Friday we entered Eastern Daylight time zone. After cruising along at 110km/h for most of the way from Edmonton to Winnipeg, entry into Ontario yielded two-lane roads and speed limits of 90-100km/h. Scenery improved, as we hugged the northern coast of Lake Superior. On Saturday, … Continue readingFive time zones
Thursday had the group split. Overnight was near Edmonton, which is around the half-way mileage mark. The u-haul crew left later in the morning, to catch up on sleep and because neither driver sleeps while the other is driving. The Subaru+Tacoma crew departed at 9:15 … Continue readingA long haul
On Wednesday we had a nice extended dinner with dogs in Kit Park, which is in Dawson Creek, British Columbia. This is Mile 0 of the AlCan, which we had driven for 3 days. After that, we drove into Alberta and down towards Edmonton. This … Continue readingMore Parks and Scenery
The AlCan, especially the Ft. Nelson Wildlife Preserve & nearby, is rife with wildlife. We saw fox, baby bear (2!), many bison, corralled horses, and some sort of sheep or deer. Bald eagles maybe some hawks, and other creatures great and small (crickets. mosquitoes). I … Continue readingSpectacular wildlife!