Many Questions

Aug. 28, 2007
We sit in a small motel room in Burns Lake British Columbia on our way to Prince Rupert to catch a ferry. Our ulitmate destination, Ketchikan Alaska. Over the last several months the most common question that I have been asked is 'why are you moving to Alaska'? This is a question I can't easily answer. But I will try.

I have wanted to move to Alaska for many years, but since getting married and having children, this made it impractical. But in recent years I have become increasingly disillusioned with my job and my career, I was reaching burnout. As my interest in writing continues to develop I am seeking a quiet, slower pace in which to write. These coupled with the traffic and over population of Pheonix helped solidify my decision. Maren and I have been wanting to move from the Phoenix area for some time but couldn't decide on a place. So when I found the job in Ketchikan I convinced my family to give it a try.

So now we are on our way to a new adventure. For those of you who want to move to Alaska, it is no easy task. The move is more than normal and alot of planning has gone into it.






After spending Sunday evening and Monday until nearly three in the afternoon heat loading our 16 foot Budget truck with our belongings. We left Phoenix on Monday the 20th and headed for my sister's house in Monrovia. After spending the night we caught I-5 headed for Seattle. After a stop Tuesday in Yrueka, CA we reached Seattle on Wednesday. Thursday we moved the contents of our truck into a 20 foot shipping container that was to be loaded on a barge and leave for Southwest Alaska on Friday.
On Friday we struck out for Canada and entered the country sometime in the afternoon. We drove through a beautiful canyon called Hell's gate on Hwy 1 until we reached Hwy 97 in Cache Creek and spent the night in Williams Lake. The drive from Williams Lake to Burns Lake is some of the most beautiful land I have ever seen.


We have been busy for the last six days moving and driving so I haven't taken many pictures. I will try to change that in the future.

Tomorrow on to Prince Rupert and then to Ketchikan.