From the Alcan
This entry was posted on 6/25/2006 6:00 PM and is filed under uncategorized.
Greetings from Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. Go ahead, take a look at the map and see where that is.
So the Alaskan Highway is.. long. No really it is.
I'm wondering as 400 km begins to sound like a short way to me, if
anyone has ever died from driving too much. I don't mean slamming into
a tree or something, I mean just too many miles and bam. At least the
XM is still getting decent reception. I expect to lose that soon though.
After fueling up at Fort Nielson this morning, more and more snow
covered mountains became visible. And then, the highway went into those
mountains. The pass over Stone Mountain was incredible and this road,
while way way way too long, is the best I have ever driven. Really.
I expect to get across the border tonight and stop somewhere around the
"Delta Junction" or whatever this Milepost book is calling it. From
there.. well.. tomorrow evening I will be at my destination of the
Kenai Penninsula enjoying a long, hot shower. In addition to breaking
mileage/day records, I'm also breaking personal
longest-run-without-a-shower records. Now, aren't you glad you're not
in the car with me?
