Day 48: In Transition.

Campground: Beatton Campground, Campground Loop, Charlie Lake, BC V0C 1H0 Total Distance: 7466 Miles. Traveled Today: 217 Miles. Key highlights: Alaska HWY driving.Charlie Lake. Today was a simpler day, mostly a classic road trip of driving, stopping and enjoying the different terrain. Even the right was different, and instead of vast Sitka wood forest, we …

Day 47: Summit of the Alaska HWY.

Campground: Triple G Hideaway, 5751 Old Alaska Hwy, Fort Nelson, BC V0C 1R0. Total Distnacne: 7229 Miles. Traveled Today: 207 Miles. Key highlights Munco Lake.Folded Mountains Viewpoint.Summit Lake and Summit ridge Trail.Fort Nelson. Mountain Goats and more Bisons welcomed us on the one before the last stretch on the Alaska HWY. It was yet another …

Day 45: We had no chance.

Campground: Watson Lake Campground, Unnamed Rd,YT, Canada Total Distance: 6881 Miles. Traveled Today: Key Highlights: Teslin Lake.Rancheria Falls.Watson Lake – Forst of Signs Today we were heading to Watson lake – a major community on the Alaska HWY and a place famous for the Forest of Signs (more on that later). Today was also the …

Day 44: Cold Weather – Hot Springs

Campground Johnson’s Crossing Lodge, Alaska Hwy, Johnsons Crossing, YT Y0A 1B0, Canada Total Distance: 6661 Miles. Traveled Today: Key Highlights: Braeburn Lodge cinnamon bun,Whitehorse shopping,Eclipse Nordic Hot Springs, KM 10/Mile 6, Takhini Hot Springs Rd, Whitehorse, We were under the illusion that if we started heading south, the weather would get warmer. We were very …

Day 43: Under Construction- Back on the Alaska HWY

Campground: Carmacks RV park, 35607 North, Klondike Hwy, Carmacks, YT Y0B 1C0, Canada Total Distance: 6433 Miles. Traveled Today: 225 Miles. Key Highlights Dawson City tour bout Canada Parks (*****)Five Finger Rapids. Parks Canada continued to outperform with their guided tours. After the fantastic Dreger No.4 tour yesterday, we joined the 90 min walking tour …

Day 42: Black Finger in Gold Country

Campground: Gold Rush Campground, 1207 Fifth Ave, Dawson City, YT Y0B 1G0, Canada Total Distance: 6208 Miles. Traveled Today: 0 Miles. Key Highlights: Biking and gold panning in Bonanza CreekDredge No. 4 National Historic Site, Upper Bonanza Creek Road, Dawson CityDiscovery Claim Self Guiding Trail, Grand Forks RdFree Gold Panning – Claim #6, Grand Forks …

Day 41: Turning Point

Campground: Chicken Gold Camp & Outpost, Chicken. Total Distance: 6095 Miles. Traveled Today: 288 Miles. Key Highlights: Santa-Claus house, North Pole.Rika’s Landing House,Delta Junction,Moon-Lake, Tok.Chicken’s Saloon. Today is a turning point in our trip. Today we are starting to turn back home and head south. Fairbanks was the northern point of our journey – and …

Day 39: Fairbanks: Some gems in the mess

Campground: Rivers Edge RV Park & Campground, 4140 Boat St, Fairbanks, AK 99709. Total Distance: 5807 Miles. Traveled today: 33 Miles. Key highlights: Museum of the North.Costco Wholesale.Morris Thompson Cultural & Visitors Center.Pioneer Park.Noodle House, 731 2nd Ave, Fairbanks, AK 99701.HooDoo Brewing Company. After almost a week in nature, we were carving for a city. …