Day 796- It's all about friends

 

Had a profoundly uplifting experience reconnecting with old friends. I love it when we reunite with old friends and time stands still, reminding us of life's timeless treasures.

Day 770 - We hit the 2 year mark

We are delighted to have reached the 2-year milestone and are eager to continue. Our exploration of the Western half of the US has been highly successful. We have established lasting connections with new acquaintances, rekindled relationships with old friends, and are grateful for our exceptional family. We have welcomed new additions to our family and, although we have bid farewell to a cherished member, their memory continues to inspire us.

 

Day 751- Our Family just got bigger!

 

Day 727- Alaska Trip-Critter Count

 

Alaska Critter Count 

Black Bears-17 

Moose-30 

Elk-30

Deer-10

Bison-36

Dahl Sheep-55

Mountain Goat-3

Caribou-9

Eagle-18

Golden Eagle-1

Wolves-

Coyote-1

Grizzlies-3

Humpback Whale-9

Orca-9

Sea Otters-4

Puffins-39

Dall porpoise-9

Stellar Sea lion-29

HarborSeal-100

Day 727- Alaska Trip-Skagway

The 1897 Klondike Gold Rush

When gold was discovered in Canada's Yukon Territory in 1896, the news sparked one of history's greatest migrations. Tens of thousands of stampeders poured off steamships into Skagway to tackle the arduous journey inland

Look who we ran into in Skagway, AK-Kayla

The White Pass & Yukon Route Railway was an engineering marvel completed in 1900 to bypass these treacherous trails.

Clinton, British Columbia, is a historic South Cariboo village established in the 1860s during the Cariboo Gold Rush. Originally known as "47 Mile" because it was 47 miles from the gold rush Mile 0 in Lillooet, it served as a vital junction and resting point for prospectors and freight wagons

 

Day 720- Alaska Trip-Homer-Valdez

Sunrise Homer, Alaska

Tom and Buffy's first halibut fishing trip

Salty Dawg Saloon on the Homer Spit is one of Alaska’s most iconic landmarks. Operating as a bar since 1957, the building began as one of Homer's very first pioneer cabins in 1897 and previously served as a post office, schoolhouse, railroad station, and grocery store

Rodney and Tom

Tom

Valdez 1898 

Founded as a tent camp during the Klondike Gold Rush, Valdez served as the "All-American Route" for prospectors. 

In 1964 the original town site was leveled by the 9.2 magnitude Good Friday earthquake and subsequent tsunamis. The survivors rebuilt the entire city four miles to the west on safer, bedrock ground

Alaska has informed us that the travel season is over (I think it came by dog sled). The Northern Lights made an appearance last night, the fall colors surround us and the fireweed has turned to cotton. We will start the next couple weeks driving back to the lower 48. We still have a couple key spots to hit along the way. Pictures do not do the beauty justice.