Alaska Trip Recap

297 hours of driving + 11,803 miles over 10 weeks

= Priceless


I have a Ford App on my phone and it notified me of a milestone I reached in my new truck:
"Over the lasts few months, you and your F-150 have traveled about the same distance
as going from the North to the South Pole!"


Hope you've enjoyed our blog posts.

Glacier NP

Bull Moose in Palmer, AK.

BC scenery.

Part of Glacier NP

Lake Kluane in BC.

Exit Glacier in Kenai Fjord NP

Knik Glacier Tour

Bison in TRNO, ND.

Wapta Falls hike in Yoho NP, BC.

Salmon Glacier, Stewart BC.

Glacier NP.

Cabela Hopping

Cabela Hopping

We are overnighting in various Cabelas on our way home.

Tonight: Rodgers MN

Tomorrow: Madison WI

Friday: Hammond IN

All allow overnight parking!  So far we have boondocked 10 nights.  Nice to add a few more freebies!

Oops......

This motor home tried to turn around on too narrow of a road in TRNP.
They needed to be towed out.


We met folks who:
Had a baseball sized crack in their motor home front window.
Used Gorilla tape until they get home.
Same couple has a spike in the sidewalk of their coach’s tire.
Replacement tire cost:  $500

A construction sign pulled an awning off the side of  another couple’s 5th wheel and
the bolts holding the sign to the pavement punchered their tire.
Same couple made too tight a turn and bent their trailer steps.

A couple had the bottom of their towed car (behind their motor home) ripped off during a section of  road construction.
They continued on without the car and think insurance will total the vehicle.

A couple in a travel trailer had a seam come undone where the front and roofline meet.
They didn’t know of the  problem until it rained.
Gorilla tape saved the day. Insurance adjuster came out to asses the damage for their claim.

I hope this doesn’t jinx me as we are not home yet!

Population Facts: North Dakota vs. Cuyahoga County

North Dakota:
770,000 residents.

Cuyahoga County,  OH:
1.2 million

Painted Canyon, ND

More North Unit Landscapes

TRNP North Unit Landscapes

TRNP North Unit Wildlife

All photos were taken from inside the truck using a zoom lense.

We just lucked out that these bison were closer to the road in the North Unit
of the park.

Asshole Driver Harasses Bison

There are cautions everywhere about not getting too close to wildlife.
It’s not just your personal safety but there are fines if you harass wildlife
as it causes stress for animals.

How about a guy with his windows down, blasting music and chasing a bison up a
hill on a national park road?
When the bison steps off the road he gets out of his truck to chase it.

Sorry but the Terminator in me stopped at the ranger station and reported him.
What a jerk he was! And it was nice having a photo of his truck!