July 6th 2011 (We heard a Tiger XC made it to Prudhoe Bay we think by today. We might not be the 1st to get there. Congrats to the Tiger owner) I know we talk about the temperature a lot especially in the morning but here is another comment as to what the temperature was…
(All pictures on any of the posts can be clicked on for larger sizes) July 5th 2011 Got a late start today because we have been a little cold at night with the temperatures almost reaching freezing. Although we have a lot of clothing to try to bulk up and stay warm, we are still…
6 degrees last night and we were prepared!
Last night was let’s see…..FREEZING! It got down to 4 degrees Celsius over night and the two of us did the best we could to try and stay warm in our 3 season sleeping bags and tent. But HOLY it was cold. Neither one of us got that much sleep. Cheryl said she slept the…
Our little neighbour behind our tent…just love how they flap their tails before diving. Makes a big THUMPing noise but not so nice at night. In the tent before we went to sleep or tried to go to sleep….it was freezing out and we did the best we could to stay warm. Cheryl looks feminine…
We do not have winter camping gear. Our tent and sleeping bags are not winterized. Holy it was chilly last night and this morning. 4 degrees Celsius which is about 38 degrees F. Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr….but I see puffy clouds and sun this morning.
Started the day out right with Auntie Marilynne and Uncle Fred who served us an awesome breakfast to send us on our way. Great visit, great food and incredible, gracious hosts. Next we were off on the Alaska highway, fueled up in Fort St. John and went through a little town named Taylor where we…
Dawson Creek Foresters Branch challenges all other Foresters branches to meet or beat their donation! Cheryl & Leslie would like to extend a huge thank you to the Foresters for their very generous donation of a $1000.00. We will be handing over this cheque upon our return from our adventure to ACT-Autism Community Training. The…
Today was a day to tour Dawson Creek with Cheryl’s Auntie Marilynne and Uncle Fred and what a nice day it was. We got up and just chilled with coffee and after a bit headed out to the CO-OP for breakfast. Before we ate we stopped at the local visitors centre to get some maps…
From June 30th 2011
Hinton, Alberta to Dawson Creek, BC We took it easy last night and stayed at the Holiday Inn Express in Hinton. It was supposed to rain and it did. Plus, we wanted to load up a lot of pictures. Besides this is our hard earned holiday isn’t it? Had a nice warm breakfast and headed…
Before we forget from last night before bedtime, once again Cheryl showing me how to pack things away the right way. In this case our stools. and what better view of our bike then from inside our tent Early start this morning at 0500. Wanted to get the camp broken down before the rain started.…
What a day! Before we left this morning, our neighbour Nico came by to say good luck. Nico has Autism and is wearing one of our ACT t-shirts. ACT kindly made business cards, decals and T-shirts for our Adventure to Alaska. Way to go ACT! Here is Nico at about 0800 this morning. After this…