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Alaska – Day 9 – Whitehorse, Yukon Territory

By on Jul 5, 2018 in Adventure & Travel | 2 comments

*This is the story of our journey from Liard Hot Springs to Whitehorse, Yukon.* We woke up at a decent hour, but the sun was well into the sky by the time we were up. As we started to pack up, I couldn’t help but notice that our camping neighbor was up, and considering that he also had an adventure bike, I had no choice but to start talking with him to find out about his journey. Thirty minutes later and I was still learning about this guy and his life and where he was headed. He came down from Alaska and this was his first time taking a big trip on his adventure bike. I don’t remember all of the details that he shared, but he didn’t spare many and was friendly nonetheless. Didn’t hurt that the longer he talked, the more time it gave Emmy to pack everything up :p. Our conversation got cut short because it came time for me to actually help Emmy pack up, but...

Alaska – Day 8 – Liard River Hot Springs, BC

By on Jun 28, 2018 in Adventure & Travel | 0 comments

*This is the story of our journey from Fort St John BC, to Liard Hot Springs BC.* We woke up around 7; Emmy packed up while I worked for the morning. We ended up leaving Uncle Tim’s place around 11am for Fort Nelson. This part of the highway was much nicer than that south of Fort St John. It was just a two lane highway amongst the forest and hills. It didn’t hurt that the weather was just perfect hovering around 60 degrees and sunny as could be. I was enjoying the balmy weather and left my jacket cufflinks open to soak up all that cool air into my jacket. Not 30 minutes later do I feel a bug fly into my right hand jacket arm and then something sting me! I quickly clenched my bicep where I got hit, to try and squish whatever got me, but I could tell whatever was there was still kicking around. I pull over at the next turnout, rip off my jacket like a mad man and sure enough...

Alaska – Days 5-7 – Our Stay With the Smith’s

By on Jun 21, 2018 in Adventure & Travel | 0 comments

This is the our stay at the Smith’s before we continued to Alaska. We stayed a total of 4 nights at Uncle Tim and Aunt Roz’s, and we had the *best* time. I was able to catch up on a lot of needed work and also got to do some fun things with the family. On Tuesday, Em went and saw a movie with the family and apparently Uncle Tim thought they were all going to die before they even made it to the movie theater because Aunt Roz was driving like a speed demon. And the movie must have been pretty funny because they all came back in high spirits laughing about their favorite parts. Wednesday, Uncle Tim took us all out on their river boat on the Peace River. I had never been on a river boat before, and it was so so much fun. Apparently, it wasn’t the best season for river boating because the river was running so high, but we still had a ton of fun. We explored the river some...

Alaska – Day 4 – Fort St. John, British Columbia

By on Jun 20, 2018 in Adventure & Travel | 1 comment

This is our adventure from Hinton KOA, Alberta to Fort St. John, British Columbia. RJ: It seemed like we had hardly laid our heads on our pillows when it was time to start another day on the bike. It was a beautiful sunny morning; perfect riding weather. We opted to take showers before heading off which ended up being well needed and quite refreshing since we had been on the road for several days. Consequently, we found out that the *one* towel we brought along wasn’t quite as practical or convenient as we previously thought. Shout out to Emmy for being a trooper and letting me use it first. Feeling refreshed, we packed up the tent and took off on our way to Fort St. John.  The road we took was marked as the “Scenic” route to Alaska, but we couldn’t help but laugh because it was chump change compared to the previous day of riding. Not to mention, the road was in...

Alaska – Day 3, Part 2 – Jasper/Hinton, Alberta

By on Jun 7, 2018 in Adventure & Travel | 3 comments

This is part 2 of our journey from Kelowna, BC to Jasper/Hinton, AB We were finally back on the road around 1pm or so after the Bell store debacle. We still had ~9 hours of driving, so we needed to book it lest we’d get into camp after midnight. The road was very scenic along the river and through the mountains. One of the funnest things about the initial part of the drive were the waterfalls right along the road! We could always tell when one of those roadside falls were coming up because the temperature would drop suddenly, and we’d freeze our rumps off.  However, I think we both agreed it was worth the freeze. Several hours in, we stopped at a gas station to fill up and take a quick break for a late lunch. There was a section of grass with benches outside the nearby Tim Hortons which was perfect for Emmy to cook some PoRitos (Potato-Burritos). After lunch, we headed into...

Alaska – Day 3, Part 1 – Jasper/Hinton, Alberta

By on Jun 6, 2018 in Adventure & Travel | 2 comments

This is part 1 of our journey from Kelowna BC, to Jasper/Hinton, AB Our agenda for the day was twofold. First, we needed to acquire a sim card from Bell (Canadian Mobile Service Provider) so that I could stay connected with work while in Canada. Second, we needed to drive to the Jasper/Hinton KOA. We were particularly excited for this second objective because we opted to take the longer and more scenic route through the Banff and Jasper Parks in Alberta. The bell store opened at 10am, so we planned our day accordingly. We were going to pack up and head to the Bell store right when it opened, I’d drop Emmy off at the nearby Tim Hortons so she could charge our equipment while I dealt with Bell in getting the sim card. We figured an hour was a safe amount of time to plan for this ordeal, and then we’d be on our way to the beautiful Rocky Mountains. It’s important to note...