The Alaska Journey has begun. Well, it began in Plano so here are a few pics of events leading up to the trip...
First, the good folks at Arco had a little going away celebration...
Then, as I was getting ready to clean up the house after the movers left, we had a little (well, not so little!) visitor from one of the things I will not miss about Texas : Gigantic Bugs
One thing I do miss while on the trip is this.
EXTRA!! You can monitor Marty's facial hair growth progress by going to the BeardWatch (TM) page!
THE JOURNEY BEGINS....
...with breakfast at Denny's with Mark and Katie (after we saw Lauren and Michele off at the airport...) for a final goodbye. Here are Mark and Katie.
Pics from Day 2 :
Pics from Day 3
- Mile 1335 : Near Great Salt Lake, Utah
- Mile 1753 : On the way to Helena...
- Mile 1828 : Just south of Cascade, MT
- Next stop: Glacier Nat'l Park !
Pic from Day 4
Mile 2212 : Just getting into Glacier Nat'l Park... This is Cannon Mountain behind the nice li'l waterfall. I camped just a couple miles up the road from here.
Pics from Day 5
- Mile 2221 : Sunrise at Glacier N.P....
- Mile 2229 : "Bird Woman Falls", on the way up the road to Logan Pass, Glacier N.P.
- Mile 2231 : Up near Logan Pass...
- Mile 2281 : Crossing the Border!
- Mile 2451 : Mt. Head, Alberta
- Mile 2466 :Highwood Pass, on Kananaskis Trail
- Mile 2502 : Still on the Kananaskis Trail (beautiful highway, I say!)
- Mile 2580 : Me at Lake Louise
- Mile 2597 : Looking north on Jasper Highway (Rte 93)
- Mile 2605 : Glacier off of Jasper Hwy.
- MIle 2612 : Looking north on Jasper Hwy again..
- Mile 2639 : Mt. Cline (?) approaching Sunwapta Pass
- Mile 2656 : Breathtaking view from Sunwapta Pass
- Mile 2667 : End of Day 5, at Athabasca Glacier
Pics from Day 6
Pics from Day 7
- Mile 3239 : Milepost Zero of the Alaska Highway, the trusty red Escort in the foreground. Away we go!
Stayed in Fort Nelson after a rather uneremarkable day on the Alcan...
Pics from Day 8
- Mile 3586 : Along Alaska highway...
- Mile 3628 : Sheep along the road in Stone Mountain Provincial Park, BC
- Mile 3665 : Looking ahead just past Folded Mountain...
- Mile 3683 : Where'd they come up with a name like "sawtooth mountains"??
Pics from Day 9
- Mile 3755 : The car is getting pretty dirty...
- Mile 3755 : Road conditions ranged from great to washboard nightmare...
- Mile 3880 : Watson Lake, "Signpost Forest"
Pics from Day 10
Left Whitehorse to proceed across border and camp near Tok, Alaska.
Pics from Day 11
Last day! Camped overnight at Porcupine Creek. Oy, what a disaster...
- Mile 4628 : Camping is fun, usually...
- Mile 4850 : The trip is over. I have reached my destination. "What is the destination?" you ask. Is it the exciting new job? The experience of living in Alaska? Well, yes, but more so, it is this...
Well, that wraps up my journey to Alaska. It was a great trip -- I met a lot of neat people, got to do some camping, and drove through some of the most beautiful scenery that North America has to offer. Y'all come visit the "regular" home page now and again and see how we cope with Alaska living, Y'hear?
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