Glad to hear you made it to FSJ. I'm up in Lacrete for the weekend, otherwise we'd fly over and see you. We flew up this morning and hit some rough air, as there are thunderstorms brewing over here as well.
Keep flying safe!

A friend of mine has a trap line just north of Toad River on the Grayling River. Here is a link to a you tube video of his place and his airstrip. There are a couple of videos there. just fun.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgXR17cS3uk
KenW

Somebody posted this website a couple of years ago, I have found it to be the best "big picture' wx available for AK. Hope it helps
http://www.atmos.washington.edu/~ovens/ ... cp3+//72/3

Muncho Lake/Northern Rockies Lodge
This spring the Northern Rockies Lodge held an open house at their hanger at the Pitt Meadows Airport just outside Vancouver. A couple of us went over and had a good talk with them. They started out with Liard Air and still run that business. What URS the owner said to us was: Stop in any time even if it is just for a coffee, land at the Muncho Lake strip and we can come pick you up, it is only 5 miles from the lodge. He also said that the Liard Hot Springs is only a half hour drive away and if we wanted to go there he could probably set something up, there might be a small charge for that.
They were very friendly and down to earth people. I do not know what they have for camping but give them a call if you are interested. Their contact info is on their web site Northern Rockies Lodge.
KenW

Thanks for all the info guys!

We're having a good time exploring interior British Columbia on he ground while the Yukon weather sorts itself out.

Camped at Dinosaur Lake yesterday and watched a bald eagle catch three fish. At Tumbler Ridge today and Kinuseo falls tomorrow!

Thanks again!

-- Kristian

You guys are seeing all the great stuff around there! Happy that you are getting to check it all out!

Hi O180,

Don't know where about your adventure will end up taking you, but at one point you did mention Talkeetna as a possibility. Anyways... a thought occurred to me. Obviously you already know that flying in AK, you get handy with the supplement, but sometimes that leaves out some of the 'local' nuggets.
Now a Glacier flight with TAT or K2 is The way to see the big one, but ya still gotta get to the big airport, and eventually leave.. (I am using big very loosely here because you wont likely be flying in to the town strip on your first visit ) anyways... if you stop in at the ATK FSS and ask, they usually have a little paper map they'll give you with all the local routes, and freqs. While I'm normally not a big radio user, being a guest in a reasonably busy airspace makes knowing where the local traffic is expecting you to be, and what freq they expect you to be on is a 'no-brainer' in my book...

Other Talkeetna tid bits... If you bomb in there in the middle of the night (which isn't hard when it's still daylight) and don't find a spot to crash at, no one will bust your chops for camping under your wing for the night....

You can buy gas from Sheldon air service (yes Don Sheldon's daughter)... how cool is that?

And for no good reason I happen to be a bit of a pizza snob, and I really really like Mountain High Pizza...

Take care, Rob

Thanks Rob! Can't wait!

We've had an awesome couple of days hiking and camping in Monkman Provincial Park. Gorgeous area with almost limitless backcountry hiking opportunities.



Kinuseo Falls




The weather's looking up! Today I consummated my Canadian experience by visiting a Tim Horton's eh!



Looks like we'll have some good weather this week and make it to Alaska pretty quick!

Are you leaving fsj tomorrow morning Kristian?

Be very careful of Timmy's. 5 stops at that place and you need to be looking at an O-550 upgrade and some marvel mystery oil to keep YOUR fuel lines open.(hehe)
KenW

Ha ha! No doubt you're right about that, Ken!

David, we're doing some much needed laundry and reconfiguring of our gear. We're planning on leaving FSJ Monday morning and putting some good mileage under our wings that day if the forecast holds.

Kristian

Timmies = Canadian patisserie

I keep Timmy K-cups in stock at my house, hahaha

Today we explored the area between Dawson Creek and Fort St. John. The kids really enjoyed learning about the building of the Alcan highway and seeing all the beautiful fields of Canola.





We also went to see the Kistkatinaw Bridge, the only remaining original wooden bridge on the old Alaska highway. Pretty amazing design and construction! All wood, and curved to fit a turn in the road.



We're off tomorrow, hoping to reach Whitehorse. Looks like our patience with the weather will be rewarded!

Hi O-180! Looks like you're doing it right. I hope the great adventures and weather continue. Here's a CTAF map that might be of help when you get into South-central AK, FWIW. As somebody mentioned, it gets a little busy in that neck of the woods.
Cheers,
-DP

Thanks, DP!

We had a nice day of flying to Whitehorse via Fort Nelson and Watson Lake.

Man, that leg between Fort Nelson and Watson Lake is spectacular!





We picked some wild strawberries at Watson lake



Camping area / gazebo at Watson Lake



Cool hangar at Watson Lake



Hoping to Make it. into Alaska tomorrow!

If you find yourself traveling between Whitehorse and Dawson city on your adventure consider camping or checking out Fort Selkirk on the Yukon river . Good strip in 2012 and very cool spot. No road access only boat and plane. Old Hudson Bay Trading post, now a park. Good camping with water and toilets and well presented history.
KenW

That sounds like a cool spot, Ken! We might try to stop there on our way back.

We spent an extra day in Whitehorse today. We had a bunch of rain here and the wx enroute to Northway was not inviting. Instead we rented a car and went up to Frank Turners Muktuk Ranch to see their 127 sled dogs.

Our kids had as their #1 request for the trip to see some sled dogs, so it was an easy choice and a huge hit with them. The ranch folks were super nice and we basically had the place to ourselves.





Frank has raced the Yukon Quest a staggering 24 times. Pretty amazing!

We also went down to the floatplane base. Here's just one sweet Beaver in the rain:



Oh, and lastly the famous DC-3 on a swivel:



I probably sound like a broken record, but the weather's looking pretty good tomorrow for our entry into Alaska!

Nice to talk with you today.......I got it figured out and made it home.

You guys are having a blast! Envious for sure......

We made it into Alaska today! On our way out of Whitehorse we spent an hour in the very nice Yukon transportation museum. Among many other things, they had some great Yukon bush pilot pictures from back in the day. Here's a personal favorite:



Another for good measure:



We're camping tonight in a wooded area at Tok. Life is good!