The Yukon and all of the "Northern" territories in Canada use the 60th parallel as their southern border. When you've reached this, you are truly "North". Fun stuff I came across while traveling the Yukon. Watson Lake had the neatest "Sign Post Forest". It was huge, covering almost an acre and it was fun looking … Continue reading Alaska… Made It

Woke up to a partly cloudy day with no rain. Did a leisurely run up to the border, but it was 4pm and I was tired. Stayed at the KOA since it was close to the Border Crossing at Sumas. I figured it would have WiFi and everything. Sigh...no love. Hit the border at 8:30am … Continue reading Journey North, Day 3-4

Woke up to snowflakes. Damn it, it's May! It turned to rain and I continued my trek playing leapfrog with Simi's. In the rain. Did I mention rain? I should explain my travel. I generally stop every 60-90 minutes because driving a travel trailer (TT) is stressful. Much more so than a car. So I … Continue reading Journey North, day 2

I likely won't do a daily blog of the drive to Alaska unless something interesting comes up, which I don't think will happen until I reach the Canadian border. Today opened with clear skies and low 60's. Wonderful weather for traveling. That lasted until Reading where it started to rain. Finally reached the town of … Continue reading Journey North, Day 1

Well, it's finally happening. Tomorrow, Monday (baring unforeseen gremlins) I finally hit the road for Alaska. I've been looking forward to this for months. I'm packed and ready. Which means I've likely left some critical item off the list. I have my passport, ID, extra keys, clothes... meh, I'm sure it'll hit me later. The … Continue reading Leaving for Alaska

It's a new year!  2018 saw my completion of the Pacific Crest Trail, and that was a huge bucket list item that I'm very proud of. Bad news: My left knee never really healed, so my Long Distance backpacking days are over.  Day hiking is still on the list, so I will be doing lots … Continue reading New Goals in 2019