Alaska had one more treasure to show us before we said goodbye to her. After leaving Skagway, our next destination was Hyder, Alaska. Once again, to get to this part of Alaska, we had to go through Canada. At the…
Yukon Gold
Between our time in Fairbanks along with traveling the Top of the World Highway to the Yukon Territory, we quickly realized that “There’s gold in them thar hills.” Where? Why? How? It was time to explore this aspect of the…
Adventures along the Alaska Highway
The last post discussed the realities of driving the Alaska Highway. Let’s now show you some of the fun we had along the way! Admittedly, we came through this section of the world faster than we would have liked. But…
Navigating the Alaska Highway
First, let me share a website so you can see where we are in real time on days we are driving. We have a Garmin InReach Satellite communicator, purchased for use in case of an emergency where there is no…
Alaska or Bust
FINALLY! It’s really happening. Third time’s a charm. After two aborted attempts to spend the summer in Alaska (2023 = I needed a knee replacement, 2024 = RV issues), we are finally heading to Alaska. James got a “go ahead”…
Smoke in the Canadian Rockies
We have been really looking forward to visiting the Canadian Rockies again. Visiting the Canadian Rockies was the first big trip we took in 2014 after buying the Blue Flame. Alas, we weren’t going to get the blue skies and…
Dinosaur Provincial Park
What was our reward for getting across the country of Canada as fast as we could? Dinosaurs! Dinosaur Provincial Park is located in one of Canada’s Badlands. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. From Wikipedia: “A World Heritage site…
Trans-Canada Highway
The next goal of this Fall’s journey is to get across Canada. Callie and Portland are waiting for us on the west coast! So we decided to travel via the Trans-Canada Highway for a change of scenery. The Trans-Canada highway…
Manitoulin Island
Our goal for the first leg of our Fall trip was almost in sight. We were heading for the Mississagi Lighthouse and Campground on Manitoulin Island. Manitoulin is the LARGEST freshwater island on the globe. Who knew? But first we…
Oh Canada…we are off again!
The summer is flying by and we are off again on another adventure. But first…what did we accomplish this summer in our never ending quest to make the Blue Flame even better? How about a new coffee maker? The Blue…