August 22,2008

It's been 4 days and we have been traveling every day since I last posted here. We have traveled the entire Alaskan/Canadian Highway total miles 1454. The highway starts or ends whichever way you are going, in Delta Junction, AK and ends in Dawson Creek, BC. We stay over one day in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. I wanted to stop there because of all the gold rush stories we have been hearing about. The "stampeders" that started in Skagway Ak hiked over mountains to get to Whitehorse. Then once there they had to build boats which would take them down the Yukon river to Dawson City which is where the gold was suppose to be. The Yukon river is a very big river which starts somewhere just south of Whitehorse and travels all the way to the Bering Sea. Amazing what those gold seekers went through. The town itself is not much to see. We went through the shops but everything is the same in those places. We went to see the largest fish ladder in the world. It was something else I'll tell you. The coho salmon come down the Yukon river from the Bering sea to spawn. By the time they get to this fish ladder they have traveled over 1800 miles. Just amazing. Then in the evening we went out for a quick bite and went to this show called the Frantic Follies. It's a vaudeville style show and it tells tales of mostly gold rush days and the pioneers who lived by in the 1890's. It was very funny and very entertaining.

From there it has been driving everyday ever since then. Very long, but it was definitely time to go as the trees are changing colors. Bright yellows. New snow on the mountains and temps in Whitehorse was in the 40's. It has been in the 40's and 50's up until today. We saw a few animals on this trek. Buffalo, a bear, and caribou and a baby moose without it's mother!!!!

We are now in Dawson Creek BC which is mile 0 of the Alaskan Highway. This is a busy town and we are going to spend one day here. (tomorrow) There are some historical things here we want to visit. Plus I think we need a break for riding in the truck.

From here we are on our way west again. On our way to Victoria, still about 2 days drive from here. Looking forward to getting out of Canada. Gas is outrageous here. It was bad in Alaska but not as bad. Alaska has the most expensive gas in the US but it is still less than Canada. One of the drawbacks of going to Alaska by car is the distance you have to go in Canada. It takes days and days. Once you get into Alaska, nothing is over a days drive. There is so little of the state you can really explore by car. So much of it has no roads and you have to fly to get there.

A little word about the Goob. He's doing very well and is getting very spoiled. We bought him some toys in Alaska cause I was concerned he wasn't getting any exercise. So we play with him almost everyday. We just got a catnip toy and he's been batting that thing around all evening. We we start to pack up, he goes under the comforter on the bed and stays there until we stop in the evening. The ride doesn't seem to phase him anymore if he can be under the covers. He's really a nut.

Take care all, talk to you again soon.