Catch Up

We got married for all of you hanging on the edge of you seats while waiting for my next post. It was a beautiful day, in the high 70s, despite the days of rain before and after the wedding. I won't bore you with a long worded description of my feelings on the day or anything like that. Instead I'll show you some pictures.

More Photos!

I have uploaded about 40 photos from the 4 day drive from Spokane, Washington to Fairbanks, Alaska. We drove over 2400 miles and here is the slide-show to prove it! ~Alex

We Made It!

Well, after 4 days, 4 bears, 4 moose, 1 bald eagle, countless deer and dull sheep, a herd of buffalo, wild horses, and several caribou Alex and I have finally arrived in Fairbanks, Alaska! It was a very long drive, especially with a U-Haul trailor jammed full of our stuff, but Alex was an excellent driver and we made it to Alaska safely. We set out around 7am Thursday, June 28th and drove almost 500 miles until we camped in Fernie, Alberta for the night. It was a nice campground where we met some....interesting people. The next day was our best day! We left around 6am on Friday, June 29th and drove 727 miles in 16 hours! Alex is AMAZING! We rented a motel room in Fort Nelson, British Columbia that night and tried to get a good night's rest. Saturday was a rough day since it rained all the way through British Columbia, which made for excellent animal viewing opportunities, but slowed traffic down. We finally stopped at a campground in Haines Junction, Yukon after 671 miles. However, somehow the rain got around the tarp that was covering our sleeping bags which were strapped to the roof of our car and we had one blanket to cover us that night. It was a very uncomfortable night to say the least. We were up and gone by 5:30am the next morning and finally reached Fairbanks at 4:00pm on Sunday, July 1st. Overall, the drive was beautiful and the animals were amazing, but we don't plan on doing it again any time soon!

Engagement Party

This saturday at 1:00pm in Yakima, we're going to have an engagement/goodbye party before we make the trek (by road) to Alaska. This is a great opption if you can't make it to the wedding in Fairbanks. Come to the barbecue and wish us luck, give us advice, and help to send us off in style.

Graduates!

We have both officially graduated from college as of saturday at 12:00pm on saturday morning. Only a week and a half until we will make the drive from spokane to Alaska!

Photos!

We have just started a Flickr account. Follow the link and you'll be redirected to a Slide-show of photos we have taken recently. Enjoy!

New Car!

The bride-to-be has put a down-payment on this 2003 Mazda Tribute! It is everything that we have been looking for in a car with one catch...its has a manual transmission. This is no big deal to me, but Beth doesn't know how to drive one...or should I say didn't know how to. In just two days behind the wheel, clutch, and stick, she is almost ready to move from parking lots to the streets. Pretty impressive if you ask me!