Grasshopper

The flatness of the prairies freaks me out. Every time I drive through them I have a day where my brain feels like it is melting. It's like you are travelling without moving.....nothing changes you are right.....I thought about living in Saskatchewan but decided there was no way I could deal with the flatness. Drove further into Ontario today and it was nice to see some corners, hills and trees!

I survived a really difficult day today and overcame some challenges, so on a positive note, I am alive tonight.

...so besides the scary road conditions and almost going sideways a few times today, there was this..... WTF....is there something wrong with the van? .....thank goodness no, just this big truck on fire ready to blow up as I drive by.....

As @Marcel was saying the white outs are scary and for a few days that is all we had to deal with. Once we got the vehicles turned over it was clear roads but super windy and lots of dry blowing snow. The fun part is when the semi trucks decide to pass you, kicking up more snow and you basically lose all visibility for a few seconds. Today on the other hand was a "check your pants" kind of day. The snow was getting compacted and turning into ice. I had two occasions where I almost lost it and started going sideways, but recovered. Scared the poop out of me, thankfully my motorcycle experience on snow helped me recover. Now there is a snow storm coming to the area we are driving into and so between that and fatigue we have decided to stay in one place for a few days. Short drive tomorrow and then a break for a few days.

Today was a super cold start again at -25c, but start we did. The 4Runner struggled today, but he got going, the van seemed to have it a bit easier. It was a beautiful sunrise as we started the day. The van looks like it is driving into the sun...

My day went like this.... Vehicle started in -23c weather Drove 500kms and saw lots and lots and lots of white stuff....everything just white, up down and all around <insert twitching> Entered into another new Province, Saskatchewan Lost another hour across another time line . Made it safely to destination and now for some pics...

I am nominating @Slowlycatchymonkey I'm not really sure how to explain my reason, she just needs to be nominated for her overall positive style.

Adventure, silly, lethal, fun, stressful, happy, sad.....all of the above. I find living on the road and travelling is wonderful in serving up all the emotions, sometimes all in one day. Regardless, I know what you are saying and for me the feeling of being truly alive is what counts.

Lethal is a good word to describe it....

Crazy day of driving. We left the mountains this morning in the wind and snow and it carried on like that all the way into Brooks, Alberta, where we stopped for the night. So we went from sheltered mountain highways to nothing but fields around us. The wind and blowing snow made for an interesting drive. It's a cool -17c right now. Not much time for smiles and scenery today, so here are a few driving pics.

Oh I love stuff like this. My grandma had a beautiful Singer and then my mom had it for awhile. As a kid I was not bad at using it, but I think I would need some practice now. I should think about getting a sewing machine for making some curtains and stuff for my new home. Thanks for sharing.

Hey thanks, it is as wonderful as I could have imagined at night. So fun!!

I got one hour closer to all of you today........

Damn...fancy.......just say'n

It is proper cold now. All the layers I own were on today!

I'll be driving this weekend, then perhaps a bit of driving and oh I think I will spend awhile driving.....lol Tomorrow we leave the mountains behind so that means we can drive longer days. That also means more open highways, which means winds and blowing snow. It is going to be really cold too. It's all good, I am truly loving the challenge and look forward to everyday. Have a lovely weekend everyone!

I figure everyone here is tired of me, but I'm having fun and at least I stick to my own thread so as to not bother anyone who isn't interested....lol Had an amazing drive today through the Rocky Mountains, epic views and breathtaking scenery all the way. Into a new province today, and a new time zone, which means we lost an hour too. Tonight we are in stunningly beautiful Canmore, Alberta.

Super fun day today. Drove into our first mountain resort where Heli Skiing is the big thing. A beautiful place and the roads were great. I was excited to see the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train. It had stopped for refuelling. It was all covered with lights and I'm sure would look really cool in the dark. Sure feel the holiday spirit here in the mountains.

We have dash heaters that heat up the windshield. It’s works well enough and then there are heat coils that normally run on the back windows. But a heated windshield would be an idea…

@Sir Fallsalot Just as Pedro mentioned, I just picked up some washer fluid today that is good down to -45c as I might be in those temps next week. It’s magical stuff that saved my butt yesterday.

Yep, its also know a Fiat, not here, but basically the same thing.

Whatever, I'm going through -30c next week.....lol.......I know, I know, you know cold, just trying to get myself ready... My rainforest skin might just freeze up and fall off......

I had to deal with the same thing this morning. All of a sudden my childhood came back to me and I remembered my mom sending me out to get the vehicle ready on the winter mornings...... Also remembered to not use the wipers until defrosted.....lol

Today we made it through the first of three mountain passes that we will travel over this trip. It was scary at first, but then I settled into the flow. The vehicles did great but that highway driving in the winter is something special in terms of dirty….. Wow!

Wow, what a trip and great ride reports. So many pictures I was going to comment on, but I should be booking some stuff for my next few days of travel. Enough of the warmth and sand, back to snowy highways. I’m happy for you as it sounds like your adventure was really good for you.