After completing our journey north, Tom and I planned to reconvene in Terrace with a couple friends from Pemberton, spending a week together in Haida Gwaii…

After our drive up the Dempster and dipping in the Arctic Ocean, Tom and I enjoyed a week with two of our favourite people who were visiting from Squamish…

Though driving is the main focus of our trip, Tom and I knew we wanted at least one night on a river while in the Yukon…

If you want to reach the top of the world, you have two options. Both are long drives with only a handful of service stations along the way…

South of the small town of Delta Junction lies a random rocky road called Caribou Ridge…

For those of you who have been following along with my weekly Words from the road, you will know of our earlier Toyota dealership shenanigans…

When you're on the road, the little decisions feel like they have a huge impact. Perhaps it feels more influential because one choice, one road, one turn, could lead to…

A couple hours north of Anchorage we turned left off Hwy 1 and ventured down a long gravel track that took us into the foothills of the south side of Denali State Park…

After a few unexpected days waiting on Toyota in Anchorage, Tom and I were more than thrilled to be back on the road with Envy, heading south. The stretch of Hwy 1 from Anchorage to Seward is, without fail, a stunning drive…

Before we begin, I'd like to draw your attention to the fact that this is blog post number 13. You'll see further on why this small detail made me laugh as soon as I realized…

Whether it's sitting quietly listening to the cracking and calving of an ancient glacier, winding through never-ending dirt tracks hugged by snow-capped mountains, or watching a lone sea otter…

For the past 20 years, a strange event has taken place in Glacier View, Alaska. It started when a small group of people gathered on their property, several acres of land perched on the edge of a cliff…

The beautiful thing about offroading is, much like life itself, you never know what's waiting around the corner. You can't see past the next bend in the road, literally or figuratively…

Today will likely go down as one of the best days of our trip. Giant glaciers, rafts of floating sea otters, and a few precious moments spent watching a mother humpback and her calf leap for joy…

Tom and I have been on the road for six weeks now. Everything we see is new: every person we meet, every bend in the road, every town we pass through…

If you read my last post, you'll be familiar with our two days spent in rainy Haines, Alaska. Chilkat State Park makes the list of favourite places we've visited so far, and even though we were socked in…

There's something to be said about small towns. And when I say small, I mean really small. A population of around 500, or a little less…

We're officially three weeks on the road, already tipping into June. The trip started out slow, but this past week feels like it flew by with the wind…

When you take off on a trip of this size, there's some expectation that the beginning will feel like a whirlwind. A few days of chaos before the rhythm sets in. A shock, perhaps…

Every time I come round the corner of my building and see Envy parked in the alley, I let out a small sigh of satisfaction. This truck will soon be my new home…