George Rebane

Fred and Margie Buhler are established pillars of our community.  They volunteer and serve on boards, commissions, and organizations to the benefit of all who live here.  Recently they took a leave (here) from the Nevada County Friends of the Military, an organization they helped found, packed up their magnificent fifth-wheel, and headed overland to Alaska.

Their great northern odyssey began with some fits, starts, and detours, but soon their noses were pointed north and off they went to the land of the midnight sun.  Both Fred and Margie are excellent photogs and have the equipment to match their talents.  They immediately started a trip blog and began posting their adventures accompanied by lavish picture galleries of the places, scenery, and wildlife (see photo above) they encountered.

Jo Ann and I are fortunate to count them as friends, and have been in regular email contact with the intrepid travelers.  As their route took them deeper into Canada, their travel blog’s posts became a veritable National Geographic account of the country they were passing through.  The photography was especially something to look forward to as they took time every few days to publish another chapter of their odyssey.  To me it seemed that Fred and Margie’s audience was too narrow – in a sense they and their adventures belong to all of us.

I asked Fred if he and Margie would mind sharing the Buhler illustrated trip diary with RR readers and the rest of the community.   They graciously consented, and so here is the link to an excellent dose of vicarious adventure.  Put it in your favorites and enjoy!