The Most Extreme Road Trip of my Life!

Hi guys! Sorry it has taken me so long to actually get my blog up and running, but I have hit a snag with the internet here in Alaska. Mainly the fact that I have been unable to get internet at my cabin! Face PALM! it has been very frustrating!

Any hoo! The drive up here took exactly 8.5 days and was the longest trip of my life!!! The first half was extremely boring and uneventful because it pretty much consisted of farmland and more farmland. Once I hit North Dakota i was still surrounded by farmland, but the sky opened up. And when I say opened up I mean it was like waboom!!!!!!!!! more sky then I have ever seen in my life! Thats pretty much all they have in North Dakota; sky and farmland! Crossing the border into Canada was slightly terrifying and uneventful and was also the most intense customs check I have ever had. It took about 20 to 30 minutes for me to get through.

The first city I stayed in in Canada was a dinky little town called Estevan (Canada's only Mexican City jk) and it pretty much was an entire town filled with pick up trucks and construction! But I finally got to try a Tim Horton's and Holy Jesus it was amazing!!! Seriously, Americans need to jump on this with both hands! They have the most amazing baked goods (Lacy was particularly fond of their crescents), and delicious breakfast sandwiches! Pretty much the rest of the trip I tried to find one for breakfast. Fun fact about Canada: each state has a different Moose sign, and Saskatchewan's looks like it has cancer. just saying...

Things did not level up until I hit the Alcan (Alaskan Highway). Honestly, I would make this drive again in a heartbeat, but I would start in Alaska and turn around in Dawson Creek. (Although I did miss visiting Bioware's headquarters in Edmonton. I suck I know!) I would rent a swanky RV and probably take the whole summer to get there and back. Everywhere mile there is something amazing to see. Muncho and Klaune lakes were both breath taking. Clear Icy blue water!!  I shall post pictures tomorrow! I highly recommend doing this at least once in your life. And it can be done on a budget as long as you are not too particular about were you sleep :) Also you see lots of wildlife; I mostly saw crows and buffalo (bison) but that was still amazing!! If you are feeling really bad ass you can do the Alcan by bike, and yes i mean the kind you pedal. I saw quite a few bikers out there towing their stuff behind them, and I just waved at the crazies as I drove by.

Crossing back into the US was much easier, and I was glad to be were they had Mcdonald's sweet tea, and gas was sold in gallons.  My drive continued to be amazingly gorgeous even with smoke from some forest fires getting in the way.

I would like to dedicate this first blog post to Lacy. She was sooooooooo good on the drive up there. I mean it was amazing!! She never whined, and besides the fact that I could not leave her alone at all it was an amazing trip. So my dog gets 1500 points for being awesome!