Through Canada

We came into Canada late last night (it was so dark I didn't get a picture of the sign so I had to borrow on from the internet as well as the Dawson Creek sign). The plan had been to camp out at Hell's Gate and catch the airtram to over look the river. However, the tram is closed for the season and won't open until this Friday!! So close but we will have to be in Anchorage this Friday so we won't get to see the Gate. We continued driving until we got to the next town then camped out.

The drive today has been very interesting. We have crossed under and over trains and passed old buildings cemetary and bridges.

S was very interested in machine. Coming off a mountain curve we caught sight of construction up the road. The only thing that was in the road was this contraption. The pictures are alittle difficult to follow however it is all the same machine. The frist part eats the road the middle melts it down and the end repaves it. It moves along atthe pace of a snail but did the whole half of the road at once. Figured the guys might find that interesting. It reminds me of the contraption on Cars.

The higher up we went the more snow and ice we also saw. The frozen lakes and half frozen streams were the best. They looked like frozen winter lands!!

HI! We couldn't resist this little pullout with a trail next to a half frozen river. There was a flock of ducks that flew in and then back out as we were leaving the river.

S also made the first snow angel!! Thats his snow angel next to it incase you can't tell :)

As the battery was dieing on the camara we saw an amazing rainbow in a circle over a pond. It wasn't the normal arch of a rainbow and the skies weren't overcast so it really surprising to look up and see it. The camara didn't do a very good job of capturing it however in the middle of the picture is a vertical line that was a part of the rainbow. Another arch went around the other side of the sun.

The sun didn't set until after 9 casting a beautiful twlight over the mountains.

We are now in Dawson Creek British Columbia, Canada. We are staying the night here then hitting the road on the Alcan. We have approximately 1800miles from Dawson Creek to Anchorage and hopefully will be there by Friday. The journey will take us down highways 1 and 2 through Toad River and finally Tok at the boarder. It has felt like we are making much slower process since being in Canada. Between the mountains and having to translate Kilometers into miles it is starting to feel like we are taking forever. Friday will be here berfore we know it and we will get to see the girls again!!