WE’RE SO EXCITED TO BE ON THE ROAD DOING A TRIP WE’VE DREAMED OF FOR YEARS! NO IDEA WHAT TO EXPECT … AND THAT’S THE FUN OF IT ALL!
PREP FOR BC/YUKON TRIP
Last minute preparations! Well, it's getting down to the wire. We've got a little over 2 weeks to go before we head out on our 3-month long trip from the bottom of British Columbia to [...]
WHISTLER, BC
FROM VICTORIA, BC TO WHISTLER, BC After catching the 11:00 ferry from Victoria, we made it to Whistler around 4-ish (May 7th) after a pretty hairy drive through downtown Vancouver. Lots and lots of heavy [...]
WHISTLER TO KAMLOOPS
ON THE ROAD - WHISTLER TO KAMLOOPS, BC After leaving Whistler, we drove up Hwy #99 to Pemberton and stayed at Nairn Falls Provincial Park. A smallish park but VERY clean and nice treed, private [...]
HAT CREEK RANCH
Hat Creek Ranch Close to the junction of Hwy #99 & Hwy #97 is a wonderful stop for visitors of all ages. It's called HAT CREEK RANCH. It's a historic site originally established in 1861 [...]
WELLS GRAY PROVINCIAL PARK
May 14th, 2014 Wells Gray Resort - Golf & RV Park Note: Wells Gray Provincial Park doesn’t open until May 15th. Drat. Who knew? So we’re cooling our heels here at Wells Gray Resort - [...]
FROM WELLS GRAY ON TO PRINCE GEORGE
Valemount - Mt. Robson - Purden Lake May 18, 2014 From Wells Gray we drove north to the town of Valemount which is close to the entrance of Mount Robson Provincial Park. It’s a very [...]
PRINCE GEORGE, BC
Prince George, British Columbia We arrived in Prince George with the thoughts of catching up on email, buying groceries and some sundries that we've found were lacking during the last 2 weeks. So SuperStore, WalMart, [...]
STILL IN PRINCE GEORGE
Yes, Prince George ... Land of the Eternal Pothole. Town motto: "Why fix them when they'll be covered in snow again in a couple of weeks". Pouring Rain! We decided to stay another [...]
PRINCE GEORGE TO DAWSON CREEK
On Goats, Fishing, Mile Zero & Biking We took our time driving from Prince George with a first stop at a cool historic site called the Huble Homestead Historic Site. Quite a large site and [...]
DAWSON CREEK & KISTKATINAW PROV. PARK
Dawson Creek Now I'd really been looking forward to Dawson Creek. It sounded pretty cool with mile zero of the Alaska Highway, lots of historic buildings etc. Well, we saw the mile zero thing ... [...]
FORT ST JOHN & FORT NELSON
Thoughts on Fort St. John: Gravel It felt like the town itself had a gravel ‘voice’. It felt rough … like it had just come off the range and needed quenching. Fast. No time for [...]
FORT ST JOHN TO FORT NELSON
On responsible camping, puppies & beavers! The next morning we were off from Fort St John. We headed north (of course) and plugged in Pink Mountain which was the closest our poor GPS (Maggie) could [...]
FORT NELSON, BC TO MUNCHO LAKE, BC
Camping, Hiking & Paddling! We drove from Fort Nelson, BC about 142 km north to Stone Mountain Provincial Park – after seeing SEVEN bears along the way! - and camped at the Summit Lake Campground [...]
MUNCHO LAKE, BC TO WATSON LAKE, YT TO TESLIN, YT
The First of many goals - crossing into the Yukon! From Muncho Lake we headed north after stopping for coffee and 2nd breakfast. A beautiful drive with lots of wildlife sightings including Stone Mountain Sheep [...]
LIARD HOT SPRINGS
Bliss … thy name is Liard Hot Springs If you're a fan of hot springs ... heck even if you're not a fan ... this is a place not to be missed. It's one of [...]
WHITEHORSE, YUKON
Whitehorse - I could live here! I like Whitehorse. If I didn’t know better, and the mountains weren’t so close, I’d think I was back home in Victoria – or on Saltspring Island. The town [...]
WHITEHORSE TO DAWSON CITY, YT
We had planned to drive from Takhini Hot Springs to Dawson with a stop or 2 along the way along the Klondike Hwy (#2). After a night at a Territorial campground at Tatchun Lake, we [...]
DAWSON CITY, YT
Dawson City - a Real Gem! Dawson City is like a great old aunt. She’s old, but boy has she got some great stories to tell. And there’s still life left in that old girl, [...]
THE SILVER TRAIL TO MAYO AND KENO CITY
The Silver Trail If you’re in the Yukon and find yourself heading north from Whitehorse to Dawson, about 200km before Dawson, you’ll see a cutoff to the Silver Trail (Hwy #11). If you have the [...]
TOMBSTONE TERRITORIAL PARK, YT
Tombstone Territorial Park, Yukon A short drive from Dawson City south on hwy #2, is the T-intersection that leads north onto the Dempster Highway. The Dempster is the route that takes you across the Arctic [...]
FROM DAWSON, YT TO CHICKEN, AK
The Top of the World Highway Got up early, put air in our tires and headed to the ferry. Lucky … we were the first ones in line! The George Black Ferry runs 24/7 and [...]
CHICKEN TO TOK, AK
Driving the Taylor Hwy to Tok, AK From Chicken we followed the somewhat better highway #5, the Taylor Highway, south to Tok (pronounced Toke) Alaska which seems to be the crossroads that everyone hits as [...]
TOK, AK TO LAKE CREEK TERR. CAMPGROUND, YT
17 June 14 Driving the Alaska Highway through Kluane National Park & Reserve Up early again and began our drive out of Alaska. The road was in turn – nice pavement to rocky gravel to [...]
LAKE CREEK TO DEZADEASH LAKE TERR. CAMPGROUND
June 18, 2014 Up early (and after turning on the furnace as it was ‘nugget-clacking’ cold inside) and on the road. We saw some amazing scenery … everywhere you look there’s more and bigger mountains! [...]
TO HAINES, AK
Haines, AK June 19, 2014 The Haines Highway Wow. You’ve never really traveled until you’ve traveled with a photographer! It was only 185km from the campground to Haines … but around every turn was another [...]
HAINES TO SKAGWAY, AK
SKAGWAY We finally arrived in Skagway. What a ferry system! Makes BC Ferries look positively idyllic! We got a spot for 2 nights at Pullen Park RV Park which is 500ft from the ferry terminal [...]
SKAGWAY, AK TO WHITEHORSE, YT
On the Road to Whitehorse June 24, 2014 Up early and on the road out of town. It’s gotten SO busy with all the cruise ships in now … you can hardly walk down the [...]
CARCROSS ‘DESERT’
The CARCROSS DESERT The Carross Desert is located just outside Carcross, YT along the road from Skagway, AK to Whitehorse, YT. It is really just a series sand dunes. It’s not technically a desert – [...]
WHITEHORSE, YT TO BOYA LAKE, BC
June 25 - June 29th BOYA LAKE PROVINCIAL PARK, BC We left Whitehorse early and drove east. We stopped for a night at a Yukon Territorial campground on a buggy creek, then onwards and southwards! [...]
BOYA LAKE, BC TO MEZIADIN LAKE, BC
JUNE 29, 2014 SO SAD TO LEAVE BOYA LAKE BUT IT WAS TIME TO GO! We got up early and packed up the boats, screened room etc., and headed on our way to Meziadin Lake. [...]
MEZIADIN LAKE TO STEWART, BC & HYDER, AK
JULY 1, 2014 A DAY OF GLACIERS! The day of our drive to Stewart, BC and Hyder, AK started out very grey, rainy and very low clouds, which is disappointing when the whole point of [...]
BONUS LAKE TO SMITHERS, BC
July 1 - July 3, 2014 BONUS LAKE FOREST RECREATION SITE After the drive to Stewart we drove for another couple of hours, then found a small forest recreation site named Bonus Lake. It was [...]
SMITHERS
July 4th, 2014 Smithers Smithers is quite a nice town – small but yet with all the amenities you could want. They’ve made a serious attempt to make the town look like an alpine village [...]
SMITHERS TO VANDERHOOF TO FORT ST. JAMES TO QUESNEL!
July 5th, 2014 We had an uneventful drive into Vanderhoof. It’s kind of difficult now … not having the mountains all around you. I miss them!! It’s all rolling pastures and some forests … very [...]
FORT ST. JAMES
FORT ST. JAMES NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE When I first heard we were driving up to Fort St. James on our 3-month-long journey through northern BC & the Yukon, I was skeptical. We’d just passed through [...]
QUESNEL TO BARKERVILLE
Quesnel, BC July 7th, 2014 What a night! We seem to have picked the noisiest spot in town as our ‘campsite’ (The Fraser Bridge Inn & RV Park) is right below a very VERY [...]
FOREST LAKE RECREATION SITE
FOREST LAKE, BC What a find! The rec site has 11 or so spots stretched out on the lakefront so we took 2 (!) and settled in. Bruce got his boat down right away for [...]
WILLIAMS LAKE, BC
WILLIAMS LAKE July 11, 2014 We had to make a decision today whether to stay another day at Forest Lake or move on. The day dawned clear, sunny and no wind, just beautiful! We were [...]
WILLIAMS LAKE TO HILLS RANCH
July 12, 2014 Well, that wasn’t fun. Our first choice for camping was Lac La Hache Provincial Park, which is right off hwy #97 but advertised as ‘lakeside’ camping with beach, boat launch, picnic tables [...]
THE HILLS HEALTH RANCH
TRAIL RIDING AT THE HILLS HEALTH RANCH Bruce found The Hills Health Ranch on the internet and it seemed to have all the things we wanted PLUS it’s a spa! We’ve booked a private riding [...]
CRYSTAL LAKE FOREST RECREATION SITE
CRYSTAL LAKE RECREATION SITE It’s very hot (around 35°C) and now smoky as well, due to some major wildfires north of us. We unloaded the boats and went for a lovely paddle along ½ of [...]
CRYSTAL LAKE TO JUNIPER CREEK PROVINCIAL PARK
CRYSTAL LAKE TO JUNIPER CREEK PROVINCIAL PARK July 17, 2014 We hated to leave Crystal Lake, but it’s time to head out onto the road again! We went back to Highway #24 heading towards Big [...]
TUNKWA PROVINCIAL PARK
July 18, 2014 Tunkwa Provincial Park Up early and on the road. We headed towards Cache Creek & then through Ashcroft. A very nice town is Ashcroft. If you didn’t know better you’d really think [...]
HOME TO VICTORIA
Merritt, Nicola River Recreation Site, Thompson River, Fraser River & Home July 19, 2014 After a very windy and cool night we’ve decided to push south once again. Were going to head to Merritt and [...]
BACK HOME IN VICTORIA, BC
Well, all good things have to come to an end I suppose. We had 3 wonderful months on the road and saw and did some amazing things. I must say that of all the places [...]