Traveling Through Canada

Yesterday we entered Canada at Sweetgrass, MT and made it as far as Whitecourt, Alberta. We had traveled 493 miles and it felt as if we were going up hill all the way. The truck's engine is always gearing to handle the hills. We can see the Canadian Rockies to the west of the road we're traveling. They're snow capped, majestic giants. This highway is heavily traveled towards Calgary and Edmondton, AB.

It is interesting to read the signs along the road. Names like,

"Head Smashed-In Buffalo Jump" (We wondered what happened?)
"Gopher Hole Museum"
"Are You In Texicated? Don't Text and Drive" (who would do that?)

So many funny signs to read on the freeway.

We were glad to finally travel on a more scenic route. Hear we see pine forests as far as the eye can see. Fast moving streams viewed from bridges. It's gorgeous! Doug isn't stopping though to take pictures. He says I haven't seen anything yet. Wait until Alaska. The picture I did take was from the car coming into a deep gorge.

We knew we were getting closer to Alaska when we finally entered the Alaskan Highway at Dawson Creek. And we knew we were getting closer when we started seeing Moose Crossing signs.

Another funny sight was as we traveled through the Indian reservation. The natives had placed couches and chairs along the road to watch traffic go by. I'm sure the migration of people going north is a sight for them to see.

We're meeting a lot of people as we stop at the camp sites. Some couples from Oklahoma we hope to meet up with in Anchorage. She gave me a recipe for making omelets in a Ziploc bag and boiling it in water. It sounds funny but she promises it tastes good and comes out perfect.

Doug is reliving his past as he remembers the highway being all gravel in 1972 when he first came up to report for duty at Fort Richardson. It was the same time of year as we're traveling now.

The days are getting longer now. It's almost 10 p.m. and it is still light outside.
Tomorrow will be another long day of travel.