Thursday, September 21, 2017 – Buckinghorse River Provincial Park (south of Ft Nelson) to Prince George, BC. 

After a nice breakfast at a restaurant near the campground, we continued to Ft St John and onward to Dawson Creek - Mile 0 of the Alaska Highway.  Yesterday we picked up a book, with lots of photos, describing the building of the Pioneer Alcan Highway.  It is an interesting booklet – the photos say a thousand words.  What was done in 1942-43 to build a highway through an unknown wilderness was incredible.  One thing I learned, soon after it was built the name was changed from Alcan Highway to Alaska Highway, so when I have referred to the Alcan Highway in this blog, I have been wrong.

We also have a book on the building of the Oil Pipeline in the 1970’s.  What an incredible story that is as well.  In both situations, it is not just the topography of the land on which they were working, but the COLD! 

75 years of the Alaska Highway

Another section of the old highway

Rotary RV Park, Charlie Lake

Monument to soldiers lost during the building of the highway

Gold Panner at Taylor

The area around Ft. St John and south is fairly level.  A lot of wheat and hay are grown in the Peace River Valley area. 

In Dawson Creek, we took photos of the signage regarding the Alaska Highway.  The drive to Prince George was lovely.  British Colombia has one beautiful drive after another.  We have been on several lovely drives.  Today was saw 2 large black bears along the roadside.  How many photos do we need to take of bears?  Several of each one!!!

Unharvested wheat field

The end of the highway - Mile 0

Chetwynd - Home to many wood carvings

We have decided to go by way of Prince George, so that we can go through Jasper, the Icefields and Banff on our way south. 

Another Bear

The Rocky Mountains

Our winding road ahead

Bijoux Water Falls