Civilization

Civilization
As we head back down through the Yukon and British Columbia, we find that the roads we are picking to travel are the roads which tend to be much more rural. Is it to extend our trip and thus our enjoyment of the land? We felt an affinity to the remote villages. Visiting those with a bit of history would be preferred to those with large populations. We wanted to experience the community with the pancake breakfast that invites all (Inuvik). We chose to capture of the essence of the small town parade on film and found it more challenging than getting that next mountain on film.
We have passed the land of glaciers and are on a road that will take us to Whistler and Vancouver. The mountain passes still prevent the bulk of the population from coming, but for how long?The small town way of life is being lost. The small fishing villages and backwoods resorts have been found!
Kenai peninsula was much more busy today than the trip 10 years ago, but will the small towns be lost with the growth of the population?
How do you know when you’ve hit civilization? The cars on the roads triple. We also have seen the difference in how we need to drive. Phil calls it his Chicago mind. The traffic as soon as we hit Vancouver was heavy! Back to the city stresses. Back to the city drivers. Just this morning, outside of Portland, Or, we had a driver of a semi start into our lane. Problem was, we were still there. Quick driving evaded the problem, but it was close. Phil’s defensive driving pays off!
We meet up with Nate this week end. Heading to Napa and some wine tasting. We are at Sounds by the Sea Resort tonight. We can hear the ocean but see nothing. We are sitting in a cloud. That’s good, it makes us feel as civilization can be put off…perhaps just one more day!