Lessons Learned So Far



Mike's picture of one of our best sunsets



We left Doniphan nearly 3 weeks ago and it already seems like forever.  We've been able to see and do so much in that small amount of time and know we are blessed to have those opportunities.  We've also learned some important lessons along the way and I've compiled a list of what we've learned so far:



1.  Don't drive to Alaska unless you have at least 2 weeks to piddle around and enjoy everything along the way.

2.  Chocolate does not travel well under truck seats.

3.  It is easier to get firearms on a plane than through Canada.

4.  Clean windshields attract bugs at a much higher rate than dirty ones.

5.  There is no such thing as being over prepared.

6.  The more thoroughly prepared you are, the more stuff you will have to find a place for later.

7.  When you have a flat, the four way lug wrench will magically be under things that were packed before it was.

8.  Never judge a town by the size of its dot on a map.

9.  No amount of preparation can overcome the weather.

10.  An air compressor's effectiveness is greatly influenced by one's ability to remove the valve stem cap.

Another lesson:  Eagles will give you better photo opportunities
if you come bearing gifts of salmon scraps.

11.  In making preparations, you will miss a few details.  Those will be the details that matter.

12.  We have wonderful, wonderful friends who were willing to give up over a week of their lives and put up with us along the way.

13.  I serve a wonderful God who was arranging this journey long before I knew it and am married to a wonderful man (okay, so I already knew that, but it's still worth saying)