Hi: I am writing this now and will send it to the blog when we get some WiFi. Tomorrow maybe.
We traveled thru some of the most beautiful country I’ve ever seen. We are going over the Rocky Mountains in British Columbia, Canada. The roads are pretty good. Have to watch for patch places in the roads from frost heaves. They are done very well, but they have a lot of gravel scattered over the area, so that makes for flying little rocks. Didn’t have any rock to window problems during this day. Only went about 220 miles, but that took about 6 hours. Lots of up and down’s. Some pretty steep. Had no problems at all, and the view was nothing but post card views and super photo’s. Amy got a lot of shots. We saw bears, moose, sheep and Caribou, and Bison. The sheep are all over the roads licking on the gravel. It must have some salt or something that they like. We did see one large Ram Sheep that had been hit by a truck or some large vehicle. It was a shame to see it. The animal was beautiful, with a large set of horns. Sad to see that. WE have seen one moose that had been hit also. Stopped for lunch at a gas station along the road, and there was a lake out behind the building. We saw a lot of folks running out back so we went to see what was going on. There was two large Moose playing in the water on the other side of the lake. Had to use field Glasses, or Big Zoom lens to get them. I took a couple shots with my big lens. Hope they come out OK. Not a digital camera, so have to wait for the film development.
We are now at a campground by the Laird Hot Springs on the Alaska Hiway. The campground is run by it’s own generator. No electric wires up here. Campground is fairly well kept. Large pull thru sites, so we didn’t have to unhook the cars. We did walk across the road to the Hot Springs Park. They let us in to look at it without paying the $5 entrance fee If we didn’t get in the springs. We walked about 50 miles (Seemed Like it) back to the springs, and it was sure a HOT springs. Couldn’t hold you hand in the water. There were folks in the water, but down from where the water came out of the ground. It was cooler the farther you went down the creek. We didn’t go in. We would have had to walk back to the motor home and get our trunks, then walk the 50 miles?? Back to the springs. I just took a hot shower in the motor home and preteneded!!!
There are not TV signals up here, and not even a radio signal of any kind. I did find a radio station at 88.3 on the FM dial we listened to last night. It went off this morning at about 0700, and I had heard it was a Sirus radio station, so I asked Bob if he had his radio on last night and he said he forgot to turn it off, but turned it off this morning, so my radio was picking up his satellite radio station all night. He now wants to be paid for the use. Hee hee..
Leaving here in about half hour. The trip looks like more of the same as we had yesterday, and I’m looking forward to the trip. Have not had to use first gear on any of the hills yet. Had a 10% one yesterday that needed 2nd gear though. Plan to go about 250 miles to a campground we see in our books. They are supposed to have WiFi, but we’ll see. Didn’t have any sewer connection here. Bob said they want $25 to dump, so we are taking everything along with us, as they have sewer connections at the campground we plan to go to.
We traveled thru some of the most beautiful country I’ve ever seen. We are going over the Rocky Mountains in British Columbia, Canada. The roads are pretty good. Have to watch for patch places in the roads from frost heaves. They are done very well, but they have a lot of gravel scattered over the area, so that makes for flying little rocks. Didn’t have any rock to window problems during this day. Only went about 220 miles, but that took about 6 hours. Lots of up and down’s. Some pretty steep. Had no problems at all, and the view was nothing but post card views and super photo’s. Amy got a lot of shots. We saw bears, moose, sheep and Caribou, and Bison. The sheep are all over the roads licking on the gravel. It must have some salt or something that they like. We did see one large Ram Sheep that had been hit by a truck or some large vehicle. It was a shame to see it. The animal was beautiful, with a large set of horns. Sad to see that. WE have seen one moose that had been hit also. Stopped for lunch at a gas station along the road, and there was a lake out behind the building. We saw a lot of folks running out back so we went to see what was going on. There was two large Moose playing in the water on the other side of the lake. Had to use field Glasses, or Big Zoom lens to get them. I took a couple shots with my big lens. Hope they come out OK. Not a digital camera, so have to wait for the film development.
We are now at a campground by the Laird Hot Springs on the Alaska Hiway. The campground is run by it’s own generator. No electric wires up here. Campground is fairly well kept. Large pull thru sites, so we didn’t have to unhook the cars. We did walk across the road to the Hot Springs Park. They let us in to look at it without paying the $5 entrance fee If we didn’t get in the springs. We walked about 50 miles (Seemed Like it) back to the springs, and it was sure a HOT springs. Couldn’t hold you hand in the water. There were folks in the water, but down from where the water came out of the ground. It was cooler the farther you went down the creek. We didn’t go in. We would have had to walk back to the motor home and get our trunks, then walk the 50 miles?? Back to the springs. I just took a hot shower in the motor home and preteneded!!!
There are not TV signals up here, and not even a radio signal of any kind. I did find a radio station at 88.3 on the FM dial we listened to last night. It went off this morning at about 0700, and I had heard it was a Sirus radio station, so I asked Bob if he had his radio on last night and he said he forgot to turn it off, but turned it off this morning, so my radio was picking up his satellite radio station all night. He now wants to be paid for the use. Hee hee..
Leaving here in about half hour. The trip looks like more of the same as we had yesterday, and I’m looking forward to the trip. Have not had to use first gear on any of the hills yet. Had a 10% one yesterday that needed 2nd gear though. Plan to go about 250 miles to a campground we see in our books. They are supposed to have WiFi, but we’ll see. Didn’t have any sewer connection here. Bob said they want $25 to dump, so we are taking everything along with us, as they have sewer connections at the campground we plan to go to.
See ya later..
Semper Fi
Don, Amy & Pharaoh
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