I am the person who started this topic and I appreciate those of you who have responded. As I stated before, I really wish I were headed to or already in BC, Yukon or Alaska. I am a runner and here in Hattiesburg, MS, this heat and humidity is killing me. For the past 4-5 years we have been away for most of the Summer and I am having a really hard time---especially knowing that were it not for having to hang around to help a family member, I'd be out of this heat.
Please continue to post the highlights and lowlights of your trip. It will help to keep me sane, knowing that I will probably make the trip again in the next year or two.