[Richard]

As you can see from the tour dates, we are currently in Watson Lake, about 1/3 of the Alcan. So far the roads have been significantly better than I expected. Although two lane, there is almost always a shoulder. Most of the surface is chip seal. We have had a few very short sections of gravel where the river has come over the road and destroyed the asphalt.

Hwy 16 from Edmonton all the way to Dawson Creek was super smooth, better than most US interstates.

We have occasional rough patches which slow me to about 45 mph, but no frost heaves yet. The biggest problem I have had with about 20% of the road so far is small periodic undulation in the asphalt. Think washboard but more widely spaced. It irritates me because the spacing and speed produce a harmonic vibration in the coach. When I have driven the same road in the car, I don’t even feel it. I sometimes drive out of the “groove” to avoid the vibration. Going faster actually smooths out the vibration, but the Canadians seem to be stuck on 100km/hr so I have to be careful. I really don’t want to meet a Mountie up close and personal. We see bears every day on the side of the road, along with sheep, caribou, and one porcupine.

Rhonda is chronicling the campgrounds and roads on the FB group “Big Rig Campgrounds and Parks”

Starlink is working great!