It is June 29 and we’ve been on the road 34 days. Finally we are starting the Alaska Highway….a long time dream!! And it’s raining and up here that means mud! First stop enroute to Fort Nelson is at a Wal-Mart to get more window washer fluid. You’d never know that we started the day with a clean car and clean RV!
On the Alaska Highway everything is noted by the milepost from the starting point in Dawson Creek and we are navigating by a book called The Milepost. It is the bible for all Alaska Highway travelers and details out every bridge, turnout, restaurant, campground or just about anything else including known construction or step grades. It is updated annually and we purchased ours 2005 copy over the Internet before we left Fleetwood. It is always open and nearby as we drive.
Topped of with diesel at Charles Lake at 89.9 Canadian cents per liter. Had two youth there who even cleaned our windshield on the RV. Nice service! Next stop Shepard’s Inn, which is noted for its rhubarb pie, a well-earned reputation, as Dick can now attest to! Pat had a large butterhorn pastry served warm and it too was delicious. Also picked up a loaf of their homemade sourdough rye bread.
Milepost 122 we saw our first snow on distant mountains. We have not seen any animals yet, although we have seen two moose that had been hit by vehicles! Proof that the Watch for Moose crossing signs mean it. The scenery is absolutely beautiful wit many vistas showing the vast expanse of boreal forests. There are many places along the highway with very tall white birch trees.
The rivers are spectacular with some having deep canyons that the highway descends into and out of. Construction so far is minimal. We did encounter several heavy rain showers while Pat was driving that helped wash off some of the ever-present mud and dust that coats both the RV and the toad.
Photos 15b & 15c
We arrived in Fort Nelson about 3 pm. Stopped by the visitor’s center then checked into the Westend Campground. Pressure washed the car AGAIN! Worked on trying to catch up this log and enjoyed a leftover dinner in the RV. Then we rushed off to the local theater where we caught a presentation by the local For Nelson area. It was a nicely na slide presentation. From there we walked next door to the library to get onto the Internet to check e-mail. Since the library internet prohibited the use of disks Dick then tried unsuccessfully to find a wi-fi spot to send out the first typed installments of this journal to Dan Small who has so graciously offered to host this Blog on his website Blog. So now all of your readers of this now how late we were in getting this up and running to share with you. For those readers to whom we had given promises of earlier availability of the log we extend our apologies. By the time you are reading this we should be getting somewhat caught up depending on Internet availability.
On the Alaska Highway everything is noted by the milepost from the starting point in Dawson Creek and we are navigating by a book called The Milepost. It is the bible for all Alaska Highway travelers and details out every bridge, turnout, restaurant, campground or just about anything else including known construction or step grades. It is updated annually and we purchased ours 2005 copy over the Internet before we left Fleetwood. It is always open and nearby as we drive.
Topped of with diesel at Charles Lake at 89.9 Canadian cents per liter. Had two youth there who even cleaned our windshield on the RV. Nice service! Next stop Shepard’s Inn, which is noted for its rhubarb pie, a well-earned reputation, as Dick can now attest to! Pat had a large butterhorn pastry served warm and it too was delicious. Also picked up a loaf of their homemade sourdough rye bread.
Milepost 122 we saw our first snow on distant mountains. We have not seen any animals yet, although we have seen two moose that had been hit by vehicles! Proof that the Watch for Moose crossing signs mean it. The scenery is absolutely beautiful wit many vistas showing the vast expanse of boreal forests. There are many places along the highway with very tall white birch trees.
The rivers are spectacular with some having deep canyons that the highway descends into and out of. Construction so far is minimal. We did encounter several heavy rain showers while Pat was driving that helped wash off some of the ever-present mud and dust that coats both the RV and the toad.
Photos 15b & 15c
We arrived in Fort Nelson about 3 pm. Stopped by the visitor’s center then checked into the Westend Campground. Pressure washed the car AGAIN! Worked on trying to catch up this log and enjoyed a leftover dinner in the RV. Then we rushed off to the local theater where we caught a presentation by the local For Nelson area. It was a nicely na slide presentation. From there we walked next door to the library to get onto the Internet to check e-mail. Since the library internet prohibited the use of disks Dick then tried unsuccessfully to find a wi-fi spot to send out the first typed installments of this journal to Dan Small who has so graciously offered to host this Blog on his website Blog. So now all of your readers of this now how late we were in getting this up and running to share with you. For those readers to whom we had given promises of earlier availability of the log we extend our apologies. By the time you are reading this we should be getting somewhat caught up depending on Internet availability.
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