Wow. WTF was I thinking? Driving from Minnesota to Alaska. Moving a household meant flying was out and taking the ferry from Seattle won’t work either due to the pets, so the only option left was a road trip from Minnesota to Juneau, AK via Skagway, AK. After a rough start the trip turned out [...]
Tagged alaska, driving, minnesota, tripsMy back surprisingly doesn’t hurt. Hurray for the small things. I bid adieu to Whitecourt and headed towards Fort St. John.
I had all intention of stopping in Fort St. John for the night, but after driving around and not really finding any decent campgrounds, the hotels were all full that I could find and being [...]
Aggh, a good nights sleep and I woke up refreshed. I took Z for a quick walk, fed him his breakfast and piled everyone back into the truck. I think Spike is getting used to this, but I’m not so sure he’s all that happy about it. I picked up some sandwiches at the gas [...]
After a restful 4 hours of sleep I rolled out of the truck, brushed my teeth at the picnic table while Z sniffed the local message boards. Spike wasn’t too sure about all this and stayed in the truck.
I hopped back on Highway 16 and headed west. The country out here is flat farmland and [...]
The drive begins. My last day in Minnesota for the foreseeable future was spent sweating, packing, a bit of swearing and the emptying of a few years of “stuff” from my house. It took quite a few hours more then I thought it would, but in the end we got it all cleaned out. Kudos [...]
Tagged minneapolis, winnipegDate: 10/08/2007