May 26 - Fairbanks, Alaska
We were originally going to leave today but Donnis found some information on where the pipeline was and also a vintage car museum so the first thing we did today was to ride 10 miles up the road to Fox, Alaska. There is a nice pullover there where you can park and see the Alaskan Pipeline. You can walk right up to it and take pictures, stand under it and even touch it. It was really neat to see the pipeline that we have all heard so much about and to be able to get so close to it.

We changed locations to a hotel that houses an auto museum, the Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum which is right up Donnis' alley. Donnis probably enjoyed this the most and he took scads of pictures. I am posting over 50 of them so I hope the guys on i-TOWN enjoy them. They have vintage cars and lots of them are one of a kind. The museum also has some period dresses and outfits that you will see in the pictures as well.

As you entered the museum there were two of them outside.

Here is one that you could get in and get your picture taken.

I only wish we had found these accommodations on Thursday when we got to Fairbanks. Its considerably cheaper than we have been paying for a standard motel room and like a small apartment - kitchen, dining room, livingroom, bath and a bedroom with 2 beds. It also has a huge walk-in closet.

I hadn't been feeling well so we opted for 2 nights here where we could stay put and rest for a day or so. We are planning on heading towards home day after tomorrow. Of course it will take at least 2 weeks to get home, but we can do it.

May 27 - Fairbanks, Alaska - Sick Day
I have been sick and can't seem to shake it. I have been dizzy, my balance is off, blurry vision and nausea. I am prone to inner ear infections so I figured that is what it was.

Donnis went next door to visit the car museum again and I took a lazy, try to get well day. I caught up on this journal and trying to get pictures in order so I can post all of this on i-TOWN for all the readers to see.

May 28 - Fairbanks, Alaska - Another Sick Day
I had a rough night of it and feeling no better. Donnis looked in the phone book and found an Urgent Care Center that accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield. Anyone that knows me, knows I hate to go to the doctor but something needed to be done because we can't stay put indefinitely. Donnis called to make sure their advertisement was accurate and off we went.

Now I understand a medical facility needing to know some of your background before they can treat you but really now. They know we live in Texas and they know this is the ONLY time I will be coming for treatment but I had to fill out everything about myself since the day I was born. When you're dizzy, and your vision is blurry, its hard to think and see to fill all of that out but after about 30 minutes I had filled all of it out that I was willing to fill out. I finally put I will discuss rest with the doctor.

The doctor determined that my left eustachian tube was blocked, my left ear drum was full and that I am dehydrated. She seemed to think that was the cause of the dizziness, blurry vision and balance problems. So she told me to be sure and drink lots and go to the drug store and get sudafed. She said to ask the lady behind the counter because they don't sell it out on the shelves. It doesn't require a prescription but you do have to sign for it. It makes me extremely sleepy but I took it when we got home from the doctor and stayed up until midnight for a second dose. I got up during the night and passed out again but I was ok.

We opted for night number 3 at this place.

May 29 - Fairbanks, Alaska to Beaver Creek, Yukon Territory
I can't say that I am any better, but we already stayed 2 nights longer than we planned here and we packed up and left for the Yukon. We spent 18 days in Alaska, but time to start heading back. We are hoping to make it the 300+ miles. Some of the roads are going to be rough.

We also stopped at Delta Junction, about 100 miles east of Fairbanks. Let me see if I can explain this now. Delta Junction is Mile Number 1422 of the Al-Can Highway, the very end of it. The Al-Can runs from Dawson Creek, British Columbia - Mile 0 - to Delta Junction, Alaska - Mile 1422. We rode it from Dawson Creek, British Columbia to Tok, Alaska. We got to Tok on May 11. When we reached Tok, we opted to go south towards Anchorage due to the weather forecast for Fairbanks. So today we are heading east and will finish up the last 100 miles of the Al-Can from Delta Junction, Alaska back to Tok, Alaska.

This sign was also at end of Al-Can site.

Earlier I shared the northern end of the Alaskan Pipeline north of Fairbanks at Fox, Alaska. At Delta Junction is another pipeline passageway. You cannot walk up to it like at Fox, but Donnis managed to get a few pictures of it.

We arrived in Beaver Creek, Yukon Territory about 7:30 p.m. and the place where we stayed on the way was booked so we checked the other 3 places we knew about. The first one we checked on didn't have internet, tv or phones in the room and was higher than the previous place we had stayed here. The second one said his price was higher because we were on a motorcycle. I am not sure what that meant but we went to try the 3rd place and ended up there. It also has a restaurant so we killed 2 birds with one stone.

The accommodations are pretty shabby, but there are slim pickings here and it will do for one night.

May 30 - Beaver Creek, Yukon Territory to Whitehorse, Yukon Territory
We had about 300 miles to travel today. The weather was cool, but not cold. The first 100 miles the road was very rough but the last 200 miles was fine. We got sprinkled on a little but nothing major. We got to our motel around 4:30 and up here there isn't air conditioning everywhere like there is in Texas. Our room was HOT. It was 55 to 65 outside and there was a tiny window to open in our room to let the outside in, but it wasn't enough. Our room was 80 degrees and stuffy. There was an oscillating (sometimes) fan for us to use. It made lots of noise and didn't always turn, but we both decided it beat no fan at all. We managed ok though.

The first four pictures I love because of the way the clouds reflect in the lake. Beautiful!!

Also notice, after spending 2-1/2 weeks in Alaska, that the lakes have had time to thaw and the snow is not as plentiful on our way back. This is the scenery that we saw today.

May 31 - Whitehorse, Yukon Territory to Watson Lake, Yukon Territory
We had just less than 300 miles to go today and boy, we had NO idea what was in store for us. The first 113 miles was fine. The temperature was chillier than yesterday. When we reached Teslin, there was a 8 mile stretch of gravel road. It was dry and no one else was on the road, so we weren't rushed and Donnis took it slow and easy and we made it. Almost immediately after that, the rain began. We pulled over to cover our GPS so it wouldn't get wet and went on down the road. The rain was steady. It kept raining and raining and raining.

Then we saw a road construction sign that said "Please prepare to stop." We pulled up and waited until a pilot car from the other direction was ready to lead us across, not knowing what laid ahead. It was still raining steadily and the road surface was wet, muddy, gravelly and soft. None of those fair well with a motorcycle or a trailer or in our case, both. We were the last vehicle in the line and were glad of that because no one was crowding us from behind. We got further and further behind because we had to take it slower than all the others. On the left side was a drop off that we didn't dare venture over that far and on the right side of the lane was the middle that was deep and rough and worse than the tiny space we had to ride on. We had to go slower and slower and at times it felt like we might fall over but Donnis handled it well. Remember now, that its still pouring rain and the windshield of the bike is covered with water and no wiper so he is trying to see what he is driving on. You could look off the sides and see it was slushy, muddy and gooey. I was scared but after all these years of riding, Donnis says I am an excellent passenger. I sit still, I stay quiet and sometimes I even pray in situations like this. Today was one of those times. Donnis did a tremendous job.

We came to what we THOUGHT was the end. The pilot car had already turned around and was ready to take the next set of vehicles across it the other direction. It was still raining and raining. They were all waiting on us to get across before they ventured down that mess. I know most of those vehicles had no clue what they were about to drive on. When we got across, the right hand lane that had been blocked was open but it didn't look safe enough to drive on and with all the rain, our vision was impeded. The road crew was waving us on. Donnis yelled, "Where's the road??" No answer. Again he yelled, "Where's the road?" Finally one of them said "To the right!!" Donnis said OKKK! He ventured over to the right lane and we kept going. The surface felt a little firmer than what we had just gotten done with, but it was still wet, muddy and gravelly. It seemed to go on for an eternity. Finally, in the distance, could it be? Could it really be pavement again?? YES. Alas it was. We both breathed a sigh of relief.

When we had first pulled up to where we stopped before we drove this whole ordeal, Donnis said we were 45 miles from Watson Lake, our destination for the night. When we got on the pavement again, he said we had 39 miles to go, so it was only 6 miles of all of that terrible road, but if someone had said 20 miles I would had believed them. It seemed forever.

We went quite a few miles further and there was a bridge that had the right lane closed. It was controlled by a traffic signal and was easily managed. It was two lanes down to one. It was still raining but we were about 7 miles from our destination so we were almost there. As we get right on the outskirts of Watson Lake, on the right side of the road there was a sign that said Rudy's (only it was a towing service and not barbecue) but then we spotted a black bear on the side of the road. Donnis made a U-turn and we went back to see if we could get a picture. We had been wanting to see a bear in the wild and hadn't yet so this was our opportunity to get a picture. We went back and at first didn't see it. Donnis commented about how it could be right there and about that time we saw its head. It was down in a valley. Donnis got out the camera and the bear started to move which was a good thing, because 'she' was easier to see. He snapped several pictures of her and she went off into the edge of the woods when I saw movement on the left and said there was another one but it was actually 2 baby cubs. That is the reason we knew it was a she. It's hard to spot the cubs in the pictures.

We continued on to Watson Lake and we were hoping there was a car wash because the trailer and bike were covered in dirt, mud, slush and grit. We entered the town and didn't see one. We saw the gas station where we had filled up when we were through here on our way to Alaska but it doesn't have good accessibility to the pumps so we turned down a side road to see if there was another filling station. The road was fixing to turn to gravel so Donnis made another U turn (he's made many on the bike) and got off on the edge of the road too far and it was rocky and the rocks took over. We had stopped going forward and the bike fell over. Both of us landed in the ditch with a thud. It took Donnis' breath away and at first I thought I had come away unscathed. The bike was not hurt but it was on its side and it took some doing for Donnis to upright but he had to regain his breath first. It took some huffing and puffing but he uprighted that 850 pound motorcycle. He looked the bike over and the only thing he saw was one of the accessory foot pegs was twisted up but easily put back in place. About that time, I noticed that my right hip was hurting. It was nothing serious but it did hurt. It felt like my hip was jammed. I am still sick from the dizzy spells I mentioned earlier so this added to my list of woes and being a female, I got emotional. I really was ok but my hip was hurting, we had ridden 300 miles, it rained and rained and we had encountered grueling road conditions. But I thought to myself, today was a good day, because I saw a bear and her 2 cubs in the wild. That kept me going.

We were greeted at the door by a wonderful German gentleman named Mike. We had stayed here on our way to Alaska and if you're ever in Watson Lake, Yukon Territory, we highly recommend staying at the Airforce Lodge. You won't regret it. Donnis unloaded everything, I got showered and felt human again, and then got on my computer to tell all of you about our adventures from today. I read these inserts to Donnis and he said to add to this one:

P. S. It's STILL raining!!

June 1 - Watson Lake, Yukon Territory to Fort Nelson, British Columbia
We left Watson Lake in a few sprinkles and those sprinkles were soon gone. It was chilly. It was 42 so we bundled up and headed out. The fellow at the motel where we stayed said we would see lots of bears today and we did. We saw 7 total. There was a dark cloud looming in the distance and we were trying hard to avert it. So the first 6 bears we saw, we were never at the right place to get a picture. We saw lots of bison, some caribou, and several dall sheep. The first dall sheep were right by the edge of the road. Donnis took this pictures from the bike. One of them was no more than 6 feet from us. He wasn't scared of us at all.

Here are some female dall sheep. Notice the baby and also that the mommy's horn was broken off. The female dall sheep have horns also but they look different than the male's. If Donnis had stretched, he could have touched these sheep.

To get back to the riding today, the first 238 miles was a nice ride. We rode by a beautiful lake, and saw lots of mountains, some with snow and some nice and green. The water was really rushing in all of the rivers today. It was a lovely ride -- until -- you guessed it! It started raining, for 30 miles it was a downpour, not the steady rain like yesterday, but a hard rain. At least we weren't on roads that were slush, mud, grit, and gravel while it was raining but it was coming down so hard that Donnis couldn't see. His windshield was totally covered with water beads and he was leaning out to the side to see the road ahead. The rain finally let up.

We then kept our fingers crossed that we would get to Fort Nelson before it started raining again. It was then that we saw bear number 7. We had seen others today but not a place to snap their picture. He was the closest one to the road that we had seen.

We made it to Fort Nelson before the rain got here. Ever since the bike fell over yesterday, the trailer seemed to fishtail today, and Donnis thought he had that fixed. So when we got here, he looked at the trailer, the hitch, and the tongue of the trailer. All seemed ok.

We checked into our room and then went across the parking lot to Boston Pizza. It was at least a thousand times better than the last meal we ate here on our way to Alaska. If you have been reading this entire journal you will remember how awful I stated that meal was.

Tonight is the most we have spent on a room. Everything in Canada costs way more than the states. Also, when we came up we were still in the winter rates. Its now summer rates and with what we paid for the room, I expected the wifi to be superb. It's about the lousiest wifi we have had this whole trip. Oh well, such is life. It gave me time to update this journal.

June 2 - Fort Nelson, British Columbia to Dawson Creek, British Columbia
We had a few patches of rain today but all in all was a nice ride. It was relatively uneventful. We stayed where we had before and Donnis even asked for the same room number. How he remembered what it was, I do not know. Actually he said he remembered where we had parked. They had assigned us another room but were obliging to Donnis' request.

As we were riding today there was lots of beautiful scenery. I remarked how awesome summers would be compared to our Texas heat. Here is a Donnis quote to my remark. "Summers are appealing but winters are appalling." He's right. We could neither one stand the 40 to 60 below zero temperatures they have up here and how a lot of the winter you would be snowbound.

June 3 - Dawson Creek, British Columbia to Whitecourt, Alberta
It's early June and still in the upper 40s here. We are still bundling up to ride and happy to do so. The air here lately has been damp and not a lot of sun which makes it feel colder. There was a little sun when we started out. We stopped as a gas station at Valleyview and another motorcyclist said it was raining southward, which is where we were headed. We already had on our rain gear. It's easier to go ahead and be ready and since it's cold you don't mind having it on. There was a steady rain for about 20 minutes but that was it. It wasn't bad at all.

Remember that rinky-dink mount I mentioned when we bought the new GPS and said it wouldn't last long and how I bragged on it on May 23rd? Bragging never pays off!! The past couple of days it has fallen off the windshield but Donnis has a cord attached to it so he can catch the GPS if that happens. Well today, it wouldn't stay on at all and one time the mount itself fell, all the way to the road as we went by. At first I thought it was the GPS itself that had taken a dive to the pavement but it was just the useless mount. Donnis pulled over to the shoulder and walked then ran back several yards to get it out of the middle of the road before it was run over. I figured it was toast but surprisingly enough it was fine. It won't stay on the windshield, but it can handle falling from a bike going 60 mph. Donnis put the GPS in his pocket and we knew the way to Whitecourt without it. We figured we would need it to find our motel but we were lucky and found it without one. Not sure what our plan of action is on the GPS right now.

About a week and a half ago, Donnis noticed that we only had one low beam headlight that was working, both high beams were working. He bought the replacement bulbs that were needed. He bought 2 so he would have one in case the other one decided to go on the fritz. He noticed this morning that both low beams were no longer working. So it was a good thing that he did buy 2. Each evening when we would get to our destination, he would intend on fixing the first one but the weather would not cooperate. This evening it cooperated for us. The low beams don't require taking the dash apart like the high beams do but you have to strategically position the handlebars and reach down in a dark cavity to undo a rubber cap and feel around to find the burned out bulb. You unplug it and bring it and the receptacle out so you can plug the new bulb into the receptable and then reach down and feel where the wiring harness is, guess at where you need to attach it to the light receptable, plug it back in, replace the rubber cap and you're done. One side is done. You again have to place the handlebars the other direction to reach down on the other side and repeat the procedure. You are basically doing it blindly. The right side gave Donnis relatively little trouble but the left side wanted to be a pain. Donnis is very handy with mechanical things and persistent and in about 35 minutes he had it all done. He tested and we have 2 low beams again.

We then got moved into our motel room, showered, did laundry and then took it easy the rest of the evening.

June 4 - Whitecourt, Alberta to Calgary, Alberta
This will be our last full day in Canada. It was a great day to ride. No rain, which was a plus but boy let me tell you, we were out there with the big boys today. Canada Highway 2 is a mad house. There were 18 wheelers whizzing by us and we felt small up beside those. We try to pick farm to market roads or less traveled ones to get to our destinations but there was no choice for this.

When going through Edmonton, even with the GPS, we got lost trying to find Canada Highway 2 again. Somehow we were no longer on it and it was a nightmare to get back but after about 30 minutes we did.

The GPS is now rubber banded to one of those RAM mounts that we have. Since the mount that came with it decided to no longer work, this was a makeshift.

We got to Calgary, found our room, settled in, and called it a night.

June 5 - Calgary, Alberta to Great Falls, Montana
This was the most sun we had seen in a week. It was a lovely ride. We didn't have to bundle up as much and the traffic was only heavy until we got out of Calgary and then it was fine. We found our way to Lethbridge and stopped to get a few snacks and sodas before heading to the border. After you cross the border, there is nothing for quite a ways so we wanted to get this out of the way.

The line at Coutts, Alberta for customs wasn't very long. We waited about 15 minutes. This was our 4th time to cross. On the way here, crossing into Canada, crossing into Alaska, crossing back into Canada and now back into the Continental USA. This was the only time they got the drug dog out to walk and sniff around the perimeter of our entire trailer and this was also the first time the customs agent left his post to come out and personally take a look at the license plate. He then looked at our passports, asked a few questions and sent us on our way.

It felt nice to be back in our own country. We headed south to Great Falls, Montana for the night. We had good weather all day long and felt blessed.

June 6 - Great Falls, Montana to Bozeman, Montana
This is not very far I know. 189 miles to be exact. It was going to be through mountains and twisty, windy, narrow roads. We don't object to this at all. It beats lots of traffic but you have to allow for that. Tomorrow night's destination is Jackson, Wyoming. We are going through Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Tetons. We have done this before but its a beautiful drive with lots to see. In order to do this, we have to pick towns along the route with lodging and thank goodness we are back in the USA where lodging is way more reasonable and can be booked online a lot easier. So that explains why we have a short distance ride today.

As we were leaving Great Falls this morning we filled up with gas at a Sinclair Station. I know I am not the only one who remembers those stations with the green dinosaur as their mascot. In fact, when I was a little girl eons ago, they handed out green plastic dinosaur banks and my 2 sisters and I treasured them. I even still had it when my kids were small but I don't know what happened to it now. They had a large green dinosaur "chained" to the sign out front and I had Donnis take a picture of it for old times sake. He's missing some paint from his nose, but for his age, he looks good. Yes, I realize I am silly, but the older I get, the sillier I get.

Shortly after we filled up with gas, we went by and saw a Goldwing Trike with a camper trailer behind it and also another camper trailer minus the bike. The people were outside waiting so Donnis pulls in to talk to them and hand out our "business" cards. We have cards printed up with our nicks on them, our email addresses, physical address and cell phone numbers. Donnis likes to share these with fellow bikers in case they are ever in our neck of the woods and need assistance. There were 2 couples traveling together on trikes pulling camper trailers. We didn't notice until we pulled in, that this was a Harley dealership and the other couple was on a Harley trike having some service work done before they headed on. They had left Illinois on Sunday (its now Thursday) and they are headed to Alaska. They asked about our trip there and all the pertinent stuff that we might want to share. We swapped "stories" and looked at each others' bikes, trailers, accessories, etc. After about an hour we needed to head towards Bozeman. We said our goodbyes and headed on.

The roads were twisty and windy. The scenery was gorgeous. We were hoping to see wildlife but didn't. But here are pictures of some more mountains. We are seeing tons more green now but there is still snow on some of the mountains.

We made it to Bozeman around 3 p.m. The internet comes with the room but the server we are to use doesn't show up in our room. I can go to the lobby, find the server, and connect with no problem at all, so I sat at a table up there long enough to find out if the northern gate to Yellowstone National Park at Gardiner, Montana is open. I found that its the only gate that is open year round. The weather is nice and we figured it would be open but didn't want to drive out of our way if it wasn't so off to Jackson, Wyoming we head tomorrow with Yellowstone and Grand Tetons sandwiched in the middle.

Our ultimate goal was to ride to Alaska on the motorcycle and we can check that one off. We have another in mind which I will keep as a surprise so you will feel compelled to keep reading this ride report. I admire any of you that are still hanging in there reading all of this. I am having a blast writing it.

June 7 - Bozeman, Montana to Jackson, Wyoming
We took a lovely ride through twisty roads and saw lots of mountains on our way to Jackson. We went in the west entrance of Yellowstone National Park at West Yellowstone, Montana. We were originally going in through the north entrance, but it was too many miles that way. After we entered the park, it was about 30 miles to Old Faithful. We saw her spew again. This was our 3rd time to go there. It's always fascinating to see it. We were there about 2 hours and then headed southward to Jackson, Wyoming.

This needs no introduction. Its Old Faithful.

We went through Grand Teton National Park as well and we had to stop on the road and wait for the bison to decide to get out of the way. There were lots of bison out and about. There was even a baby bison that looked like a calf. It didn't look like a bison yet.

Also we saw the massive raw majestic beauty of the Grand Tetons. I love mountains!! I have been fortunate to see many of them. The Colorado and Canadian Rockies, the Smokey Mountains, the Appalachian Mountains, the mountains at Denali, but the Tetons are my favorite. If I were given pictures of all the ones I just named, without any identification, I could pick out the Tetons. They are magnificent and spiky. None of the rest are. We are going to ride back through the Tetons tomorrow and you will see what I mean about beauty.

Remember we bought 2 new tires for the trailer in Dawson Creek, British Columbia on May 6? Well they are worn out! They only have 5,000 miles on them but the tread is about gone. He bought one new tire the other day and we have a new tire for a spare under the trailer. Tonight he took the 2 worn out tires off and put the 2 new ones on. The best of the worn out is now a spare underneath and the other one is in the back rack on the trailer. The wheel can be used again but the tire is toast.

The Al-Can ate up the tires we guess. Normally trailer tires last a good long time but not these. Donnis says he also may have had too much air in them. He bought them pre-mounted and aired up and just used them like that but he read on some of the motorcycle boards he is on that over-filling tires can cause them to wear faster. Underneath the trailer was filthy. The bike and trailer are getting a bath in the morning. Donnis got dirty too, but he's washable as well but didn't wait till morning.

As I type this we are in our motel room. I just made some tuna salad and we are going to have tuna salad sandwiches and fritos. We will be here 2 nights, so we have 'moved' in.

June 8 - Jackson, Wyoming
The bike and trailer need a serious washing. There is a place to do that here in Jackson, Wyoming. That is the first thing on our agenda.

We got the bike and trailer as clean as we could but there is still some tar on the trailer that isn't going to come off without some serious scrubbing. It's going to take more elbow grease than you can do at a coin operated car wash but at least it looks better. We rearranged the inside of the trailer after we got back to the motel so it would be easy to put our stuff back in it in the morning when we head to Evanston, Wyoming.

Donnis then unhooked the trailer and chained the tire and we left it at the motel so we could go riding back up to the Tetons some 12 miles to Moose, Wyoming. Leaving the trailer here makes it easier and also reserves us a parking space by our motel room door. Smart eh?

We looked for something to eat first before we headed to the park. As soon as the snow melts and the weather starts warming they begin road construction up here the same as they did on the Al-Can. We knew a restaurant where we ate when we were here before that we liked but getting to it with all the road work was not an easy task but never fear, Donnis wound around on the back roads and managed to find an entrance into Bubba's Barbecue. It's not as good as Florida's in Livingston but it's pretty good.

As we were leaving the restaurant we found one of those 'jewels' that you don't know about and happen to be there at the right time. Alongside the road, adjacent to a parking lot, there was an antique vehicle show going on. That is right up Donnis' alley. We had to park a couple of blocks away because this seemed to be a popular event. The weather was gorgeous outside. It was in the low 70's. Donnis and I had a great time looking at all the cars and speaking to some of the owners. Here are a few pictures of what we saw.

This 1937 beauty was Donnis' personal favorite.

If these 2 cars were not so cool I wouldn't post them but just to show I am not vain, I did. I just happen to be in them. Don't ask me why I have those disgruntled expressions on my face. I don't know why. Maybe the sun in my eyes? Maybe I didn't know my picture was going to be taken? I really don't know why I look angry but I am not.

We then headed to Moose, Wyoming. The weather was picture perfect for riding. The Tetons are splendid. I will let the pictures speak for themselves.

We also saw this lone pronghorn antelope and were able to get a closeup of it. At least more closeup than you usually get of antelope. They don't come up close normally but we were on a backroad by Jenny Lake and caught it by surprise.

And speaking of Jenny Lake, here are some pictures of it. Admire that backdrop.

On our way back from the park we stopped at Town Square long enough to get another picture of the Elk Horn Arches at each of the four corners of the square. It really looks impressive to have them on every corner of the square. We were on the bike and there was no place to park so Donnis took this picture while we were stopped at a red light.

This is our last night in Jackson, Wyoming. As usual it didn't let us down. It's a beautiful part of the world.