It was time to hit the old dusty road. The ridiculous road trip that Johnny had mentioned months ago was actually about to happen. Throw out the maps; don't need them things where we're goin'. Only one main road leads into Valdez; the Alaska highway. It wasn't the directions that would be difficult, rather the 3035 miles from Salt Lake City.
A couple ole' moonshinin' vagabonds were rallied aboard as we got underway. We were en route for the ice roads of Interior BC, the Yukanon and finally Alaska. Our covered wagon left Utah as a party of four but after I awoke from a sasparilly enduced nap, I found we had made a stop in Idaho to pick up one more traveller; Wyatt Caldwell. On yonder we went towards the boarder of our dear neighbors to the north. Just so happens though they didn't take to kindly to our folk and thinking we might pull a poker game mutiny move, placed a monetary minimum for us to enter their lands. Third tries a charm and we were freed men on the open ice roads once again.
- Salt Lake City. Certainly a different world from Alaska.
- Andrew Miller gettin' them Christian Calendar shots.
- Trucker Elliott, truckin' on towards the ice roads.
- Johnny has been talking about driving to Alaska all winter.
- Pullin' the ole' covered wagon in to feed the horses. Keep on truckin' through the night.
-Â Made a quick midnight turnaround to pick up Wyatt Caldwell in Sun Valley.
- The morning of April 3rd. Still far far away from the ice roads of the North.
-The best part of the RV you can sleep while someone else drives.
- Craters of the Moon in central Idaho.
- Somewhere in the middle of Idaho.
-Hi ma' I'm here in Northern Montana. The mountains are as jagged as the local women's teeth.
- Elliott Levitt. Ice road trucker and officially over haircuts since 1984.
- We had to about ship and make way back towards Wyatt's place for a roadside rendezvous to pick up his passport.
- Puttin' in the early mornin' shift.
- What happens in Helena, MT. Stays in Helena, MT.
- Canadian boarder at Sweetgrass, Montana.
-Access denied.
- Freedom ain't free. Waiting to get back into the U.S.
Follow the rest of the Journey: Journey to AK - Part 2 Journey to AK - Part 3