AK to CO Part 2: Somewhere in Canada

We left much later than anticipated with about 2,000 lbs more than the Subaru normally carries. We filled our spare gas cans, got some snacks and headed north.
Not even an hour and a half into the trip we realised that we had a flat tire at a road construction stop. I highly recommend carrying a tire plug kit at all times!

The offending shard of metal.
We had to change the car seat cover shortly after that. I am SO glad I made another cover because it could have been a sad little ride for her!

This is probably the last useful sign we saw until Colorado. Canada was hard to navigate once we started going through bigger cities because they didn't have a lot of signs. You can find a place to eat but sorry about your luck if you need a highway!

An unpaved stretch.

These are frost heaves. If you don't see them coming they can seriously mess up your car and your neck.

Shortly after crossing the boarder we saw a Canadian Lynx. After some research we found that they are actually a threatened species in the states, normally only seen in AK, but they are trying to make a comeback in the upper Midwest.

Within 10 miles of the lynx was a young brown bear. He was pretty curious until I snapped a picture. He squeaked and galloped of after the click of the camera. I was inside the car of course!

This was the site of the second flat, a day after the first snafu. We had help with this one. Four guys helped out but I didn't think to take a picture.

Just a boat in Canada.

That's a dust storm, not fog. It was the afternoon and I thought it was odd that fog would hang around so long until we drove through it.

It was cramped in there!