Before escaping Thermopolis, we had another “issue,” this of a technological nature. During the tank repair nightmare, I was outside after dark, using my phone as a flashlight when it fell off the ledge it was on. Not more than…
Things are Harder (and easier) than they should be!
First, a Thot for the Day…On the Horns of a Dilemma! As intimated in previous posts, we have been seeking a place to get the tires on the Jeep replaced. Our goal was to replace all 6 (the spare, and…
Wearing out the words…
I know; we have been waxing philosophic all summer about this spectacular place or that magnificent view. We need to agree to a moratorium on exclamatory terms such as these, or risk losing our reader (all one of you). Please…
Calgary…with Kharma Fully Intact
Our path south next brought us to Calgary. Calgary was definitely a city one should approach without expectations. It has been hit hard by the oil economy, which is affected by LOW prices and also by Canada’s energy policy uncertainty.…
Banff and the Icefield Parkway
Our next stopover was the town of Banff, where I had managed to reserve a spot at a Parks Canada facility in town for 2 nights. This was no small feat – it is coming up on Labour Day Weekend…
How can Mile Zero also be mile 7,000?
Travelling the Great Alaska Highway was really uneventful. The road ranges from good to excellent most of the way across the Yukon and British Columbia. We have been to several stops with museums on the construction of this road,…
I spoke too soon! (so what else is new, sez Liz!)
Our stay in Whitehorse was always intended to be a brief one – primarily for maintenance. You haven’t heard much about Bus Issues lately — and indeed RV WHERE YET has been performing well. Still, we build in a day…
Starting Home(ward)
This post finds us plotting our route out of Alaska and back to the lower 48. Our hope is to reach the Denver area (for reasons that will be exposed in later posts) around about the 19th of September, and…
It’s the little things (in unexpected Places…)
After leaving Ninilchik, we decided to stop in Palmer, just North of Anchorage. Our SOLE REASON for selecting Palmer is it is on the way to Valdez, and it is not Anchorage. OK, that’s 2 reasons. Now, it is not…
Salmonfest – Festival and Peripheral
After Seward and Whittier, we travelled onwards to Ninilchik, which is a little town on the west coast of the Kenai Peninsula. Our reason for being in Ninilchik was NOT because of the town, though. The annual “Salmonfest” Extravaganza was…