Posted by Lee Petersen | August 30, 2010
The Trip, (continued) LAST DAY!

Whitehorse, Yukon to Fairbanks, Alaska! Driving was getting tiring, but the scenery was unbelievable. I think we had been driving alongside big mountains for about a thousand miles. We left...

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Posted by Lee Petersen | August 29, 2010
The Trip, (continued) Day 6

Fort Nelson, British Columbia to Whitehorse, Yukon Territory Enter the Canadian Rockies. It’s a lot like the U.S. Rockies without the people and places. In other words, they are very...

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Posted by Lee Petersen | August 29, 2010
The Trip (continued), Day 5

Edmonton, Alberta to Fort Nelson, British Columbia Today we drove through land that reminds me very much of eastern Montana or Wyoming. There are very dry, rolling, slightly rocky hills...

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Posted by Lee Petersen | August 28, 2010
The Trip, (continued) Day 4

Regina, Saskatchewan to Edmonton, Alberta We finally get a short day of driving. According to AAA Tripticks it’s only going to be about an eight hour drive. Since the odometer...

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Posted by Lee Petersen | August 19, 2010
No Internets Right Now

Sorry folks, internet was scarce in the Yukon, and we have yet to obtain it in-house. It will probably be sometime next week that it gets turned on, so I'll...

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Posted by Lee Petersen | August 16, 2010
The Alaska Highway Fights Back

It's day five and we have arrived in Ft. Nelson, British Columbia. After finally arriving on the Alaska Highway after a little over 3000 miles the car took its first...

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Posted by Lee Petersen | August 14, 2010
Days 1, 2, 3

So it is day 4. Say what? I wanted to write every night, but it turned out that I would get to the hotel and pass out every afternoon. So...

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Posted by Lee Petersen | August 9, 2010
Still Packing

Two days left to go! No, we are not finished packing and no, I have no idea when we are going to find the time to finish packing. I love...

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Posted by Lee Petersen | August 7, 2010
Today

The house is slowly emptying; boxes are piling up.  The morning air has finally cooled; ragweed allergies are atrocious.  Wednesday August 11th is falling on us like a rock. Kate...

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