TIRE DETOUR
We were way overdue for a daily detour and finally it happened today. Needless to say, it was a very stressful drive by the end of our daily journey. We drove past Sacramento into the valley of farms and pastures[…]
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WE WERE ON TOP OF THE WORLD
Heading east from Chicken, the 110 mile road to Dawson City turns into the Top of the World Highway. This is a description of it from a Yukon tourism source: While most roads traveling through mountains wander through lower elevations,[…]
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FROST HEAVES
Frost heaves? Huh? Growing up in Texas I am not too familiar with super cold climates. I lived in Michigan twice but that does not make me a pro when driving on snow or ice. We didn’t encounter either of[…]
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WE ALMOST MADE IT
I guess I should clarify – we almost made it to Alaska WITHOUT a problem. We woke up Saturday ready and eager to get to our BIG destination. We got on the road about 9am, an hour later than normal[…]
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THIS REALLY WAS A DETOUR!
After the excitement from yesterday, we were all pumped up to see the Alaskan highway today. We got on the road about 7:45am, even though the sun comes up about 4:30am and does not go down until about 11pm. The[…]
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DAILY DETOUR – BEHIND THE WHEEL
I know that I haven’t posted a daily detour each day. There have been some, but they haven’t been post-worthy until today. When we started this journey, Darin told me that he expected me to drive the truck locally if[…]
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MY FIRST DAILY DETOUR
There’s something about firsts they say…. Darin happy to be pulling out on Thursday morning.Well, we were a day into the trip and I knew it was bound to happen. We made it safely to Salina, Kansas and ate sliders[…]
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