Day 3. Today was a long travel day. We left Winnipeg, Manitoba, at 6:00 a.m. and drove 836 miles to Edmonton, Alberta! We essentially travelled the entire width of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and half of Alberta. We did this to leave a relatively short drive to Dawson Creek (the start of the Alcan Highway) for tomorrow. The weather today was rainy off and on with temperatures between the higher 30's and lower 40's. At one point we were concerned that the rain might be freezing! In Saskatoon a clerk at the bank (helping us with some currency exchange) said this was unusually cold. We're hoping it changes quickly as we tent camp tomorrow night for the first time. Gail is pressing for contingency plans. The topography is no longer flat and more like rolling hills. We anticipate seeing the mountains tomorrow. Pray for warm weather!
Mileage for the day: 836
Mileage for the trip: 1901
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Blessings on a safe and compelling trip, Bill and Gail. Watch for moose and mosquitoes. And let us know if you can see Russia from Ft. Yukon. Send pictures!
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Hi Paster Bill and Gail. Just caught up on the 1st 3 days of your trip. Wow, you've covered a lot of miles. I'm with Gail on the contingency sleeping arangements! Blessings and safe journey.
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Hey Pastor Bill .. mom (Sharon Rohrbach) told me about your trip. Sounds great. Make sure to stop and take a dip in the Laird Hot Springs in Northern BC. The signpost forest at Watson Lake is pretty cool too. Have a great time.
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PS.. Soak up your time in the Canadian rockies .. that is awesome country.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe you can drive over 800 miles in one day and still have the energy to blog. Your the man! Thanks for sharing your exciting trip.
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