Home at Last – The End of the North of 60 Adventure September 27 – Home to Osoyoos There was no rush this morning. We only had about 60 kilometres to go. June had an 11:00 massage appointment, so she took Harley and planned to come down later. I pulled out around 11:00 and headed […]

The Final Days – Through the Okanagan and Home to Osoyoos September 23 – Settling into Penticton We pulled out around 10:00 this morning and headed south toward Penticton. Our first stop was Costco, because apparently even after months of travelling, there is always room for one more Costco run! We arrived at Wright’s Beach […]

Heading Home to the Okanagan Valley September 19 – Through Glacier National Park to Revelstoke We were up and on the road by 9:30 this morning. Our first stop was the Petro-Canada in Lake Louise for what would likely be the last of our “cheap” gas for a while—$1.51 a litre. From there, we continued […]

Back to Banff: Mountains, Elk and the Road West September 12 – Back to Banff We started the morning with something a little different, making cherry liqueur and crabapple liqueur before packing up and leaving Cochrane. Just before noon, we hit the road and headed back toward Banff. We arrived around 1:30 and got settled […]

The Rockies, Jasper and a Change of Plans September 5 – Reunion in Jasper We pulled out of our very windblown campground around 10:00 and stopped for gas before turning east toward the Rockies and Mount Robson. The drive to Jasper was a beautiful two-hour journey, with the mountains becoming more spectacular as we got […]

The Road South: Smoke, Heat, a New Jeep and the Rockies August 23 – Back to Alberta After leaving Lady Evelyn Falls Territorial Park, we made one more stop in the Northwest Territories at Twin Falls Gorge Territorial Park. We had visited Louise Falls and Alexandra Falls the previous day, but this was our final […]

Aurora Magic and the Northwest Territories August 17 – Crossing the 60th Parallel Again We left High Level, Alberta around 11:00 and headed north once again. Before long, we passed Mile 0 of the Mackenzie Highway and crossed into the Northwest Territories. We also crossed the 60th parallel for another time on this trip. Our […]

Alaska Adventure: Bison, Meteors and the Road Toward the Northwest Territories August 10 – Leaving the Yukon and Meeting the Bison We left Watson Lake around 11:00 and headed south toward Liard Hot Springs, officially leaving the Yukon behind and closing another chapter of our northern adventure. It wasn’t long before we crossed back into […]

Alaska Adventure: Back to the Yukon and the Journey South July 31 – Back to Canada and on to Dawson City We slept in a little, got ourselves organized and finally pulled out of Chicken around 10:30. It was time to leave Alaska behind and head back toward Canada. The first 50 kilometres were classic […]

Alaska Adventure: The Road to Chicken and Back to Canada July 27 – From Fairbanks to Tok After the excitement of the previous few days—including our adventure to the Arctic Ocean and the stressful wait to escape Utqiagvik—we left Fairbanks around noon and headed southeast toward Tok. The drive took almost four hours. Like much […]