obgraham wrote:
Indeed. In my years in Manitoba I don't recall one in which there was not freezing weather in October, let alone November.
True story, but off topic:
Was traveling around North America with a buddy in a 72 VW camper van, back in the 90s, and we blew our engine in the Okanagan Valley in late August.
After we rebuilt it by mid-September we decided we wanted to check out Alaska and determined we better get going before "winter set in."
1000 miles later we arrived in Dawson City. And winter had already set in. But we had traveled too far to turn back, so we kept going up the AlCan Hiway. And winter kept setting in.
We eventually got across the border to Tok Junction, after a 3' snowfall the night before, had a couple beers at a bar, and decided mission was accomplished and turned back.
Opted to catch a car ferry in Juneau and shortcut most of the trip south, landing at Prince Rupert.
This was when a significant portion of the AlCan was still unpaved. Brutal trip in such a marginal vehicle, but worth every second. Now we know why they call it the Great White North.
Anyway, back on topic.
