Alaska Trip Final Day 41

WE ARE HOME. We left Holland Michigan at 10:00 AM and arrived home at 3:45 PM. While we were unloading the van we got a “Welcome Home” from our 2 daughters pushing our granddaughter Kennedy in her stroller. Sure was great to see them. We had a wonderful trip, when you have travelled 20,000 kilometres (12,000 miles), viewed numerous glaciers, countless mountains, 2,100,000 bends in the road it amounts to the obvious that we did and saw a lot of interesting things. Thank you for sharing our trip with us.

Alaska Trip Day 40

We left Green Bay Wisconsin this morning at 8:50 AM . It was a slow drive on the interstate going through Milwaukee and Chicago but we got here in Holland Michigan at 4:30 PM Wisconsin time 5:30 PM Ontario time. We will be home tomorrow.

Alaska Trip Day 39

We are getting closer to home. After leaving St. Cloud Minesota we shopped at Mall of America in Minniapolis Minesota and arrived in Green Bay, Wisconsin at 4:50 PM. After supper we drove around and saw the stadium where the Green Bay Packers play football. We drove 360 miles today.

Mall of America is the largest mall in North America. It has a large amusement park in the middle of the mall.

Alaska Trip Day 38

We left Minot, North Dakota at 8:42 AM and drove all day. We did stop at the Geographic Centre of America in Rugby North Dakota and did some shopping in Fargo, North Dakota and are staying in St. Cloud Minesota tonight. We drove 500 miles today.

This is the Geographical Center of North America in Rugby, North Dakota

Alaska Trip Day 37

We left Sandy & Al's in Medicine Hat at 7:25 AM (thanks Sandy & Al, we had a great time) and stopped at Moose Jaw to go through the Chinese tunnels. While driving from Moose Jaw we came upon the location where they filmed Corner Gas. We arrived in Minot North Dakota at 6:30 PM Alberta time, 7:30 North Dakota time.
Minot is the airforce base for the USA B52 bombers.

We stopped in Moosejaw and went through the Chinese Tunnels. (the underground history of exploiting the chinese in the early 1900's)

As we were driving along we came upon where they taped the show Corner Gas

John at the Corner Gas gas pumps

Alaska Trip Day 36

We left Rattlesnake park & Al & Sandy took us to Cypress Hills Interprovincial park (Alberta & Sask). the park looks like an oasis in the prairie. It is also the highest point between the Rockies & the east coast. We also went to Fort Walsh & saw where the 1st RCMP was killed by indians.

Sandy & Al's 5th wheel (all the comforts of home, thats what I call camping)

This is Al's boat when its put away

Al & John fishing at Rattlesnake RV park

Medicine Hat's Teepee landmark, day 33

Red Rock Coulee about 50 miles from Medicine Hat, day 33

We saw these antelope on our way to Red Rock Coulee on Day 33

Scene from Day 30 at Glacier National Park in Montana

Scene from Day 30 at Glacier National Park Montana

Alaska Trip Day 34 & 35

We are really roughing it at the campsite. Sandy & Al have a 31 ft 5th wheeler. All the comforts of home. The guys went fishing everyday, Sandy & I pretty much relaxed the whole weekend.

Alaska Trip Day 33

Today we drove to Redrock Coulee. This landscape features round reddish boulders. These sandstone concretions are up to 2.5 metres in diameter, they are among the largest in the world. When Sandy & Al got home from work we went to Rattlesnake Campground for the long weekend.

Alaska Trip Day 32

We are staying at Sandy & Al's. John went golfing today and I finished painting Sandy's poppy picture. Sandy & Al gave us a tour of Medicine Hat after supper.

Alaska Trip Day 31

Today we slept in (hooray), got the van washed (we no longer have our bug collection) and relaxed. Friends of Sandy & Al and Al’s daughter & husband and 8 month old Addyson came for supper. Bar-b-que steak, potatoe salad, salad, & cherry pie, best meal we’ve had in a long time.

Alaska Trip Day 30

We left Kalispell at 9:42 AM and went into Glacier National Park. We were there 19 years ago but didn’t get to see much because of fog. This time we could see for miles and it sure was a sight to see. We didn’t get to see mountain goats this time but we have great pictures of deer. On Logans Pass they are in their 3rd year of a 10 year construction upgrade. They couldn’t pay me to work on the edge of roads up there. From Montana we drove into Alberta and arrived at Sandy & Al’s about 8:45 PM.