Wild life

Upon leaving Prince George on the 26th, Steven had a difficult time getting the oil filter off the truck, so we got out a little late. He first had to make a trip to an auto parts store. The miles are adding up fast!!
This day we drove from Prince George to Fort Saint John, Canada. There is a town along the way called Chetwynd. They host a chainsaw tree carving competition every June. The previous winners are on display through out the area with the majority of them at the visitor center. It is crazy how artistic some people can be! The people competing get 35 hrs over 4 days to finish their project. Amazing!
Dawson Creek was another stop on the road. In that town is the official start of the Alaska Highway (The Alcan). There is a monument indicating mile marker 0. Not much further is the town of Fort Saint John and that is where we stayed for the night.

The next day (6/27) we drove from Fort Saint John to Liard River. The drive had numerous wildlife sightings including a moose, big horn sheep, wild buffalo, and plenty of black bears. Our final stop was at Liard River because everyone that we have met along the way who are on their way back down to the states keep telling us about the hot springs there. We pulled in for the night and headed to the glorious hot springs!!!! It was beautiful and left totally natural. The path to the hot springs was on a wood planked boardwalk because the ground underneath was a little swampy. We heard some branches cracking and looked over to see a moose grazing. Awesome!
We have run into many other RVs who are doing the exact same trip as us. The people who are on their way back down to the US are a great wealth of information regarding what not to miss along the way. As Steven has said, "We are the youngest people doing this by about 30 years." I always have to laugh because it is so true! Everyone that we speak with or camp next to is at least 60 yrs old.

Yesterday we drove from Liard Springs to Teslin, Canada. The drive was beautiful and we saw over 20 bears during the 5 hr drive. We also saw 4 wild horses & countless wild buffalo. Our campsite has 2 foxes (one red, one white) that keep their eyes out for food left over.

Since Lake Louise we had been having to adjust to really long amounts of day light. In Lake Louise we had about 6 hrs of night, now it is down to about 2.5 hrs. It is 1 AM and if you asked us, we would guess that it is 7 PM. Ava wakes up at 4:45 to 5 PM daily because she thinks it is morning. Thankfully she falls right back to sleep!!!!

Today we are driving to Skagway, ALASKA! It is our first Alaska stop. Steven and I were there 2 1/2 yrs ago on an Alaskan cruise. Last time we took the train ride, so this time we will try something different. So far we have logged a total of 3,400 miles.