Travel update

[Faster horses]

Having left home last Saturday and stopping to meet and spend the night with BMR and Tam, then travelling on across Sask. and meeting hillsdown and hur hubby, and getting a tour of her unique and wonderful home; we are now in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. We will travel to Tok, Alaska and spend the night. Then the next day we should be at our destination,
Glennellen, Alaska where we have a friend who has a fishing lodge,
So far we have travelled over 2300 miles. The weather has been great,
rainy yesterday, but nice all the rest of the time. We have seen some
amazing country, for sure.

Hopefully, we will catch some fish before heading back home.
Trying to decide whether to go back part way through BC now that the road is open or to go back the way we came. We are hoping to meet up with per at his ranch at Longview and then catch SSAP before we drop
back into Montana.

As I said, just a travel update. We are a long way from home for a couple of country hicks. We wanted to take a boat tour down the Yukon River, but they didn't get enough interest, so they cancelled the tour. They will have one tomorrow, they say, but we need to leave before then. So that was disappointing...but we've gone down to the river and it is awesome.

This is sure different from ranching...it's a big world out there...

Hope everyone is doing well.

[per]

I hope you are taking pictures of your adventure.

[Faster horses]

I am, but sadly, I was trying to set the date on my camera and lost some of the early pictures I took. And some of those were of hillsdown and her house and probably some of BMR and Tam's place. Also some caribou along the road..............grrrrrrrrrrrrrr.............so I have started over...........I hope hillsdown will send me a picture or two......and there is a good chance we will get back to BMR's so I can retake those.

BTW per, can you direct us (later of course) on a road less traveled when we get past Banff to your ranch? It looks like there might be a road or two that wouldn't have so much traffic on it.

If we go down through BC and then over to Jasper, I'm hoping we might catch up with Jiggerbosss...

There is certainly a variety of country between BMR's and the Yukon.
Pretty amazing actually. And I did get tired of seeing trees from Watson Lake on this way; but it finally changed so there was a little more to look at. Trees are so lovely, but enough is enough...IMO...and of course, where we live, we don't have near enough trees. It's amazing the protection the cows have this far north. Those trees are super for that.
And BMR was right, we really enjpyed travelling the Cowboy Trail (hwy 22). We would recommend that route to anyone.

[I Luv Herfrds]

Depending upon where you come back home by you are more then welcome to stop here FH.

[gcreekrch]

I have a friend who is an outfitter in Whitehorse. Look up Tim Mervyn in the phonebook and see if he is home or gone hunting. His parents owned Alkali Lake ranch for over 30 years.

If you come through BC on your return trip, Debbie and I will try to meet you at Williams Lake. Then you could cross to Alberta through Banff and Jasper and land basically in Per's yard.

[per]

Hey Faster when you get closer give me a call but you might enjoy Jasper to Banff on hwy 93 (Columbia ice field road) 4hrs and then a few miles down the trans Canada to Canmore and then down highway 40 to Longview 2.5 hours. Visit etc then down some of 22 (cowboy trail) to Pincher Creek. A variety of interesting routes to go east from there.

[gcreekrch]

[Big Muddy rancher]

[per]

It is fun to plan someone else's tour. There is plenty to see between Montana and Alaska. If the Big Muddy Valley is as cool as pictured on Mantracker then you might have a point BMR.

[Silver]

If she's been to Toad River she's now seen the prettiest place on earth

Hope your trip is going well FH, it sure was disappointing to have to go to work while you were passing by. Did you stay at Muncho Lake after Fort St. John? Sounds like your making awfully good time, hopefully we'll see you on your return.

[PPRM]

Williams Lake is nice Country. Enjoy!

[hillsdown]

FH I sure hope you didn't lose those pics, but will definitely send you some if you did, you have my email address . Thankfully I have some pics taken from that day as well. Was so great to meet you both ,we truly enjoyed visiting with you , and am very glad you are having a great vacation thus far..

Have a great Vcay and keep us all posted ..