We're at Mile Post 0 and the start of the famous Alaska or ALCAN Highway. From here it is about 1500 miles to Fairbanks on what is called the most adventurous drive of a lifetime.
Laurie @ Commemorative Plaque
Downtown Marker
The Famous Sign !We got here yesterday, Friday after a long and somewhat boring ride from Edmonton. We spent 4 days and 5 nites there and it is a big industrial city with lots' of rough edges. Being the capital city of Alberta and close to the oilsands (2nd largest petroleum reserve in the world) it brings all sorts of folks from roughnecks to tourists; college kids to retiree's and bustles all the time.
A view inside Fort Edmonton.
A local resident just outside of Edmonton
Ukrainian Church at their restored village
A working farm at the restoration.As I mentioned it has a large Ukrainian population and lots' of historical significance for the development of western Canada. It also boasts the 2nd largest Mall in the world with an indoor wave pool and full amusement park. We actually watched a sea lion show inside the mall !
Gene & I did get in a round of golf and we made a Costco run for supplies before heading north.
I've had a lot of problems with Verizon and have not been able to use my "aircard" for Internet access. They've bounced me around, outright lied and tried to charge me outrageous fee's for roaming in Canada. Anyway, it's unplugged and won't come back on till early July in Alaska.
So, I've had to rely on campground wifi and it is somewhat sketchy at best. Not sure how I'll do as we get further north. No pics tonite of Dawson Creek. The new laptop will not connect to the c/g hotspot; the old laptop will but the camera chip won't d/l into this laptop. Go figure !
Some pics from the Highway:
Lakes and mountains all close by !
Lakes and mountains all close by !
The Alaska highway...road construction !
Mom & her cub......up close.
A meeting on the road...licking the salt !
He was by himself and quite imposing up close.
Winding through the mountains...this curve had guardrails....some don't.We'll talk again soon,
Gene & Laurie
1 comment:
Hi Gene and Laurie,
We just returned from Edmonton. The city must have different neighborhoods because we found them to be very nice (of course, we had prepared agendas and they must not have taken us to where you were). As a matter of fact we stayed at the Fantasyland Hotel in the West Edmonton Mall. It is a reunion of sorts every year so seeing everyone is most important. We called T-mobile to find out about the cost of calls and were told 49 cents a minute or 20 cents for a text. Text is cheaper. We were sorry we didn't make plans to fly to Alaska for at least a few days.
Take care and enjoy.
Love, Eileen
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