We picked up a hitchhiker with a gun.

We're back in Whitehorse, YT. On our way down into BC. So if you happen to live in BC and have a long driveway and would like to be pounced upon by the 6 Wilson's...just let us know. I almost burned down the RV the other day, but luckily averted it. We were cooking a pizza (a 3$ one, not a 16$ one) in the oven, but wanted to get to a dogsled demonstration that was a couple miles down the road. We were in a rush, so we decided it wouldn't be a big deal to drive while the pizza was cooking. Well, we got there, and Andy and the 3 older ones rushed off to the dogsled show, and I stayed with the pizza. I went to pull it out and the pan came out with nothing on it. The pizza had shifted and stuck to the back of the oven while we were driving and now it was dripping all over and starting on fire. Needless to say, our nice new oven is no longer new or nice anymore, but I managed to stop our 'home' from burning to the ground. Also, we were watching this mommy moose and her calf yesterday (from the road) when we saw a hunter further up the road. We stopped to apologize to him since we thought we might have messed up his shot, but he said he just was waiting for a ride back to town. Andy has been dying to pick up a hitchhiker and he has been inwardly mourning the loss of his hunting seasons (since he is away from home), so he told him to hop in. So, he put his gun in our front seat and we drove him to town. He was very kind (thankfully) and Annika played the perfect hostess, offering him a Coke.
We almost froze to death last night. Our furnace stopped working. We dug out the extra duvet and all the blankets, covered the kids in layers of blankets, brought Sawyer into bed with us, and hoped for the best. We survived and when we woke up this morning the kids were none-the-wiser. Hopefully we will find somewhere to get it fixed soon, because it tends to be a little chilly up here at night.

Alaska was definitely a MAN's land. There were multiple times we saw cars driving along slowly, hunting from the road or men wandering around with rifles on their backs. The ATV trails are more worn than the roads and there are no Homesense's or Pottery Barn's anywhere to be found. Gun stores and meat factories are much more popular. We were feeling quite proud of ourselves for driving the entire Alaskan highway with 4 little kids. I'm sure there are not many Burlington families who have done that. (Or would want to, for that fact).