Today we started up the Alaskan Hwy from Dawson Creek, BC to Ft. Nelson, BC, about 290 miles.
For the most part the drive was uneventful trek through rolling hills lined with pine trees.
Our first stop was the curved wooden bridge over the Kiskatinaw river.
This is the only original Alaskan Hwy wooden bridge still being used but this section of the road has actually been bypassed by the new highway. It is across a very deep gulch.
Our next stop was the Peace River valley. The pictures do not really show how deep the valley is. It is quite a dramatic site after all the relatively flat land preceding it.
We saw 3 dead moose by the highway and one dead truck (it hit the Moose and they both lost). We also saw a few deer, a coyote and a black bear.
After reaching Ft. Nelson we both took a nap since we have not adjusted our sleep patterns to the time zone. We are now in the Pacific time zone and both of us keep waking up before 5AM. After our nap
we walked to a nice little museum next door.
Temps were nice today, starting in the 50s and ending in the 70s with just a few showers although it is starting to rain as I write this.
Gas was $1.19 /liter ($4.60/gal) in Pink Mtn and $1.20/liter ($4.64) in Ft. Nelson. We are staying at Triple G Campground in Ft. Nelson which has cable TV and WiFi. The first worthwhile TV reception we have had in several days.
We went over the old bridge too, but didn't have the forethought to get out for pictures. We had someone following us, but they were with that Fantasy RV group that was at Mile 0, so I know that they stopped. The bridge was sooo cool! Eric was VERY stressed by today's drive. Did you have rain most of the way? We did and it seemed to make visibility worse. I think we've pushed WAY too hard and are super tired. It took much longer to get here from Dawson than we thought. Any idea on how long it takes to get to Laird? We are doing a load of laundry and then heading to bed early. I am going to lace the kid's drinks with some Melatonin. LOL! Actually they hardly napped today so I think they will sleep OK...I might be a different story!
ReplyDeleteHope we meet up soon!
Diana
Thanks for your comments and for following my blog. Have you checked by husbands journal, www.because-we-can.net, he puts another view of our journeys. (where we are I am unable to send an email out, so I am posting here)
ReplyDeleteWell I hope the rain just goes away, today in Dawson City, only one short storm blew in and left quickly. Are you coming to Dawson City? How many are in your tour group? Who is your tour through? Well right now it is 9:40 and the sun is brightly shining. Today I put foil over our bedroom windows to darken it down some as we are having some trouble sleeping at night. By the way, what are your names?
Thanks again for your comments.
Linda