There aren't very many kids who can tell their friends that they DROVE all the way from Alaska. Preston and Sam will be able to say that they did it! And I can't believe they did as well as they did. We've got great boys. Such good sports.
The first day, we took the ferry from Juneau to Skagway, a 6 1/2 hour boat ride that would've been beautiful if we'd have been able to see it (it was pretty rainy--just a typical Southeast Alaska day). We did get to see some humpback whales though!
Day 2 we left Skagway, and this was my favorite part of the whole trip. This pass was just spectacular.
We stopped for lunch in Carcross, Yukon Territory. What a neat little town.
Just a (beautiful) stop along the way.
Watson Lake--famous for the Sign Post Forest, and that's about it.
Muncho Lake was our destination (9 1/2 hours out of Skagway). We stayed in a little cabin just a few yards off the lake. Had to get a picture of the float plane.
Day 3 we saw lots of caribou and bighorn sheep, and some beautiful country. But at this point we were not stopping to take any more pictures. Home could not come quickly enough. We stayed in Grand Prairie, and it was a prairie (about 8 hours driving this day).
Unfortunately we didn't take any pictures on Day 4--We drove through Banff and Jasper National Parks, but like I said, we were NOT stopping until we got to Canmore (about 7 1/2 hours driving that day).
Day 5 we were absolutely crazy! We stopped in Cardston, Alberta for lunch and saw the temple, and then drove the rest of the way home, arriving in North Ogden at 2 am (17 hours after we left Canmore). Our boys were AMAZING!!! I think Preston handled the trip better than I did.
