We're in lovely Ft. Nelson this morning, enjoying the free wi-fi at our camp spot before moving on. Hopefully we make it to Manitoba today!
After the Dempster, all paved highways seem very nice. We thought that the Klondike Highway was sort of cruddy on our way up, but on the way back down it seemed fine. The Dempster really made us appreciate real paved roads, and it also spoiled us for scenery. The Alaska highway has some very nice spots tho too. (Some nice winding twisty roads with no guardrails, but at this point I think guardrails would somewhat surprise us...)
And we finally saw our Grizzly bear! He decided to cross the road right in front of the car, so we got video and some pics of him. They are big.
Yesterday we saw lots of babies. Baby moose, baby stone sheep. Also saw more buffalo (two more herds) and more black bears. One was eating off the road and when we slowed down Joshua said "Hey buddy!" to it... and it promptly sat down and smiled. Like a dog. (Don't worry, we didn't get out and pet it or anything). We got video of that too.
We ended up staying most of Sunday in Whitehorse; no oil change places were open on a Sunday, and as we'd gone 3700 miles at that point it was time. We ended up at possibly the coolest tent camp we'd ever seen; it had everything you want in a camp, and no mosquitoes. There was a library of books to read, couches (outdoors under an awning), lots of trees, quick access to an island park, tons of red squirells. It was a GREAT night. And after the rainshower the night at the end of the Dempster... its actually been sunny!!!!
Looks like we'll be home late Wednesday or early Thursday; gives us lots of time to sleep in our own beds, recuperate, and edit photos and video. Hope everyone is doing well, special thanks to Josh's mom for all she's done with the kids (and everyone else who's helped out), and thanks to my parents for looking after the house and animals. Love you!
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