hapipupi3
Expert Expediter
Hi Expediter Friends!!
I was asked to start a thread about our trip to Alaska in 2003 while we were driving an expediter. Here it goes...
In late August of 2003, we were laid over in Oklahoma, and after the second day, we started getting itchy to roll ANYWHERE!! Even NYC would have worked!!
We got a beep from the Qualcom. It was dispatch. They wanted to know if we wanted to accept a load from Irvine,TX to Anchorage,AK. We thought they made a mistake. Maybe it was AR. or AZ? Certainly NOT ALASKA!! We called, and they told us that is WAS Alaska. We jumped up and down!! Alaska was only a page on the map to us at the time.
We went to pick up the load. It was 1 training simulator that weighed 912 pounds. YEEHAW!! Light weight and BIG MILES!! We loaded and got on our way, after we took our dogs to the vet to make sure their shots were up to date. We had to go through Canada.
We stopped at Wally(Wal-Mart,Wally World, or what ever you call it) and stocked up on groceries and water. We also bought heavy jackets, winter boots and gloves because we had NO IDEA what the weather would bring. We spent over $500, but our cabinets and cubbies were STUFFED with food, and our side boxes were sloshing with big jugs of water.
We wound our way to Blaine, WA and the border crossing. It took about 3 hours, but we were so excited that we breezed through it.
We got into British Columbia, and were hoping to get some nice pictures, but it was getting dark. We were on Canada route 5, going through Chilliwack and into Hope,where we turned onto Canada 1 and continued north. We passed through a little town called-of ALL things!!- Spuzzum. We were going along the eastern side of the Lillooet Range, and we passed the Alexandra Suspension Bridge.
It looked like we were missing some FANTASTIC pictures, but it was just too dark to take them. We stayed on 1 until we got to Clinton, then we took Canada 97 to 100 Mile House. We stopped for a nap. My husband was driving, and he ran into some of the thickest fog you ever saw. He literally could see nothing in front of him except WHITE.
I got up after a few hours, and took my turn driving. It was SOOO DARK!! No city lights, very few houses. It was like midnight in a mineshaft!! I kept my high beams on for 4 SOLID HOURS. There was just NO TRAFFIC, unless you count the ANIMALS! Big ones!! Moose, Caribou, even a few wild HORSES and a freakin' BUFFALO,fer Heaven's sake!! I had to slow down to 50 miles an hour because there were just so many animals, and the ones I saw could LOOK at me over the top of the hood, so I didn't DARE hit them!! I made it to Prince George before I got a headache and stopped. I set the clock and crawled into bed with Hubby. I left him a note to wake me up so I could take pictures.
He woke me up at daylight, and we ate b'fast. We rolled again on Canada 97,going north through Salmon Valley,Summit Lake, and Bear Lake. We stopped at Whiskers Point Provicial Park to take pictures. We continued on to Chetwynd, and turned off onto route 29 for a "Short Cut" to Fort St. John.
That was a BLAST!! We went up a 10% grade, and I saw the biggest bull moose I ever layed my eyes on! He HAD to weigh 1 ton if he weighed one ounce, and he was HUGE!! His dewlap was about 3 feet long, his feet looked like skillets, and I could have walked up under his chin and scratched him! And that RACK!! He had at least an 8 foot spread! No hunter worth his ammo would have shot him!! He was MAGNIFICENT!!
Should I start another page?? This trip DID take 2 weeks up and back--- ;-D
I was asked to start a thread about our trip to Alaska in 2003 while we were driving an expediter. Here it goes...
In late August of 2003, we were laid over in Oklahoma, and after the second day, we started getting itchy to roll ANYWHERE!! Even NYC would have worked!!
We got a beep from the Qualcom. It was dispatch. They wanted to know if we wanted to accept a load from Irvine,TX to Anchorage,AK. We thought they made a mistake. Maybe it was AR. or AZ? Certainly NOT ALASKA!! We called, and they told us that is WAS Alaska. We jumped up and down!! Alaska was only a page on the map to us at the time.
We went to pick up the load. It was 1 training simulator that weighed 912 pounds. YEEHAW!! Light weight and BIG MILES!! We loaded and got on our way, after we took our dogs to the vet to make sure their shots were up to date. We had to go through Canada.
We stopped at Wally(Wal-Mart,Wally World, or what ever you call it) and stocked up on groceries and water. We also bought heavy jackets, winter boots and gloves because we had NO IDEA what the weather would bring. We spent over $500, but our cabinets and cubbies were STUFFED with food, and our side boxes were sloshing with big jugs of water.
We wound our way to Blaine, WA and the border crossing. It took about 3 hours, but we were so excited that we breezed through it.
We got into British Columbia, and were hoping to get some nice pictures, but it was getting dark. We were on Canada route 5, going through Chilliwack and into Hope,where we turned onto Canada 1 and continued north. We passed through a little town called-of ALL things!!- Spuzzum. We were going along the eastern side of the Lillooet Range, and we passed the Alexandra Suspension Bridge.
It looked like we were missing some FANTASTIC pictures, but it was just too dark to take them. We stayed on 1 until we got to Clinton, then we took Canada 97 to 100 Mile House. We stopped for a nap. My husband was driving, and he ran into some of the thickest fog you ever saw. He literally could see nothing in front of him except WHITE.
I got up after a few hours, and took my turn driving. It was SOOO DARK!! No city lights, very few houses. It was like midnight in a mineshaft!! I kept my high beams on for 4 SOLID HOURS. There was just NO TRAFFIC, unless you count the ANIMALS! Big ones!! Moose, Caribou, even a few wild HORSES and a freakin' BUFFALO,fer Heaven's sake!! I had to slow down to 50 miles an hour because there were just so many animals, and the ones I saw could LOOK at me over the top of the hood, so I didn't DARE hit them!! I made it to Prince George before I got a headache and stopped. I set the clock and crawled into bed with Hubby. I left him a note to wake me up so I could take pictures.
He woke me up at daylight, and we ate b'fast. We rolled again on Canada 97,going north through Salmon Valley,Summit Lake, and Bear Lake. We stopped at Whiskers Point Provicial Park to take pictures. We continued on to Chetwynd, and turned off onto route 29 for a "Short Cut" to Fort St. John.
That was a BLAST!! We went up a 10% grade, and I saw the biggest bull moose I ever layed my eyes on! He HAD to weigh 1 ton if he weighed one ounce, and he was HUGE!! His dewlap was about 3 feet long, his feet looked like skillets, and I could have walked up under his chin and scratched him! And that RACK!! He had at least an 8 foot spread! No hunter worth his ammo would have shot him!! He was MAGNIFICENT!!
Should I start another page?? This trip DID take 2 weeks up and back--- ;-D
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