That was my worst sleep yet – last night in the abandoned baseball diamond in the ghost town. I probably shouldn’t have had a pop before bed. I had to…
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Ghost town – we’re sleeping in one!
That’s right. We are attempting to sleep in a ghost town tonight. And we are the only ones here! But first, the Rundle Chalet last night was fine. I slept…
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RAIN!
The rain was SO LOUD on the tent over night! Thunder and lightning too! This time the forecast was right, it was going to rain, and it did, for hours….
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Jasper National Park
Today’s goal was to get to Jasper, and we made it! Can’t believe I’ve driven us all the way to Jasper! We passed 3,000 km on the trip odometer today!…
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Alberta baby!!!
Our cushy hotel provided a free breakfast this morning! We didn’t drive too far today but just far enough. We are trying to book two nights ahead in this stretch…
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We weren’t eaten!
It poured for hours overnight. Which may have helped us sleep? I fell asleep early, when kids were still running around and screaming. But I was abruptly woken up in…
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Could we be any more scared!?
Our plan was to camp at the Liard Hot Springs campground tonight. Half the sites are first come first serve. We got up early (and in the rain) so we…
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Sky High Wilderness Ranch sled dog ride!
We were up early today for a 9am date with some sled dogs! As excited as we were, there was still a lot of staring at the rain falling on…
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Muskox baby, bus tour, and let’s put on the rain fly
It was a lovely night sleeping with the rain fly off. The top of this big tent, an MEC Funhouse 6 man, is all mesh so you can see the…
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Setting up camp TWICE in one day!
We knew we had about 8 hours of driving to do over a day and a half to get to Whitehorse and a site a reserved tomorrow night there. So…
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Off we go!
My grandiose ideas of all the things I could fit in my truck ….. I was delusional! We are stuffed! Everything has its place. And I’m so glad Jeff got…
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Introducing Cathy!! My travel companion for the next month!
Introducing my childhood neighbour, friend, fellow girl guide, school bus rider, and 4H’er! Last year Cathy and I were chatting, and she was talking about how she hasn’t seen much…
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British Columbia Trip Summary
We did almost 9,000 km of driving on this trip! For our wildlife summary: We slept in the truck camper for 28 nights. Oh the memories!!!
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Handy tips for a road trip like this
Best tools: iOverlander app – This tool is key! It lets you look for the nearest campsite (or whatever you set it to look for) and once you’ve downloaded the…
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Whitehorse!
I was a grumpy wife this morning when Jeff poked fun at my hair. I just want to wash it! Why are we avoiding using this teenie tiny onboard shower!?…
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And back to BC!
With an extra night to spare, we headed to Atlin, BC! We’ve lived in the Yukon for 10 years now, but still hadn’t made it to Atlin. Until today!! Atlin…
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Back in the Yukon!
We tested out a rest area for our home base tonight but it was mid afternoon and warm so we pushed on, hoping to get a campground site instead. And…
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What a lucky stop! The view!
I was sure we were destined for that same little rec site north of Dease Lake that we stayed at last time, but instead Jeff seemed game to try the…
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Hello again Stewart
We’re back in Stewart, BC and this time it isn’t rainy! We even booked a spot back at the same RV park where we knew they had showers and laundry….
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Fish jumping, fire’s burning, bugs are swarming
We decided to not veer off course to visit Prince Rupert or Kitimat. While we’d like to visit them, that’s a lot of driving that requires the same road in…
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