Well we got sun, but first got...a blizzard!

Man, we got up yesterday morning looking for sunny skies, and instead awoke to 34 degrees and sleet.  And as we moved up the mountains, sleet became snow.  You can see from this photo how bad it was at times.  Everything is white, because the snow was coming down in blankets!




But we soldiered on, and had the best grilled cheese sandwich and chocolate chip cookies of our lives somewhere up in the Canadian Rocky Mountains.

The snow was heavy for a while, and we drove 12+ hours in or near the Rocky Mountains.  We encountered only eight or so places where the wilderness was inhabited by human beings!  If you are wondering where there is still open, available land in this big bright world of ours, well, we can tell you!

After several hours of driving the sun did indeed come out to play and it made the trip MUCH more enjoyable.

I am interested now in watching a PBS special entitled 'Making the Alaska Highway', because this must have been quite a feat...there are very few other roads anywhere around in this part of Canada...which makes the Alaska Highway stand out all the more!




We continued our animal watching all day long, which we will describe in more detail later (Natalie has kept a running count for each type of animal!)...but for now, enjoy this picture of a bison!

We are ready for the final leg into Anchorage today, and we cannot wait!  Weather looks mild...it is about 50 degrees and a little overcast...but NO SNOW!  We will update you from Anchorage...Lord willing, we will arrive safely sometime late tonight, and Natalie will begin her internship at 7:30am tomorrow.  FYI, we will be three hours ahead of Texas / Oklahoma / Arkansas time when we get there...Alaska is an hour earlier even than California.  Have a great day!