Now that the event is over, we’ve spent some of our recovery time sorting through some favorite, and mostly never-been-posted pictures over the past 2 weeks. Even though we’re only +2 days since finish, we already look back with extremely fond memories and lots of laughs.
Hairpin on the first TSD outside Quesnel:
TeamD in the snowbank [...]
We’re done! We can’t believe this adventure we’ve had is over, and what a better place to finish than in stunningly beautiful Jasper, Alberta. We’ve been so lucky with the weather the entire way, we can’t actually remember it snowing even once other than a brief bit in Whitehorse.
We left Dawson Creek yesterday [...]
Alright, we are back in civilization and can’t believe our Alcan adventure ends tomorrow. We’re currently in Dawson Creek, BC, but it really feels more like an Alberta farming town (and in fact is less than 10miles from the AB border, and is on Mountain time). Tomorrow we complete the last leg of [...]
Hello all,
Just a quick update since we stayed in Liard Hot Springs, BC last night and again didn’t have any internet as we were still in the middle of nowhere.
We’re writing this from a poached wifi connection in Fort Nelson we found after lunch and driving around a residential neighborhood
Yesterday we left Whitehorse [...]
Alright - first off, sorry for the lack of a post yesterday. We were spending the night in Eagle Plains after heading up to Tuk from Inuvik, and Eagle Plains is essentially a hotel and gas station in the middle of the Dempster; 300 miles north or south before you see -any- civilization. [...]
We just came back from a midnight viewing of the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis). It was one of the things we -really- wanted to see, and it was awesome. The cool thing is that because we are so far north, you actually look south so they are more like the Southern Lights. Unfortunately the only [...]
We can’t believe we’re already 1/2 way through the 2008 Alcan 5000.
It looks like our mechanical fuel issue problems are being kept at bay, thanks again to Gord and the Sirius Rally Team for their help fixing that last night in below freezing temperatures. We kept an eye on it all day and didn’t see [...]
We had our first bit of mechanical drama last night. After filling up with gas in Dawson, we were noticing a strong fuel smell in the car. Upon closer inspection there was definitely fuel leaking from the fuel lines, and pretty severely all over the engine. This is NOT the part of country to have [...]
We’re writing this from Dawson, which is a really cool little town pretty far up north. The hotel clerk said at one point it was the biggest city in North America, with a population of 60,000 during the gold rush; now - 1,800. We’ll have to leave early in the morning, so won’t be able [...]
We sure miss the little baldy’s. Any updates on the kitties? Are they ok? If anyone who is taking care of them would please send a quick note/comment it would be appreciated
Kristin
