Big Sky Montana

We finished driving through North Dakota and made it about halfway across Montana and are spending the night at Evergreen RV Park at Havre, MT.  We are thinking about trying a new route and instead of crossing at Sweetgrass we may cross further west at Piegan on hwy. 89.

We had great driving weather today and were able to put 500+ miles behind us. The scenery wasn't to exciting, but we did see more ducks.  The area around Williston, ND still amazes me at how much it continues to grow with no organization as the oil boom looks in full swing.

We should cross into Canada tomorrow where we will spend the next few days making our way across Alberta, British Columbia and the Yukon before making it to Alaska.

This picture is from 2012 taken at Evergreen RV Park on the 23rd of May 2012, how ironic.  No rainbow today though.

Just Passing Through

No pictures today, we got on the road this morning leaving Saginaw, MN at 9:30. 400 miles later at about 6:30 p.m. we pulled into Oakwood Inn & RV Park in Rugby, ND, it is a small peaceful park with a nice dog walking area and the price is right.

While walking the dogs we saw another RV'r here from WI, we said hello and learned the two guys are from Sheboygan and also heading to AK.  After our dog walk Ken made Mac & Cheese with peas and smoked tuna for supper, accompanied with a side salad and a left over piece of chicken.

Then it was time to relax and spend some quality time with the dogs and read e-mails and watch some tv.

Tomorrow we will finish driving through ND and make it most of the way through  MT.  If all goes well we should cross the border into Canada Sunday.

The weather has been in the 70's with mostly clear skies, but there is a chance of showers tomorrow afternoon.  Today we drove through the pothole region of ND and saw lots of ducks and geese; Mallards, Pintails, Redheads, Canvasbacks, Shovelers, Bluewing Teal and coot, I also saw several Yellow Head Blackbirds.

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Welcome Aboard As We Head To Alaska 2015

Ken & Rosie at Duluth Grill

Our friends Tom & Diane at Duluth Grill.  Thanks for introducing us to Duluth Grill, it was a great supper and visit.

Good Morning 05-22-2015

Where we spent our first night

Sometimes plans don't come together as expected.  We woke up Thursday morning figuring to put the finishing touches on house cleaning and odds/ends before hitting the road between 10:00 - 11:00 a.m., well it was more like 1:30 p.m.  We had an uneventful trip and stopped at the Veterans Memorial Wayside near Spooner to let the boys and us out for a break.  Our next stop was in Superior for fuel and then off to Duluth for supper with friends before bedding down for the night at Saginaw Campground at Saginaw, MN.

We awoke to bright sunshine and a great day to continue heading west across MN.

Stay tuned for more as time and internet access allow.

We're Home

10 days after leaving Sterling Alaska we pulled into our cabin in the woods in Coloma Wisconsin last night at 8:30 p.m.  It was a good trip with no significant mechanical breakdowns, however we did need to have a trailer tire changed in Fosston, MN that had a slow leak.

The rig is unhooked and ready for cleaning and then storage

We traveled home with our good friends Jim and Donna Meacham.  It was the first time we traveled with someone else and it worked very well.  We planned our trip and final stopping place together and then met each night and had supper together before taking off the next morning.  We each traveled at our our pace, at times in sight of each other and other times separate.

If you will recall we left Coloma on May 17th and traveled 13, 804 miles.

We spent today unloading things from the trailer and putting them away in preparation of cleaning and storing the trailer until next spring when we plan to head up to Alaska again.

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09/26/2014 Travel Update

We continue to make progress on our travel home, tonight finds at Toad River RV Park in British Columbia, Canada.  Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday we had sunshine and great scenery.  Last night we stayed at Teslin, Yukon and woke to heavy overcast that turned into rain mid-day.  Temps were in the 30's until later this afternoon when they reached to 40's.  We are not seeing much variety in wildlife, but did see several wood bison today and one bull moose in Muncho Lake Provincial Park.

The fall colors are breath taking, although we haven't taken many pictures and they just wouldn't do justice to the real beauty.

We drove about 30 miles of  freshly sprayed calcium Chloride Alaska Highway 

What a mess, we were able to wash our rigs in Whitehorse

Mountain Sheep near Kluane Lake

More sheep

Interesting picture along Muncho Lake

Muncho Lake

On The Way To Wisconsin

Yesterday we left St. Theresa Resort and started our travel back to Wisconsin.  Before leaving we helped take care of the puppies one last time and then took the boys for their last walk at Scout Lake before going to Fred Meyers in Soldotna for last minute groceries and fuel.  After getting back to camp we got everything hooked and unhooked and squared away for our departure.

We pulled out of camp at 1:15 p.m. and enjoyed sunshine and the fall colors as we passed through Anchorage and Palmer.  The mountains, streams and colors are just breathtaking.  We ended the day pulling into Slide Mountain RV Park and Cabins about 30 miles west of Glennallen around 8:00 p.m.

A view from Slide Mountain RV Park

Slide Mountain RV Park was not busy, but a real nice small park

We awoke Wednesday morning to bright sunshine and frosty conditions.  Today we should cross into the Yukon Canada and hope to get as far as White River RV Park.

I forgot to mention Rosalie said she was having puppy withdrawal and am happy to report we don't have any extra dogs with us.

More as service and content allow.

Sunset At St. Theresa Lakeside Resort

Somewhere Over A Rainbow

Due to the number of rainy days it isn't unusual to see rainbows often.  Today while relaxing in the rig I was treated to these rainbows.

Note the rainbow through the trees and the double rainbow

Supper With Friends

Last night we met at Jim & Donna Meacham's near Sterling for a Thanksgiving dinner with friends.  Donna prepared a wonderful dinner including turkey, stuffing, white and sweet potatoes, gravy, corn, yams, brocolli, salad and relish trays, there was also jello, cake and ice cream for dessert.  It was nice to meet and visit with good friends.

Interesting rainbow near Sterling on our way to the Meacham's

Back Row: Yolanda & Carl Lindstrom, Middle: Kay & Rich Shook, Front: Rosalie Kerl, Donna Meacham & Ken Kerl.  Jim Meacham was on his way back from a hunting trip near Cantwell, AK

Fall on the Kenai Peninsula

Fall in Alaska comes early and goes by fast.  Here are some pictures from yesterdays walk with the boys at Scout Lake. http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/aspunits/kenai/scoutlksrs.htm

Spirit likes to show his best side

Leave covered trail at Scout Lake

SPIRIT - Wake Up!

Somebody left their tube at Scout Lake.  We let the boys swim here earlier in the season

Fall Fireweed