Alaska Highway: Watson Lake to Fort Nelson December 3, 2013

Day 2 Driving the Alaska Highway Contact Creek Lodge just outside of Watson Lake: Contact Creek has the cheapest gas on the highway: Somewhere between Watson Lake and Muncho Provincial Park (if you’re viewing through email, you’ll need to go directly to the website to see the short video) Bison on the road. They lay on the sides… Continue reading Alaska Highway: Watson Lake to Fort Nelson December 3, 2013

Alaska Highway: Whitehorse to Watson Lake, December 2, 2013

Day 1:                         This is the Alaska Highway: At 10:45 in the morning my car’s thermometer is pegged at-30: as low as it will go. I do not know how cold it really is, only that it is colder than 30 below. After an hour on… Continue reading Alaska Highway: Whitehorse to Watson Lake, December 2, 2013

Looking forward…

I didn’t depart today as planned. The weather forecast wasn’t acceptable. Tomorrow looks much better. If I had left today, I would have been driving into a storm warning. The storm will have passed by the time I leave tomorrow morning, and from the looks of the forecasts, I should have clear and cold to… Continue reading Looking forward…

My last day of work!

What an emotional day I’ve had today – my last day of working at Yukon College. I am now officially retired! People popped in all day to say hello and goodbye, and every time I left my office, I would return to find another card or gift or kind wish waiting for me. In the afternoon,… Continue reading My last day of work!