Nelson where we knew we could get it repaired.  During our drive we enjoyed caribou along the road and black bears.  Got the tire fixed in Ft Nelson and decided to drive down the road to Pink Mountain RV park.  You will never guess what we passed again --  Sasquatch Crossing.  Well, we could not resist the urge to stop and eat.  WHAT AN EXPERIENCE.  Edward will not believe it when we share this story.  Thank goodness the food was good.  Tomorrow we will travel down to Hinton, Alberta and then through the Ice Fields Parkway, Banff National Park and eventually back to the USA.  I don't know when I will have internet again and cell service is very spuratic here.  I cannot retreave any voice mails as long as I am in Canada, so if you left me a voice mail, I will get it when I reach the USA.  Love ya all.  Smile pretty for the cameras those who have bleached eyebrows. 

3 comments:

  1. Received salmon today and thank you. I am a little apprehensive. The package says keep refridgerated and it came in just a fedex box. We have been having about 110 degree heat index here for awhile. May call company that sent it and see what they suggest. Of course we appreciate it hope it's ok. Love

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  2. I already called and everything is fine. They assured me it was OK. Thanks.

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  3. thanks for checking on this Mothership...we were concerned as well. Saw Donald Sutherland and Lenny Kravitz on Thursday and Friday. Good stuff, when my brain catches up with my tired body I will call you.

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