Alaska Trip - Day 5

After 2,000 miles of driving, it’s amazing how you can fall asleep in the most uncomfortable spots. We spent the night in an RV park, and slept 7 hours (give or take) in the Rav4 by clearing everything out of the back. Despite the cramped space and Steven’s snoring, I did manage to get some sleep. Not a shower this morning, but some sleep.

After I bought a new pillow at Wal-mart, we stopped by to get coffee and the best blueberry muffin I have ever had at a wonderful place called Tim Horton’s. They are everywhere here in Canada.

Dawson Creek is where the Alaska highway officially begins, and it felt good to finally see some true wilderness, and some mountains.

We didn’t drive as far as I would have liked today, but that was mostly because we finally saw some substantial scenery and wildlife. We saw two deer and three black bears! Unfortunately, the pictures I have of the bears did not turn out well. We did get close to one of the bears, but only have video of that. We literally filmed the bear walking next to the Alaska Highway while we were on it since there was no shoulder. Good thing no one was coming!

The mosquitoes, as people warned about, have gotten bad. You can see them go full speed at our car windows. It’s kind of scary.

Today we traveled north to Fort Saint John, another town that surprisingly had a Starbucks. While there, I made some important phone calls, as soon cell phone coverage would be very spotty.

Then we headed north to true wilderness. We made a stop for lunch near Pink Mountain at the Sasquatch Crossing. We found a sasquatch! They do exist. He stole some of our Doritos and Shannon’s brownies.

Later, we made it to Fort Nelson and decided we would probably not make it to Lake Watson and the Yukon by dark. Heading west we entered some of the most breathtaking vistas we have seen yet.

We are staying the night at the Toad Crossing lodge, literally in the middle of nowhere. It’s amazing that they have high-speed internet and four TV channels. Our room is small, but has a great view out the window. There are hats on the ceiling in the hall. I’m not kidding.