by Bob | Jun 20, 2014 | Alaska, Travel
I went a long stretch there without posting, and then I posted on my beloved Homer’s passing, so I’ve gotten pretty far behind on our trip, so let me try to catch up with an overview of our time in Alaska so far. In future posts I’ll give you details and more photos....
by Bob | Jun 16, 2014 | Dogs-Pets, My Daily Life, Uncategorized
On May, 16th, I said the last goodbye to my beloved friend and companion Homer, and took him to a vet where he was put to sleep for the last time and he died. Of course it was a terribly hard thing to do full of tears and sadness, but it was the right thing to do and...
by Bob | Jun 10, 2014 | Alaska, Travel
I’m writing this from Palmer, AK which is just 50 miles from Anchorage. It had been a long day and we were tired so we stopped here rather than contend with driving in Anchorage. The last time I was here was in September, 2012 and the Verizon service then sucked...
by Bob | Jun 7, 2014 | Alaska, Boondocking, Camping Locations, Travel
On June 2 we left Mosquito Creek campground in Banff NP and started our true drive north through Canada. I gotta tell you, most of it is pretty boring and uneventful with lots of driving and just making time. Each of our campsites since then were just pullouts...
by Bob | Jun 6, 2014 | Photography, Travel
In today’s post we are going to have more photos from the Canadian Rockies National Park, taken on June 1st and 2nd. Like I said before, the late snow and ice meant it wasn’t good for landscapes but I got very lucky and got a bunch of wildlife photos!...
by Bob | Jun 5, 2014 | Uncategorized
(I’m posting this from Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada.We are taking a much needed rest day here and splurged by spending $19 a night for a campground for two nights. But, that gets us WIFI, showers, and access to the laundromat, a pretty good deal....
by Bob | Jun 4, 2014 | Boondocking, Travel
(I’m posting this on June 4th from Fort Nelson, BC, Canada. Trip is going very well so far, the only downside is Judy has been struggling with a bad cold. But she is such a trooper we just keep on keeping on. Last night we ran into a snowstorm so we stopped a...
by Bob | Jun 3, 2014 | Camping Locations, Travel
(I’m writing this from a McDonalds in Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada. My Verizon data doesn’t work here so I am at the mercy of free WIFI which has been few and far between and as we hit the Alaska Highway will even be more spotty. Today we will get to...