#jeephack

Well, I made it! The trip was long, but it was some of the most beautiful scenery I have ever seen. The Alaskan Highway from Dawson Creek, BC to Tetlin, Alaska was gnarly and took both Wednesday and Thursday to drive. I was lucky enough to see black and brown bears, bison, elk, mountain goats, and even some moose. Here are some of pics of the bears and bison:

The road was crazy and there were so many places along the way that were incredibly beautiful! There were awesome rivers to post up at for a meal, unreal rock formations, beaches to drive on, and even weird stops like the sign post forest, which was massive and cannot be captured with only one photo.

The 3,600 miles seemingly flew by because I was excited to get to Talkeetna and I also barely slept, haha. I wanted to catch the brewery tasting room before they closed! I did it though, and I was able to have a couple yesterday at the tasting room, thanks Erin!

I have three to four days here in Talkeetna, but everyone here is recommending really cool places to hit up on the way home so I may take an extra day to make it home. The Liard Hot Springs sound so cool. I’m glad I remembered my bathing suit!

Alright, this is a foreign land, Canada. I do not get the kilometers per hour, and I sure as hell can’t figure out this celsius crap. Regardless, I entered Canada last night around 9:30 and landed in Estevan at about 10:15 and then had to deal with Verizon to make sure my phone and iPad were set up for international calling and data. I finally got in the “bed” at about 11:15. And besides the Jeep being a little cold, it was actually pretty comfortable. It’s a little cramped but I slept well.

I saw a few different things yesterday like a Bald Eagle almost hitting my windshield (’Merica), a turned over truck, a massive North Dakota storm with awesome lightning, and the highway closed due to flooding. It was fairly uneventful and it felt like it cruised by. I spoke with a few different people on the phone and got to facetime with Amanda. I wish I just had made it a littler further. Farther? Further? Eh, whatever.

My goal today is to get to Pink Mountain (not Pine Mountain, Steve). Which is definitely do-able baring no major delays on the roads. 

I hope everyone has a great Tuesday and I will probably update a few more things today, however tomorrow is going to be pretty silent with very few large towns that will have access to solid internet connections.