Cabela's Sporting Goods Parking Lot, Reno, NV
Sunday, September 11, 2022 - This is my daughter, Mandy's birthday. We drove to the Cabela's Sporting Goods parking lot in Reno, NV. Cabela's has opened one of their parking lots to RVs for and overnight stay. We found a good place to park and leveling was not too difficult. We did not disconnect fr...
Double Dice RV Resort, Elko, Nevada
Thursday, September 8, 2022 - We depart Boise, Idaho on our way to Elko, Nevada, the "Gateway to the Rubies!" The drive took us about six hours to complete and we did have one 20-minute delay on route for construction on Highway 51. Lisa and I have wanted to go back to Elko to visit the Ruby Mountai...
Ambassador RV Resort, Caldwell, Idaho
Tuesday, September 6, 2022 - We depart the Blue Canyon RV Resort and begin the next leg of our journey to see Ryan and Sue Owens in Caldwell, Idaho (near Boise). The drive was pretty easy and the RV performed flawlessly. There was some smoke in the air, so visibilities were not the greatest. The dri...
Blue Valley RV Resort, Walla Walla, WA
Friday, September 2, 2022 - We drive from Cashmere (the Chelan County Fair Grounds) to Walla Walla. Their is considerable smoke in the air from local fires. The drive is uneventful and we arrive near 2:00 pm. We get parked in the Blue Canyon RV Resort and let Bill and Gina know that we have arrived....
Chelan County Fair Grounds, Cashmere, WA
Wednesday, August 31, 2022 - We drove for just over 1.5 hours to arrive at the Chelan County Fair Grounds in Cashmere, WA. After arrival and setup, we went into Wanachee to have a tire fixed and possibly buy a new tire for the truck. We went to Discount Tire. They fixed our trailer tire and sold us...
Okanagan County Fair Grounds, Okanagan, WA
Tuesday, August 30, 2022 - We depart Clinton, BC for Okanagan, Washington State. The drive took us about six hours and we had some issues along the way. First of all, when we arrived in Prince George, we decided to spend our last Canadian money on fuel for the truck. We did not want to take the Cana...
Willow Springs Resort, Clinton, BC
Sunday, August 28, 2022 - We depart Fraser Lake on Highway 16 for the Willow Springs Resort near Clinton, BC on Highway 97. We drive to Prince George to fuel up and then head south to Clinton. Monday, August 29, 2022 - I am sure that you will be excited to know what we did on our rest day in Clinton...
Piper Glen Resort Campground, Fraser Lake, BC
Saturday, August 27, 2022 - Depart for Fraser Lake an the Piper Glen Resort Campground for a one-night stop-over. The roads were excellent and the rain was very gentle on the drive. We arrive and found a pull-through that was easy to access. We did not disconnect the RV from the truck. We simply lif...
Rainey Creek Campground, Stewart/Hyder, BC
Monday, August 23, 2022 - Before we left this morning, we noticed a large, female moose swimming across Dease Lake; a distance of about a mile. The moose is a fast swimmer and seems to do it effortlessly. I wish I had taken the drone up to get a closer look. We then drove from Dease Lake to Stewart/...
Boondocking Overnight at Dease Lake, BC
Monday, August 22, 2022 - Drive to Dease Lake on the Cassiar Highway. Lisa had researched the camping sites along the highway and found an abandoned gravel pit that is right next to the lake that is now used for camping. We decided to give it a try. When we got there, we were a little early in the d...
Downtown RV, Watson Lake, Yukon, Canada
Saturday, August 20, 2022 - We drove from Skagway to Watson Lake via the Carcross Cutoff. The Carcross Cutoff saves us about 50 miles of travel back to Whitehorse and then on to Watson Lake. The Cutoff is a great road with great views along the way. After we arrived in Watson Lake, we decided to sta...
Garden City RV Park, Skagway, Alaska
Thursday, August 18, 2022 - We leave Whitehorse, Yukon Territory and the Pioneer RV Park to head for Skagway, Alaska by way of Carcross, Yukon. Carcross is only about 50 miles from Whitehorse and it boasts the smallest desert in the world. There is a small section of land as you enter town from the...
Pioneer RV Park, Whitehorse, BC
Wednesday, August 17, 2022 - Drive to Whitehorse for an overnight stay. We stayed at the Pioneer RV Park in Whitehorse which we had stayed at during our trip up to Alaska. We did a little shopping and checked out our "stores" for the trip to Skagway. Thursday, August 18, 2022 - Depart Whitehorse for...
Haines Hitchup RV Park, Haines, Alaska
Sunday, August 15, 2022 - Today, we drove from the pull-out near Kluane Lake in the Yukon to Haines Alaska. The weather was excellent and the temperatures were excellent until we began to approach Haines. The temps then drove into the mid-50s and the tops of the mountain were covered with clouds. Th...
Drive the Alcan to Kluane Lake Pullout
Monday, August 14, 2022 - We departed Tok and drove on some pretty poor roads to Destruction Bay near Kluane Lake. We pulled off at a pullout on Kluane Lake that we had used on the trip to Alaska. Unlike our first stay, the winds were really blowing and there were whitecaps on the lake with large wa...
Tundra RV Campground, Tok, Alaska
Saturday, August 13, 2022 - We depart and drive to Tok, Alaska and the Tundra RV Park. We have stayed at this park before, so we knew right where we were going. The weather was very nice, so the entire drive was in partly cloudy skies and good visibilities. The temps were in the 50s when we left and...
Black Spruce Campground, JBER, Anchorage, Alaska
Monday, August 8, 2022 - We drive from Seward to Anchorage, Alaska without incident. The weather is rainy, but it is still beautiful with the clouds hovering around the tops of the mountains. We have not trouble getting onto the base and finding a spot at the campground. Setup was uneventful and the...
Seward Military Resort, Seward, Alaska
Saturday, August 6, 2022 - The weather is nice with some high clouds as we drive from Elmendorf AFB near Anchorage to Seward, Alaska. The four hour drive was uneventful with very nice the weather. No issues with the rig. The Seward Military Resort is a very nice facility. They have spaces for RVs, m...
Montana Creek Campground, Talkeetna, Alaska
Wednesday, August 3, 2022 - We drive from Cantwell to the Montana Creek Campground near Talkeetna, Alaska. The drive took about four hours and could have been shorter, but we stopped several times to admire the views of Mount Denali. The mountain was free of clouds and majestically stood out above a...
Cantwell RV Park, Cantwell, Alaska
Sunday, July 31, 2022 - Wayne and Lisa drive with Bob and Charlotte Capp to Cantwell, Alaska (near Denali National Park) in four hours. The weather was rainy and we did encounter some fog on the drive. The temperature was between 55 and 60 degrees Fahrenheit. We left Palmer, Alaska at about 9:30 am...
Paradise RV Park, Palmer, Alaska
Friday, July 29, 2022 - We drive from Valdez to Palmer, Alaska. The six hour drive was outstanding with excellent weather and endless visibilities. The mountains along the route were in full view and quite spectacular. What a beautiful drive with perfect weather. After setting up the RV, we decided...
Eagle's Nest, Valdez, Alaska
Monday, July 25, 2022 - We drive to Anchorage, Alaska and Elmendorf AFB for a one-night stop-over before we head for Valdez. This gave us an opportunity to get together with Doug and Nancy Linebaugh for after-dinner dessert and to see photos of Brooks Falls taken by Nancy over her three-day stay at...
Baycrest KOA, Homer, Alaska
Friday, July 22, 2022 - We are lucky to have Bob and Charlotte Capp visit with us and travel with us around Alaska over the next three weeks. They arrived on the 21st at 2:00 in the morning and spent Thursday getting used to the time changes from Dallas, Texas (three hours later). We have been looki...
Black Spruce Campground on Fort Richardson Army Post, Anchorage, Alaska
Friday, July 8, 2022 - We drove for about three and a half hours to Anchorage, Alaska to the Black Spruce Campground at Fort Richardson Army Post on Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson (JBER) just north of town. This is a huge base and there are three RV camping areas on the installation. The air force...
Montana Creek Campground, Near Talkeetna, Alaska
Thursday, July 7, 2022 - We drove for four hours to arrive at the Montana Creek Campground near on Highway 3 just 14 miles west of Talkeetna, Alaska. The drive was uneventful with overcast skies and no rain. The road between Fairbanks and Talkeetna is of much better quality. After we parked the RV,...
Riverview RV Park, North Pole, Alaska
Saturday, July 2, 2022 - WE drive from Tok, Alaska to Fairbanks, Alaska. The road to Fairbanks is in pretty good shape compared to the last 200 miles we had driven only with many large potholes to avoid. When we arrived in Fairbanks, we went to American Tire to get two new tires for the RV. We want...
Tundra RV Park, Tok, Alaska
Wednesday, June 29, 2022 – We started the day in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, and departed at 8:30 am for Tok, in Alaska. Before we left the Pioneer RV Park, we decided to dump our tanks and their dump site. There were a whole host of RVs parked near the dump site that were part of a caravan to Alas...
Pioneer RV Park, Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
Monday, June 27, 2022 - Before we left Watson Lake, we drove into town to have our new spare tire that we brought with us mounted on one of our rims for the trailer. We had to brake for a black bear running across the highway just before town. We met Brendt who is a very nice guy and part of the "lo...
Baby Nugget RV Park, Watson Lake, Yukon Territories
Sunday, June 26, 2022 - We drove for four hours to reach the small town of Watson Lake on the Alaska Highway. After we arrived in Watson Lake and we finally got telephone service, we called the Baby Nugget RV Park to see it they had space for us. They had plenty of space and we reserved a slot. Wate...
Northern Rockies Lodge, Muncho Lake, BC, Canada
Friday, June 24, 2022 - What a beautiful day for a drive. Clear blue skies with not a cloud in the sky. The temperature was supposed to get to 77 degrees today, which would be much warmer than what we have been having lately. Yesterday, the drive was in the upper 40s and lower 50s for most of the da...
Triple G RV Park, Fort Nelson, BC, Canada
Thursday, June 23, 2022 - We drive for seven hours and reach the Triple G RV Park in Fort Nelson, BC. We started with overcast that turned into rain for about half of the drive and then it began to clear. Pretty nice weather when we arrived in Fort Nelson. Several caravans of RVs heading for Alaska...
Northern Lights RV Park, Dawson Creek, BS.
Tuesday, June 21, 2022 - We drive to Dawson Creek, BC. The seven hour trip took us through Grand Prairie where we stopped to fill up our fuel tank. We have been told by several people that when you say the Province of "BC," the "BC" stands for "bring cash!" Supposedly, everything is more expensive i...
St. Alberts Kinsmen RV Park, St. Alberts, Alberta, Canada
Thursday, June 16, 2022 - We drove from Jasper to St. Alberts Kinsmen RV Park just west of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The drive took about five hours and was on Highway 16, the Trans-Canada Highway. We were a little frustrated because it was such an exceptionally nice day and we had to drive. It wo...
Whistlers NP Campground, Jasper, Alberta, Canada
Saturday, June 11, 2022 - We got up and prepared our breakfast meal. Since "check in time" was at 2:00 pm and we only had about 60 miles to drive, we did not hurry our departure. By the way, the cost of an overnight stay in the parking lot was $16.75 Canadian or about $13 U.S. After breakfast, were...
Columbia Icefield Center - Open Parking in the Center's Parking Lot
Friday, June 10, 2022 - We begin the drive from the Kicking Horse Campground near Field, BC to the Columbia Icefield Center halfway to Jasper, AB. The drive was spectacular with wonderful scenery all around us. We stopped where we could to take photos and move around a little. The distance was only...
Kicking Horse Campground, Fields, BC, Canada
Thursday, June 9, 2022 - We drove for a little over an hour from Tunnel Mountain Trailer Park in Banff to the Kicking Horse Campground near Field, British Columbia. It is all along Highway 1, the Trans-Canada Highway. Access was easy and we were parking in an open field at the site. We had the campe...
Tunnel Mountain Trailer Park, Banff, Alberta, Canada
Sunday, June 5, 2022 - We drive for about one hour from Cochrane to Banff, Alberta. We left at 9:00am and our check-in time was 2:00pm, so we stopped for about an hour and a half at a casino parking lot on the way. The drive to Tunnel Mountain was easy since we had "scoped it out" previously. We dr...
Bow RiversEdge Campground, Cochrane, Alberta, Canada
Wednesday, June 1, 2022 - We drove for seven hours today to travel from Kalispell, Montana to Cochrane, Alberta, Canada. Cochrane is about 30 miles west of Calgary towards Lake Louise and Banff. The day was absolutely gorgeous with temps in the mid-60s and white, puffy clouds scattered about. The sn...
Rocky Mountain "Hi" RV Park, Kalispell, Montana
Tuesday, May 31, 2022 - We drive for four hours from Sandpoint, Idaho to Kalispell, Montana. This is just an overnight stay at Kalispell and tomorrow we will depart early for the drive to the Canadian border and then on to the town of Cochrane, Alberta, Canada. We have a four-day stay in the Calgary...
Ravenwood RV Resort, Athol, Idaho
Saturday, May 14, 2022 - We drive in the rain from the Chelan County Expo Fairgrounds in Cashmere, Washington to Ravenwood RV Park in Athol, Idaho near Sandpoint. The drive took about five hours and we were not in a hurry to arrive. Only one rest stop along the way. The temperature is in the mid-40s...
Chelan County Fairgrounds RV Park, Cashmere, Washington
Wednesday, May 11, 2022 - We drove to Bridgeport, Washington and then south to Wanatchee, Washington and then about 15 miles west to Cashmere, Washington. The route traveled along the edge of the Columbia River that is extremely scenic and there are apple and cherry farms all over the place. The mai...
Grand Coulee RV Park, Grand Coulee, Washington
Monday, May 9, 2022 - We drove for four hours from Walla Walla to Grand Coulee, Washington. We only encountered one incident on the drive. About 30 minutes out of Walla Walla on a fairly steep downhill section of the road, we encountered a small car park on the side of the road. As we neared the car...
Blue Valley RV Park, Walla Walla, Washington
Friday, May 6, 2022 - We slept in so we did not get away on our trip to Walla Walla, Washington until 10:30. The weather in the area was unstable, but we did not have any rain until about 25 miles from Walla Walla. Up until that time, the trip was very beautiful with large snow-capped mountains lead...
Ambassador RV Park, Caldwell, Idaho
Thursday, May 5, 2022 - We get up early and depart for the Boise, Idaho area after a quick breakfast. The drive to Caldwell, Idaho was very pretty and went quite well. We drove for about five hours to get to Caldwell. We stayed at the Ambassador RV Park which is an RV park where we have stay in the...
New Frontier RV Park, Winnemucca, NV
Tuesday - May 3, 2022 - WE ARE FINALLY ON THE WAY TO ALASKA!! We left Beale Air Force Base at 7:15 am on the first leg of our trip through Canada to Alaska. We drove to Reno, Nevada where we made a stop at DragonflyEnergy. This company manufactures and sells Battle Born Lithium Ion batteries and the...