Home Sweet Home! (June 24, 2012)

Last Day in Kenai

Last View of Mount Redoubt

Haines Junction, Yukon Territory

We saw more than 15 black bears on our journey!

Camping on Dease Lake

More Black Bears

Mount Robson, British Columbia

Grizzly Bear: Jasper National Park, Alberta

Sunwapta Falls, Jasper National Park

Icefield Parkway

Columbia Glacier, Banff National Park, Alberta

Icefield Parkway waterfalls

Peyto Lake, Banff National Park, Alberta

Peyto Lake

We Made It! Hinckley, Minnesota

We are back in Minnesota! We were on the road for a total of 8 days and travelled 3,687 miles getting us back to Minnesota on Monday, June 25; earlier than we expected. After driving all night on the first day we arrived in Canada and finally took a much needed break in Haines Junction, Yukon. We booked it through the Yukon wanting to take in the beauty of the northern Rockies. We drove through Jasper and Banff National Parks, containing some of the prettiest places on earth. On our journey through Canada we saw one bull moose, more than 15 black bears, one grizzly bear, and a group of about eight elk. We originally planned to drive into the U.S. on the far west side of the Montana border to take in Glacier National Park, but decided our vehicle didn't need to take anymore mountain driving. Instead we entered Montana on the east side of Glacier, bringing us into the plains region. Once in North Dakota we finally started to feel at home. We stopped off at the Felchle Farm for a visit in Goodrich, North Dakota. Ken Felchle, a great friend and former co-worker of ours from Alaska, spends 6 weeks in the summer with his family in ND. It was great to see him again and we are already looking forward to seeing him next summer. We also stopped in at Jon's grandmas in Mayville, North Dakota. It was great seeing some friendly faces. The following day we made it to Hinckley, Minnesota. We had two flat tires on our trailer during our trip (British Columbia and Montana), otherwise it was a good time and very safe travels. We are glad to be back around our families but will miss and never forget our life in Alaska. What an experience it has been!