Friday, May 31, 2013

FUN IN FAIRBANKS!

SANTAS HOUSE AT THE NORTH POLE!

SANTA WASN'T HERE YET SO I
SNUCK UP TO HIS CHAIR!

OOPS!
HE CAUGHT ME!

I PROMISE I HAVE BEEN A GOOD GIRL!

JOEY & MIKE REMINISCING ABOUT OLD TIMES!

HAVING A GREAT TIME WITH
GREAT FRIENDS!


ICE MUSEUM!
BRRRRR!!

SITTIN' ON AN ICE PICNIC TABLE!!
YOU KNOW JOEY IS DYING!!

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

YUKON TERRITORY TO FAIRBANKS, ALASKA!!

YUKON TERRITORY!

SIGN POST FORREST IN WATSON LAKE, YT

SIGN POST FORREST HAS OVER 53,000 SIGNS UP
FROM PEOPLE LIKE US STOPPING BY AND HANGING A SIGN.
IT NOW HAS A MYERS 6 SIGN!!

JOEY IN THE WOODS WITH HIS WASP SPRAY AGAIN!
HE DOESN'T LEAVE THE TRUCK WITHOUT IT!

ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL WATERFALL!

ICEFIELDS IN THE YUKON!

LUNCH TIME!
WHAT A VIEW!!

HAD TO TOUCH THE ICE!
IT LOOKS LIKE SNOW BUT IS HARD ICE!
HUGE LAKE FROZEN COMPLETELY OVER!

MAMA GRIZZLY AND CUB!

SHE HEARD BAILEY BARKING AND STARTED
TOWARD US!!

FROZEN LAKE AND MOUNTAINS

WE MADE IT TO ALASKA!!
WHOO HOO!!

CAMPSITE AT TOK, AK

IT NEVER, EVER GETS DARK!!

THIS IS ALMOST THE ENTIRE TOWN OF
CHICKEN, ALASKA!

THIS IS SUSAN.
SHE OWNS MOST OF THE TOWN!

YEP, THIS IS SUSAN'S BATHROOM!

THEY ACTUALLY DO STILL MINE FOR GOLD HERE!

BIG MOOSE ON SIDE OF ROAD!

BAILEY LOOKING FOR THE MOOSE!

ON THE TOP OF THE WORLD BETWEEN
CHICKEN AND TOK, AK

LOOKIN FOR CRITTERS!

THIS IS 2 OF THE4  CARIBOU HOLVES THAT WERE
ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD!
LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE/SOMETHING HAD A
GOOD SUPPER!

OUR GROCERY STORE IN TOK

JOEY PLAYING ON SOME OLD ALASKAN HWY
MACHINERY

RIVERBOAT RIDE IN FAIRBANKS

THESE DOGS ARE LEARNING TO "MUSH"
AKA, PULL A SLED!
THIS PLACE WAS ALONG THE RIVER.
THEY PULLED A 4 WHEELER OVER
20 MPH!


REINDEER!

BEAUTIFUL LOG HOUSE BUILT BY HAND ON THE RIVER.

RIVERBOAT

JOEY & HIS BUDDY MIKE BY THE ALASKAN PIPELINE
IT IS 800 MILES LONG!

THIS SHOWS WHAT THE INSIDE OF THE
PIPELINE LOOKS LIKE

ENTERTAINMENT ON THE TRAIN TO
THE GOLD MINE!


PANNING FOR GOLD!
FUN! FUN!

HEY! I THINK I SEE GOLD!

WE FOUND $52 WORTH OF GOLD!

Friday, May 24, 2013

ALBERTA TO BRITISH COLUMBIA

AT THE BORDER

CROSSING THE BORDER!

OUR 1ST CAMPSITE IN CANADA!

BUSY LITTLE TOWN OF BANFF, AB
IN THE ROCKY MTNS.
WE ARRIVED DURING THEIR HOLIDAY WEEKEND,
QUEEN VICTORIAS BDAY!

THIS WAS THE VIEW FROM OUR 2ND CAMPSITE
IN BANFF


I THINK THIS IS A PRONG HORN ANTELOPE

FROZEN LAKE LOUISE, AB

YOU KNOW I HAD TO STAND ON THAT LAKE!
 

FROZEN LAKE LOUISE

CAMPSITE AT BANFF

THIS IS PRETTY MUCH WHAT WE HAVE BEEN
LOOKING AT SINCE WE GOT IN TO CANADA!

GOTTA GET DOWN THERE AND GET ME SOME
DRIFT WOOD FOR THE PATIO!

GOT IT!

LOOKS LIKE WE MUST BE PRETTY HIGH UP!

THAT'S A GLACIER BEHIND ME!

ONE OF MANY WATERFALLS



HAD TO TOUCH THAT WATER!
I FIGURED THE FENCE BOUNDARY WAS
JUST A SUGGESTION!

ANOTHER WATERFALL


WALKWAY TO THE WATERFALL

WE HAVE SEEN 12 OF THESE SO FAR!

THAT'S O.K.
JOEY HAS HIS WASP SPRAY!

YEAH! THE ALASKAN HWY!
IT STARTS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA

NEAT LITTLE PLACE ON THE ROAD,
FAMOUS FOR THEIR HOMEMADE
CINNAMON ROLLS

BEN AND HIS NEW HIRE AT THE CINNAMON ROLL PLACE
AND, YES, THEY WERE YUMMY!

FROZEN LAKE!
BEAUTIFUL!

JOEY COULDN'T STAND IT ANYMORE!
HE HAD TO GET HIS FOOT IN TO THE WATER!

OH MY GOSH!
FREEEZZING!!


KNOWN FOR THEIR FAMOUS HAT COLLECTION





YOU HAVE TO WALK ABOUT 10 MINUTES DOWN THIS
WALKWAY TO GET TO THE HOT SPRINGS IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE WOODS! THEIR ARE SIGNS WARNING YOU ABOUT
THE BEARS!!

IT WAS WORTH THE CHALLENGE!

IT IS A NATURAL HOT SPRINGS AND IT WAS
REALLY HOT!

BEAUTIFUL CLEAR HOT WATER!

CAMPSITE AT LIARD HOT SPRINGS

HE JUST CLIMBED OVER THE BARRIER AND
WALKED RIGHT IN FRONT OF US!


WILD HORSES ALONG THE ROAD


ALBERTA TO BRITISH COLUMBIA,
YUKON, HERE WE COME!