New Data?
When we came out of Ivar's this evening we discovered that the starter wouldn't turn. Happily, you can jump the terminals on the starter relay right from the cabin.After getting the engine running I...
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A Source Discovered!
The image is of a bundle of wires whose insulation has been melted clear through. It is amazing that we blew only three fuses and that anything at all even worked. These wires power everything I've...
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Last Installment on the Electrical Problems Theme, I hope
OK, here's the story. People who don't believe in Divine Providence have got a challenge explaining some of this stuff. Appeals to luck are simply appeals to Providence by another name.Knowing that...
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Made the 200 or So Miles to the North End of the Olympic Peninsula with No...
Hated to disappoint Charlie.
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Structural Patch
It's not as exciting as melting the wire into dust, but last night I found time to add a little structural support to the side. It's been flapping in the wind when I go faster than about 50. When the...
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Made it into Canada.
The ferryman wanted too much money for the ride to Vancouver Island, so we spent a chunk of yesterday driving around Puget Sound one more time. Last night we came into Canada, but just barely. Today...
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Made it to Prince George last night. Hoping for a longer day today. Posts only with wifi in Canada, so they will be fewer and farther in between.
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British Columbia in Two Days
Prince George Monday night, Skagway Tuesday night. Now we're four hours behind Eastern time, so it's still morning here.We're looking for a pass to let us hike the Chilcoot, a laundry, and a bath...
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Someone should tell Al Gore to bring the Internet through Canada and into Skagway. A lot of good stuff and almost no bad has happened since I was able to post. We made it across BC in two days, spent...
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Turning Point
Skagway. That's about all of it.Thomas gets his junior ranger badge for hiking the Chilcoot.Some good but way overpriced crab.No pictures of the trail itself because I left my phone in the Albatross....
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Alaska Highway East
IGoing north we took the more westerly Cassiar Highway. Coming back we are on the more famous Alaska Highway. We're moving a little more leisurely now.The road is broad and paved with wide shoulders...
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Driving More and More
We followed the Alaska Highway all the way to mile zero at Dawson Creek. The miles are kilometers now, and the south end of the highway poses more problems with traffic than with isolation.Someone...
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Back in the States
We've done a lot since we had wifi, but we still have miles to go before we sleep, so a full report will have to wait.
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Also in Banff
We took a short but very steep hike up Porter Ridge. Some people would have preferred not to, as Bartleby would say.However, we're sure they'll thank us later. Saskatchewan Glacier was in the valley...
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Lake Louise
These guys and some friends had traffic stopped so that even the driver could get a picture.Lake Louise is the most developed spot in the park, but we visited anyway.We had high tea at the Prince of...
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Tires
When the second one blew within about 100 miles, we decided to go ahead and replace all the rear ones.It drives a lot better now, but we didn't get home last night. We're just grateful that we could...
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The Real Lake Louise
I confused the lake at Waterton with Lake Louise. Both are quite developed tourist areas and both are emerald with glacial silt, but you can actually see the glacier that feeds LL.
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At Least This One Wasn't Ambiguous
This makes it less likely that we'll get home tonight. In keeping with our providential theme, it blew out next to the only shade in northern Indiana instead of downtown Minneapolis.We had exactly one...
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