We finished preparations, figured out how to lock the Jeep down in the ATC toyhauler for the trip, and headed up for a long weekend with 2 of the kids and the G-kids. We left Mo on 5.24 and headed to our first stop in Minot, ND, where we visited a Scandinavian cultural center, with buildings that were taken apart, brought to ND, and reassembled. Then across the border at Portal, ND with stops in: North Battleford, SK – Valleyview, AB – Muncho Lake, BC – Whitehorse, YT before crossing back into the U.S. and stopping in Tok, AK before reaching Denali on 5.31.26. We saw moose, bison, deer, caribou, and black bears on the drive. I was unable to get photos of most, but it was an incredible, beautiful trip…even though we were snowed on as we traveled a mountain pass on May 30th. Three of our stops were at Harvest Hosts, and all were great experiences, two aviation museums and a paintballing facility. We also boondocked at Muncho Lake, which was beautiful and peaceful (and cold). Other notable stops: The beginning and ending of the Alaska Highway, the world’s largest beaver statue (Beaver, AB), the sign forest, a 1920’s Roadside Inn, and North Pole, AK, where we spent some time feeding some Caribou who were named after the 8 reindeer. We also learned the difference between Caribou and Reindeer, though they’re genetically identical, they have differently shaped antlers. On 5.31.26, we got our first glimpse of the incredible Alaska Mountain Range before we pulled into our first stop, a mile outside of Denali National Park. On another note, Whiskey didn’t come home the morning of 5.11, after spending the night outside hunting – that’s been a hard adjustment on all of us.
Jim and Sherry's RV Life 