I am so.....organized...yes that what I will call it. Some of you might say something else....LOL  I am ready to go and could leave in the morning but I will put in one more day working for "the man". The truck is packed except for clothes and food in the two coolers (maybe a beer or two as well). Had to order and then install a new CB radio for those just in case moments that always happen when there is no cell phone service and there is no cell phone service for a good portion of the trip. My handle...is the "Sunking" of course. Funny how much room there is when you are not travelling with kids.....

Here are the interior views:

Keeping my bear repellent near me (guitar).

 Space for the coolers and clothes:

CB ready to go "good buddy"....

The long road home

The return trip is more of a trip down memory lane. Starting with a drive up the Alaska Highway to Watson Lake, Yukon. As of today June 28th I am thinking the return route will be heading directly to Fort Liard, NWT. It is a bit more adventurous since it is has few services and is all gravel for 500km at least. There has been lots of flooding in the Dawson Creek area of BC and I am not bringing my boat so I would like to avoid that section if possible.

Lots of places to see on the way back. Sign Post Forest in Watson Lake, the Coastal Mountain Range and Glaciers of BC and Alaska, crossing the continental divide twice and Mount Robson, the Ice fields Parkway between Jasper and Banff etc.

Who can resist stopping for the UFO on Hwy 11at Moonbeam, ON and then a night of camping in the Haliburton Forest before heading home. Hopefully I will be able to fill this blog with lots of pictures and stories reminiscent of our last trip in 2011. Stay tuned.

The way out

Just under 3 weeks from my planned departure date. Still stocking up on supplies. Feeling like Santa (making his list and checking it twice). I have done a lot of thinking about this trip and what routes to take and where to focus my limited time. This map shows my planned route out. No frills apart from a side trip in Red Deer and a two day side trip to Wood Buffalo National Park.


(Wood Buffalo National Park of Canada is our country's largest national park and one of the largest in the world. It was established in 1922 to protect the last remaining herds of bison in northern Canada. Today, it protects an outstanding and representative example of Canada's Northern Boreal Plains.)


I plan on doing 2 nights of back country camping and fishing in the park. Before moving on to a day of sightseeing in Yellowknife, NWT.

Then its the long and winding road home.