Here we are at Sawyer Glacier in Tracy Arm Fjords. Took a 4 hour boat ride to the glacier through the Fjords.....and finally at the glacier. Right amid the ice and while here, some chunks fell off the glacier, sounded like thunder. You can see we are dressed warmly. Our point of origin was Juneau where is mostly rainy and cloudy. Have also been to Skagway - took the Alaska Marine Highway - the ferry boat. Skagway was great - where the stampede of gold seekers landed and started their route to Dawson. Now in Haines - only 1 hour by ferry from Skagway. Would have been about 10 hours of drive time.

Also picture of of bison that Joe took on the way through - around Edmonton.

Edmonton, Canada

The travelers are continuing to approach their first destination in Alaska. On the way, they stopped at Elk Park near Edmonton. I'll add the picture when I can re-size it!
Here is the message from Gary:
"We are in Ft. Saint John's, B.C., in a campground on Charley Lake. The weather has been beautiful after the midnight hail storm in Ross, North Dakota. We spent three nights in Edmonton because the wheelchair carrier on the camper broke (luckily we noticed it before the electric wheelchair fell off). We arrived Sunday night but Monday was a national holiday so we had to wait until Tuesday to get it fixed. Since we had plenty of time to get to Skagway, we weren't too upset. We were amazed to discover that Edmonton is a fast growing, booming city. Monday we spent much of the day at Fort Edmonton Park, a living museum with three time periods represented...outstanding! Late in the afternoon we went to Elk Island Park where there are herds of elk and buffalo. We saw lots of buffalo, some along the road, but no elk. It was a beautiful way to spend the forced layover. Have visited with some lovely and interesting people along the way. One of our neighbors tonight is from North Carolina and is riding his motorcycle all the way to Alaska. Tomorrow we plan to stop at Toad River campground about 500 Km (300 miles) up the road.

The Alaska Adventure Begins

This section of the blog is titled:
3 Old Men and a Camper --
Gary, Dave and Joe are loaded and ready to roll on July 30, 2008. I don't think they forgot anything and are anxious to begin the journey to Alaska that has been in the planning stages for about 6 months.
The men have until August 12 to get to Juneau to pick up the wives, Mary, Joan and Kathy who are flying in for the middle of the trip.