Wiseman (and getting there) was ALL THAT AND MORE. “That” being the farthest North Point we are ever likely to reach in our lifetimes. “More” being, well, read on! First of all, with the road and the construction on said…
Everyone needs a Secret (Fairbanks) Weapon!
Click Here for Liz’s Thot of the Day We moved onwards from Chicken, with our first destination being Tok. There, it had been suggested we should purchase diesel at a good price and Steve found an RV Park with an…
Operation Chicken
I have previously mentioned Operation Chicken, a name coined by our ultimately unsuccessful Amazon Rep., in reference to her attempts to deliver orders to us in Chicken Alaska. But, the reason for our visit, the Music Festival “Chickenstock” was an…
WAY OFF THE GRID – Operation Chicken Continues
The Amazon rep, who tried and tried and was ultimately UNSUCCESSFUL at delivering product to us at Chicken, Alaska, coined the name; and we thot it was appropriate for the WHOLE TIME we spent in and around Chicken, Ak. !!!…
Dawson City – A Funky, Quaint Post-Industrial Wasteland
Before we get into our experiences in Dawson City, You might have noticed not much in the way of mechanical issues on the Bus in the last couple posts. That is true!!! RV WHERE YET has been a steadfast steed! …
Skagway – a PRINCESS of a town.
(and Holland-America-Dutch, and of course a Celebrity) I am referring, of course, to the Cruise Ships. The two days we were in Skagway, there were a total of NINE Boats. 4 one day, and 5 the next. Now, most of…
Yukon, a Whole ‘Nother Territory!
We reached Watson Lake in Yukon Territory after driving on what can only be characterized as a really bad road. (Worried a little that this was NOT the worst we shall see, but it was the worst so far). The…
FAST INTERNET (or we died and went to heaven)
As we wind our way north, our first stop after Prince George was a place called Telkwa. This was a non-descript place at best BUT the owner of the park we stopped at exclaimed, “We have FIBER Internet and 120…
The Little Engine That Could?
I suppose the biggest story in this post is about the old engine that is travelling (at HIGH volume) to Alaska perched between Liz and Myself. There are some pretty impressive grades, that we have to tackle in First Gear…
Reverse Petro-Tourism
Our route to Canada was planned with a couple of very practical things in mind: Buy Diesel and Buy Propane. ESPECIALLY The former is WAY MORE expensive in Canada; we’ll have to buy some eventually, but we might as…