4 June 2010 Haines Junction, YT to Tok, AK Got off by 8:30 AK time (we didn’t bother to reset our watches when we came up from Haines, AK). Gena stopped at the post office in Haines Junction to get a special Haines Junction Post mark. Gena & Charlie each bought a couple patches. The Alaska Hwy was pretty good road until we got to Burwash Landing the itn went to h--- in a hand basket !! There were lots of frost heaves (actually frost heave after effects), pot holes, gravel sections, construction delays, etc. Kerry had one flat on his trailer today - - that makes three on this trip. Got a really good view of a grizzly bear by the side of the road. It was just past a Hamburger stand out in the ... read more

Long day today - - something over 275 miles. Started out on Cassiar Hwy from Dease Lake. Road was multiple surface treatment type road and had lots of pot holes, dips, and bumps. There were several short and one long section of just gravel road. Did get to see three bears and a fox today. Pictures of a couple of the bears, but not the fox. Stopped at a wayside at a small crystal clear lake for lunch. We could see a Northern Pike around 24" long amongst the sunken logs in the lake. Also stopped at Pine Lake to take pictures of the perfectly still water and the reflections of the mountains. Alaska Highway is in really good shape - - better than some of the interstates in OK !!!. Kerry checked the sun set ... read more

RAIN, RAIN, RAIN. We drove up BC 5 almost to Valemount before the rain stopped and it became partly cloudy. That is really too bad because we were driving through some beautiful mountain scenery. Saw lots of wildlife today - - though only one photo, and it wasn’t worth keeping since we were moving way too fast and couldn’t get stopped because of the traffic. Good roads the whole way. Went to Walmart in Prince George and it had the most convoluted access I have ever seen - - don’t think we would have found the way in if not for the Magellan GPS machine. Saw plenty of rugged, snow capped mountains on both sides of the Yellowhead Hwy (BC16). Stayed at Dave’s RV Park in Vanderhoof, BC for the night - - the cleanest and ... read more

Woke up to another dreary day. We were keeping watch to be sure and see when Magee’s started tearing down their camper. With no prior indication that they were even working on it, all of a sudden, they were pushing the beds in and almost ready to leave. I hustled to get our camper ready and was just about done when I tried to use the switch to lower the camper back down onto the Hitch ball, when it didn’t work. Turns out that the gas bottle cover had crushed the wire and shorted it out against the trailer frame and burned the insulation off the wire. Fortunately, Kerry had some electrical tape, a short piece of wire, and a couple connectors so I was able to rewire it temporarily. We stopped at the first WalMart ... read more

Tuesday 25 May 2010---We left Heyburn, ID on a bright sunny day, after deciding to take a back road, US 30 up to Hagerman. Our goal was to get to Hagerman before noon, where we were interested in seeing the Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument. We stopped at the Ranger station, only to find it’s closed on Tuesday and Wednesday---however, they had their stamps and information outside in a wooden box, so Charlie and I got to stamp our Passports. Just past Hagerman, we crossed the Snake River again and saw several small waterfalls. A little way down the road, we got back up on I- 84. We stopped at a rest area and ate lunch. Our travels took us through Boise, ID where we picked up another back road, 55. We followed a beautiful stream ... read more