The passion for gold ignited 100 years ago by the arrival in San Francisco of millions mined at Dawson City still exists today in the Yukon and Alaska. Read on →

OK – I confess – I love Park Ranger talks – and we have found some pretty good ones as we’ve traveled! I didn’t realize that a main part of Skagway was a National Historical Park, complete with many free ranger movies, talks and walks. Although there are lots of shopkeepers ready to “mine” the tourist, similar to the way the stampeders were “mined” as they arrived in Skagway, my favorite part of visiting the historical mining towns were the park ranger talks. Read on →

The Alaska Marine Highway System (AHMS) has been a fantastic way to travel — these past 3 1/2 weeks through the Inside Passage have been delightful! Mountain peaks, smooth waters, glorious sunsets, whales, seals, sea otters, fellow travelers and small, friendly villages has filled this part of our journey with many wonderful memories.

We took Rob’s advice and visited the Wildlife Center – about 25 miles north on the Haines Highway. We also left early enough to take a short road trip on the Highway, cross the border to explore the  tundra at the pass. Check out the pics of the moose we saw that morning in the album titled 06-12 Haines at right. Read on →

I began to contact local artists in the various trip destinations last fall about painting places and partners. Rob Goldberg at https://www.artstudioalaska.com/ was one of the 1st artist to respond. Rob said, “I’ve traveled all over Alaska and haven’t found any place more beautiful than Haines – just pitch your other plans and stay here for all 5 months!” Read on →

In the last 8 days we’ve had marvelous experiences traveling on the ferries of the Alaskan Marine Highway System (AMHS) from Petersburg to Sitka (through the Frederick Sound) and then from Sitka to Juneau. Both times, skies were blue and waters as still as glass – which made for some excellent whale and gorgeous sunset viewing. Read on →

We have been continually amazed at the impact of tides here in Alaska. Although not consistent, the fluctuation of high and low tide can be as great as 25 feet! Dave demonstrated this phenomenon with his photos of our Ketchikan campsite  – we set up camp at low tide, took off for 5 hours and came back to find the sea about 5 – 6 feet from our RV! Read on →

Do you remember, as a child, chasing fireflies right before the sun went down?  We called it dusk – and in the middle of summer we  might be able to push the time to be home all the way past 9:30! Last night, here in Prince Rupert, dusk came around 11:30pm. The sky was already lighting at 4:15am this morning (You know – it’s that early morning bathroom call). Many people said that living in a land that has so much daylight would be difficult for them.  I disagree – in BC there is so much to see and explore I fall exhausted into bed every night! Read on →

Yea! More blue skies! To celebrate, before leaving for Prince Rupert, we took  off for a Park about an hour North of Terrace called Anhuukuut’ukwssim Axhwsm Angwinga’asanwskl Nisga’a, or Nisga Provincial Park. Boy, Ig would love to use that name for Scrabble! The park shows how little impact has been made on the lava that flowed 300 years ago. Read on →

This morning was another ‘nudge Dave awake – the sun is shining’ kind of morning. But, since he was up ’til 3:00am working on my art website, I thoughtfully crept outside to take some photos at 6:30am. Of course, that lead to pulling out my paints… Read on →

We have found some fantastic camping sites – along rivers, lakes and mountains. Our site along Dragon lake in Quesnel was no different – except that it seemed everyone in the park was either fishing, getting ready to fish or talking about how little fish they caught. Read on →

Quesnel, our next destination spot turned out to be a great place to explore. We parked our RV on the edge of a big lake and went off to explore Barkerville, the largest living history museum in North America. Read on →

It seems as if most roads in BC have names as well as route numbers. Route 99, from Vancouver to Lillooet is called the Sea to Sky Highway – and traverses rain forest to desert mountains. The 13 and 14 grade mountain grades, with tight hairpin curves thrown in for extra excitement, made for a nerve wracking day of travel. Read on →