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Alberta_ZR1 · 07-30-2012

Amazing pictures and love reading the log. Can't wait to see more!

Tyler

QB93Z · 07-31-2012

Monday has been another day of beautiful weather here on the Alaska Highway. We left Fort Nelson and the Highway began the climb to cross the northern portion of the Canadian Rockies. With an early start, we got some interesting views of the fog in the valleys:

Here is a view of Teacup Mountain on the eastern side of the mountains:

Here is another view of the open road that we had almost all to ourselves:

The road conditions for this leg of the trip are execllent. There were two places where we had a short wait at a construction area for single lane traffic. The maintenance crews have done a good job of repairing the frost heaves and pot holes from last winter. We averaged 110-115 km/hr (65-70 mph/hr)

Gasoline is available on this portion of the Highway, but preplanning is needed because in some places it is almost 100 miles between gas stations. We bought gas at the Toad River RV Park. They only had regular gas and it was about $6.50 a gallon. The gas pump had a sign that said "No Sniveling"

As we continued climbing the Highway ran along the edge of Lake Muncho:

Here we are entering the Stone Mountains area. The mountains are evidence of the fascinating geology that formed the Rocky Mountains millions of years ago:

QB93Z · 07-31-2012

Here is a Stone Goat. They live in the rocky areas of the northern Rockies. They come to the roadway to lick the asphalt to get the salt from last winter. Lyndi got fairly close to this one before it went down the slope to a stream:

Latter on in the day, we found a herd of Woods Buffalo. There were about 30 members of the herd and they were on both sides of the road and ON the road. They are not at all bothered by the cars. They come out of the woods to eat the vegitation on the roadside:

After 320 miles, we reached the Yukon Territory:

When we got to Watson Lake, we visited the famous Sign Post Forest where a tradition of posting direction signs and markers has been going on since it started in 1942 when a homesick Army engineer put up a sign to his hometown. Today there are over 71,000 signs on display:

Lyndi added a sign to our hometown, Westminster, Maryland:

Jim

tf95ZR1 · 07-31-2012

VERY cool! Thanks for the reports and pictures.

gbmidyear66 · 07-31-2012

Awesome - the sign post forest brings back memories. I recall pulling into Watson Lake late afternoon, visiting, then getting a campsite where I involuntarily donated more than a pint of blood to the mosquitos.

Hopefully you'll get a chance to spend a bit of time in Whitehorse - lots to see there - the paddlewheeler tour of the whitehorse river was fun.

QB93Z · 07-31-2012

During our visit to the Sign Post Forest, a man came up to us and asked if we were the owners of the yellow Corvette.

It turns out that he is from Annopolis, MD and he had seen the Maryland plate on my ZR-1 when I passed him on the Highway. When he saw the Z parked at the Sign Post Forest, he stopped to try to find us. It wasn't too hard since Lyndi was wearing a Registry T-shirt.

We had a nice chat, had a beer later, and he is going to come to our framing studio to get his travel photos framed. You never know where you will find business.

Jim

jcruz · 07-31-2012

Very cool! Love to see the pics...

ZONER 95 · 07-31-2012

Amazing pics Jim!.....keep em coming........looks like the weather is treating you folks well too. Safe travels..... Kevin

WB9MCW · 08-02-2012

Terrific adventure and grand photos.

We look forward to observing it all unfold on this thread.

Godspeed to you both on this magnificent voyage.

QB93Z · 08-03-2012

On Wednesday, we drove south on the Klondike Highway, heading for Skagway, Alaska. We entered the Coastal Range mountains. As we climbed up the mountains, we entered the water shed area of the Yukon River. There are a numerous long, skinny, deep lakes that were formed by ancient glaciers:

As we climbed, we reached the clouds and the scenery became very striking:

The valley floor that we were driving next to, was an amazing landscape. There was a rocky floor that had been scraped clean by the glacial action and very little sand and soil has built up yet. It was a very foreign looking place.

The evidence of the glacier's effect was clear from the scratches on the bed rock of the valley floor:

We crossed the border into Alaska for the first time in our journey:

On the US side of the Border, we climbed up the White Pass into the clouds again and were above the level of the remaining snow:

07-30-2012	#1
Alberta_ZR1 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Calgary Alberta Posts: 191	Re: ZR-1 Alaskan Adventure Travel Log Amazing pictures and love reading the log. Can't wait to see more! Tyler __________________ [SIZE=1][SIZE=2]Tyler[/SIZE] [SIZE=1]1993 ZR-1 - Polo Green[/SIZE] [/SIZE]

07-31-2012	#2
QB93Z Join Date: May 2007 Location: Westminster, Maryland Posts: 3,687	Re: ZR-1 Alaskan Adventure Travel Log Monday has been another day of beautiful weather here on the Alaska Highway. We left Fort Nelson and the Highway began the climb to cross the northern portion of the Canadian Rockies. With an early start, we got some interesting views of the fog in the valleys: Here is a view of Teacup Mountain on the eastern side of the mountains: Here is another view of the open road that we had almost all to ourselves: The road conditions for this leg of the trip are execllent. There were two places where we had a short wait at a construction area for single lane traffic. The maintenance crews have done a good job of repairing the frost heaves and pot holes from last winter. We averaged 110-115 km/hr (65-70 mph/hr) Gasoline is available on this portion of the Highway, but preplanning is needed because in some places it is almost 100 miles between gas stations. We bought gas at the Toad River RV Park. They only had regular gas and it was about $6.50 a gallon. The gas pump had a sign that said "No Sniveling" As we continued climbing the Highway ran along the edge of Lake Muncho: Here we are entering the Stone Mountains area. The mountains are evidence of the fascinating geology that formed the Rocky Mountains millions of years ago:

07-31-2012	#3
QB93Z Join Date: May 2007 Location: Westminster, Maryland Posts: 3,687	Re: ZR-1 Alaskan Adventure Travel Log Here is a Stone Goat. They live in the rocky areas of the northern Rockies. They come to the roadway to lick the asphalt to get the salt from last winter. Lyndi got fairly close to this one before it went down the slope to a stream: Latter on in the day, we found a herd of Woods Buffalo. There were about 30 members of the herd and they were on both sides of the road and ON the road. They are not at all bothered by the cars. They come out of the woods to eat the vegitation on the roadside: After 320 miles, we reached the Yukon Territory: When we got to Watson Lake, we visited the famous Sign Post Forest where a tradition of posting direction signs and markers has been going on since it started in 1942 when a homesick Army engineer put up a sign to his hometown. Today there are over 71,000 signs on display: Lyndi added a sign to our hometown, Westminster, Maryland: Jim Last edited by QB93Z; 07-31-2012 at 02:24 AM.

07-31-2012	#4
tf95ZR1 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Northridge, CA Posts: 1,445	Re: ZR-1 Alaskan Adventure Travel Log VERY cool! Thanks for the reports and pictures.

07-31-2012	#5
gbmidyear66 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 252	Re: ZR-1 Alaskan Adventure Travel Log Awesome - the sign post forest brings back memories. I recall pulling into Watson Lake late afternoon, visiting, then getting a campsite where I involuntarily donated more than a pint of blood to the mosquitos. Hopefully you'll get a chance to spend a bit of time in Whitehorse - lots to see there - the paddlewheeler tour of the whitehorse river was fun. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] __________________ 1990 Corvette ZR-1 #2824 4.10's, Custom PROM, Flowmaster, Top End Port NCRS BC Chapter

07-31-2012	#7
jcruz Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Fort Myers, FL Posts: 343	Re: ZR-1 Alaskan Adventure Travel Log Very cool! Love to see the pics... __________________ 1992 #043, Aqua/Gray 40k miles

07-31-2012	#8
ZONER 95 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 197	Re: ZR-1 Alaskan Adventure Travel Log Amazing pics Jim!.....keep em coming........looks like the weather is treating you folks well too. Safe travels..... Kevin __________________ 95 ZR-1 #178 Black/Beige Dunn Heads

08-02-2012	#9
WB9MCW Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: McHenry, Il. Posts: 6,607	Re: ZR-1 Alaskan Adventure Travel Log Terrific adventure and grand photos. We look forward to observing it all unfold on this thread. Godspeed to you both on this magnificent voyage. __________________ http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...9mcw/SIG-2.jpg http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o128/wb9mcw/vcm.gif "The Budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed, lest Rome will become bankrupt. People must again learn to work instead of living on public assistance." - Cicero, 55 BC " We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution." - Abraham Lincoln

08-03-2012	#10
QB93Z Join Date: May 2007 Location: Westminster, Maryland Posts: 3,687	Re: ZR-1 Alaskan Adventure Travel Log On Wednesday, we drove south on the Klondike Highway, heading for Skagway, Alaska. We entered the Coastal Range mountains. As we climbed up the mountains, we entered the water shed area of the Yukon River. There are a numerous long, skinny, deep lakes that were formed by ancient glaciers: As we climbed, we reached the clouds and the scenery became very striking: The valley floor that we were driving next to, was an amazing landscape. There was a rocky floor that had been scraped clean by the glacial action and very little sand and soil has built up yet. It was a very foreign looking place. The evidence of the glacier's effect was clear from the scratches on the bed rock of the valley floor: We crossed the border into Alaska for the first time in our journey: On the US side of the Border, we climbed up the White Pass into the clouds again and were above the level of the remaining snow: