We entered back into British Columbia today heading down the Cassiar Highway. We knew going down this road would be interesting because it's only been paved a few years. The first part of the road was narrow and had LOTS of frost heaves, but the next part was just narrow. Driving is always an adventure when you are in the middle of nowhere. We are dry camping for the night at a place called Jade City. It's called Jade City because they mine jade in the area and they have a huge store full of different things made out of jade. I found several things I would have liked to buy, but the prices were about double what they should have been. On the drive we went through an area where 30,000 acres of land burned ... read more

With the dogs all buckled in their seatbelts and a day full of bright clear sunshine we headed out. The temperature was a little chilly (41 degrees) but we are getting used to it being cold in the morning and hot in the afternoon. The last few days there has been a 30 - 40 degree difference between early morning and later afternoon temps so knowing how to dress is interesting. The beginning of today's drive was no different than yesterday, slow and bumpy. I took some pictures of the frost heaves so you can see why we would go no faster than 35 mph during these stretches. Given the first 75 miles of the day we were not sure we could make the planned 200 miles today, but all of a sudden the road changed. ... read more

We left Anchorage bright and early this morning since we had about 200 miles to cover today. It was a good thing we left when we did as there was lots of road work being done along the way. Since we came down from Fairbanks to Anchorage at the beginning of our trip, the trip today, towards Canada, was all new scenery. As usual Alaska did not disappoint with it's gorgeous lakes and glaciers. I hope you enjoy today's scenery as much as I did capturing it.... read more

After a quick trip to Costco and Walgreens for last minute stuff, we took a look at the weather and headed out. First stop was Beluga Point. A great place to watch the tide come in at the Cook Inlet. Then we headed farther down south to Mount Alyeska (spelled correctly this time). It was a gorgeous day and the temperature could not have been better. The view from the top of the mountain, via the tram, was yet another beautiful Alaskan site. We finally were able to see some doll sheep but they were kind of high up the mountain so the pictures are not that great...... read more

Today was infusion day so I spent most of the day at the base hospital doing my thing. The staff there were great and I even ran into a Captain I worked with at Wilford Hall a couple of years ago. I did get some awesome salmon and halibut recipes from the nurse and another patients also getting an infusion. Tomorrow we go see what Anchorage has to offer.... read more