If Al-Can, we Can too!!!

Mile Zero.



Today me and Chris have been traveling for exactly one month....happy one month Chris!, (and its my mom's birthday (happy birthday ma, you don't look a day over 65!)) [One Month to the Day on Mile Zero! Love it!]

And here we are....one month on the road and we are back at mile zero. Mile zero of the AlCan highway. We can practically smell alaska now......only like 1300 more miles to go.

And we are at Dawson's Creek [actually Dawson...she just likes the show]....he he.....you know you use to watch it. The campers next to us (in an RV mind you) later asked me and chris if it was our first time setting up my tent....really?...do we look that pathetic....it was obviously because I am still having to order chris around and tell him what to do....he does not quite have the “cori routine” down yet.....gosh, making us look bad. really? did they really ask us that? it kinda pissed me off deep down inside. they were a lovely couple though...minus their unruly comments. [the cori routine is randomized. that is why we love the cori.]

Woke to a beautiful sunrise....then went back to sleep of course.

“Cruising on along.....the Alaskan Highway”.... Chris keeps singing that...right before he let out a big fart....we had chili last night....gross. [heh....like her farts don't stink. ahhhh the comfort that the road creates. at least i have the decency to refrain from farting inside a two-person, 6x8' tent. at night. with no airflow. after not pooing for two days....use your imagination for that smell. now that, my friends, is gross.] (( that is just not true...the only smells this body omits are of sweet ginger and lilacs )) and he does fart in the tent....a lot.

Now I want you to sit for a minute and imagine the brightest, most yellow, yellow that you can....then imagine it sprayed over the ground for miles and miles, next to fields of green, and a blue, blue sky.
Nice right? It makes me happy. It is some sort of crop that they plant up here...I still have not figured out what, but it is freakin gorge-a-mus.

ooh, and we saw a Giant Beaver and a Giant timber Man. I love all things giant.

Right after the giant man on the side of the road, was the decapitated elk....I guess someone ran him over on “accident” and cut his head right off.....trophy....I don't get it.....all those fools who kill just so they can have heads mounted on the walls...just so they can have giant elk heads mounted on the walls....i'm not talking about anyone in particular....hum, um.

endless trees. [really, endless endless sea of tree that begins on the side of the road and extends beyond site over hills, throughout the valleys, and up the mountainsides.]

which of course leads to huge lumber mills....stacks and stacks and stacks of logs. a tree plant. plant trees. [it seems as though the government here has tight control on things, so hopefully it is done in a sustainable fashion.]
also saw a coal plant....i guess you cant plant coal.

Sasquatch Crossing...., yes, Sasquatch. We needed a urination station, so we stopped at this tiny place and the really nice man behind the counter gave us 2 free cookies (because he could not figure out how to use the card machine)....now that is a nice Canadian....he let us pee and gave us cookies... yall come back now...ya hear?

Baby bears ....twins....a dor able.
Baby buffalo
baby moose....i gotta say, these last 2, just not so cute.
and a little red fox.
[and a caribou that ran along side our car for about 5 seconds]




After becoming a bit concerned that we were not going to find a place to stay the night, we finally made it to Liard hot springs. Yumi chan....you were soooo right! [we totally lucked out! rolled into camp at like 10:00pm and the host allowed us to stay in the overflow parking lot!] That was the coolest place ever! We arrived at 10pm...but still had an hour and a half before sunset to soak it up. Did i mention its like fern gully with a warm bath smack down in the center....and you know how i love the ferns......pretty much my idea of heaven. thanks again Yums.

then we passed the “Milepost” site in Watson Lake. Basically, if you come up the AlCan, remember to rip off some sort of sign that symbolizes you....like Austin, population: too many Californians.



[Basically, this segment of the trip has been lots of driving, so the pics have mostly been from the car/side of the road shots...here is what the camera yielded over these miles.]

[Rain Window]


[River Delta]


[Destino No Se]


[Big Rocks]


[Wipers]


[Me]