Leaving Tok, AK there was approx. 2 inches of new snow resulting in the roads being slushy. Decided that after our experience last April we would each drive a vehicle until the roads cleared. Crossing into Canada we encounter road construction through the 20 miles (no man’s land) between the two borders and roads continued icy. The quickest Canadian border crossing in history for us. . . . approx. 3 min. from the time Francis drove up in the motorhome until I departed following him in the car.
Just before we arrived in Whitehorse, YT, Canada we were detoured onto the old Alaska highway.
The road was narrow with no shoulders . . . sure glad for all the improvements over the years. We were beginning to see more changing colors (back on the Alaska Highway).
But so far no snow since the area entering Canada.
While we have not seen a lot of wildlife on this trip we have seen a number of bison herds.
In fact, there were lots of bison
Today (September 25) there was termination dust (snow) on the mountains
More snow and lots of low clouds.
Following along Mucho Lake
and driving between lake edge and mountain
As we entered the Toad River area we decided to spend the night,
woke to a beautiful sunrise,
and then drove on to Toad Lodge where we spent several days on our trip North waiting out a snow storm.
Due to the the short construction season along the Alaska Highway there are many delays and convoys to follow
In some areas these construction zones are much better driving than the frost heaves and potholes encountered along the highway.
North of Fort St. John while Jo Ann was driving the smoke alarm went off in the bedroom. Pulling onto the shoulder we could not find anything and it had stopped. However, when it went off the third time we were able to pull into a safe area. Francis noticed that the tail pipe extension was missing and further investigation showed that we did indeed have a fire in the rear end from the exhaust heat.
A fellow traveler had a piece of metal about the size of a license plate and we were able to form a makeshift extension. This allowed us to continue. We stopped at the Fort St. John Water Treatment plant to fill up and dump. This is such a convenient location just as you enter the city from the south (easy in and out).
With careful planning we were able to drive across British Columbia without stopping for diesel (the price was about 65 cents per gallon higher than Alberta). When we stopped for fuel at the first station in Alberta, had a good laugh with the guy working the pumps. He said “do you know what BC (British Columbia) stands for . . . bring CASH.”
As we were coming into Edmonton, Alberta we saw a huge, old wood trestle that is still in use.
Decided to stop here for a brief visit to the big mall. At the ice rink there were a number of classes in progress.
We walked through part of the mall and had lunch.
Driving through Alberta there are lots of large farms
Also saw an interesting old concrete bridge (no longer in use).
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