Stayed at Mukluk Annies Salmon Bake campsites and went on their houseboat ride out to the middle of a glacial lake to feed the birds.

The Alaska Highway (AKA AlCan) goes from Dawson Creek to the Alaska border ...1500 plus miles

We heated up the Liard Hot Springs!!!!

Posting pics is H E L L in Canada......

Very slow wireless computer connections in Canada : ( made posting pictures a test in patience - sometimes it is not possible!) Not much sun in Canada thus far(90% cloudy)..... except for the daylight factor. We are now in the Yukon, and the sun sets at almost Midnight and rises at about 3 am !!! Invested in some light blocking material to put over the bedroom windows so we can pretend its dark out in order to get some sleep! Gas is now $5 a gallon and diesel is a bargain at $4 ....... Have changed the settings on our blog so that now the blog is one L O N G page and more importantly - when you click on a photo to enlarge it , and then want to hit the back button to get back to where you just had been..... YOU ACTUALLY GO BACK TO WHERE YOU JUST HAD BEEN!! (Instead of frustratingly all the way back to the first main page.) Food is VERY costly in these parts .... nearly $4 for a dz eggs and $12 per lb for no frills cheddar cheese! Hopefully, posting pics will be possible again shortly !!

Crossing into CANADA !!!!

On the 8th off June we made it into Canada- British Columbia, and the wildlife immediately began to appear ..... Mama moose and baby moose, and of course BEARS of all types, shapes,degrees of "ferocicity" and sizes!!!

There was a fellow who needed help moving his house from one San Juan
Island to another, so we towed it over by boat!!

BONUS DAY !!!! Pictured is one eagle in a nest – but not the
FIVE THAT WERE FLYING RIGHT OVER OUR HEADS FOR
30 MINUTES……. I N C R E D I B L E !!! (LOPEZ ISLAND)

Seals and Sailboats and light houses at Lopez Island….

Relaxing in a place which we agreed would be an excellent choice to be if ….
YOU ONLY HAD ONE DAY LEFT TO LIVE !!!!

Ilea ROCKS !!! She has developed the habit of playing with rocks on our trip.

Pristine shoreline of Lopez Island…

The water was chilly!

We are in C A N A D A !!!!

At one of the beaches on Lopez Island (one of the hundreds of the
San Juans Islands.)



On our ferry trip to the San Juan Islands (northwest of Seattle), which was listed in
“A thousand things to do before you die” book…..

What's next????

In the planning stages of our route to ALASKA.
Hope to be there by the first day of summer,
WHEN THE SUN DOESN’T SET!!!

Olympic National Park, WA

Rain Forest…… in Olympic National Park WA !!

Dead gray whale washed up on the beach (WA)

There was one terrible smell along the beach.... and it led to this sad sight.

For real!! These signs are everywhere in Washington!!

Oregon is open-minded like Key West ….

Just like the Keys..... we shopped here for essentials.

‘Fern Canyon’ – site of some Jurassic Park movie scenes (OR)

If u recall the movie, remember the t-rex chase scenes thru this area!?!?! Looks quite primordial.....

Wild elk 10 feet off the path on the Oregon coast.

Right after we rode the 12 mile gravel road to see this area, discovered that we punctured our oil pan on the tow car !! Thank goodness for epoxy paste!!

Baby elephant seal in rehab (OR)

Beautiful Oregon coastline.

We’re turning the country upside down (as well as this tree.)

This is the bottom trunk/roots of a huge Redwood that fell over upon our arrival.

Ilea couldn’t get enough of these Redwoods ……

In the Redwood forest, we made a side trip thru this tree…..

Caught this eagle in flight bringing some snake snack to the nest.

The drive along the Pacific coast is ‘mystical’ and ‘mistical’ !

There were many seals and sea lions along the rocky coastline of N. California.

Wine country, NAPA, with many outstanding views and grape juice tasting.

Napa valley was terrific - LOTS of great wine.... and we did not even spill a drop!

Joshua Tree National Park ….. Bill tries to communicate with nature.

There were Joshua trees everywhere you looked!! These are some weird looking trees!

Many Windmills (electric turbines) , I – 10 in Palm Springs area.

Uhhhh.....L O V E S H A CK B A B Y ???

Did the Santa Barbara County wine country route which was actually in the movie SIDEWAYS, and this was one of the wine tasting businesses SEEN IN THE MOVIE, which we visited & tipped a few .....

We RV camped at a large horse ranch park in the middle of several mountain ranges.

Just outside of Santa Barbara, this is the very secluded picturesque campground we were lucky to find.

In waters surrounding Anacapa, there were many scenic rock formations and this arch.

A path along the cliffs at Anacapa, toward the Light house

Anacapa had a VERY LOUD fog horn which blared every 15 seconds, in addition to an attractive lighthouse

Look CAREFULLY- See baby gull chicks being protected by mother gull .... & Channel Island SEALS from cliff view...

Boated out to the Channel Islands National Park (Anacapa Island) , saw many hundreds of nesting seagulls and their eggs/chicks, as well as many seals and sea lions. Island had tremendous views
of the rugged steep cliffs and endless flowers. Because of the huge surges, getting on and off the boat at Anacapa was quite challenging!! While on island, a woman broke her ankle and had to be lifted out
by helicopter.

Too much beauty to endure at the Santa Barbara Botanical Gardens

Hard to dispute Mother Nature's incredible ability to produce beautiful sites ....

Santa Barbara & Channel Islands National Park

Bill gets abused by the locals....

Freakin' FREE WILLY , for goodness sakes!

Took in the San Diego zoo .... but much prefer seeing these critters in the wild.

How is the California coastline like family ???

A N S W E R : Both rock solid and highly unusual, and....on the edge.

ILEA messes around with the locals.....

Las Vegas & off to Sandiego......

Went off to Vegas, met up with our former Keys neighbors (Kathy, Dean & Danielle), and spun the wheel a few times .... (walked away $200 up YEAAA!!!) Record HEAT in the 100's ... Then to San Diego to visit our terrific daughter, Jessica & her boyfriend, Gary (They just moved out there.) Did the San Diego Zoo, Seaworld and some kayaking ---- the time flew by!!!!!