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In the Rear View Mirror and Looking Forward
Dawson Creek, Canada |
Nope we are not in Alaska yet….. but we are getting there from here! Dawson Creek is Mile “0” of the the Alaska Highway (aka “THE ALCAN “). This road was built during World War II mainly by the Army to connect the lower 48 to Alaska thru Canada. It begins in Dawson Creek and runs to Delta Junction, Alaska, via Whitehorse, Yukon and is 1,387 miles long.. and we will be exploring every mile. The ALCAN has an informal system of “mile posts” which has been developed over the years to denote major stopping points. In fact, our “bible” for this journey is called the Milepost. A yearly publication that provides up to date information for each milepost, i:e; fuel, food, turn outs, campgrounds, stores, viewing area, tourist stuff, and more. So Ann Marie, aka “the navigator” will guide us using the milepost on this part of our journey. There have been many stories told to us about this route. Some on how treacherous and unforgiving this route can be, some say the route is not as bad as it is perceived. So we will write our own tale. Since we arrived here early we decided to do some exploring. First stop was to have lunch to fuel us for the rest of the day. We tried a Sushi joint and had some Bulgogi and Galbi. It was delicious. We then walked around town and got our picture taken at Mile “0”
There are alot of quaint shops that were enjoyable to peruse. We went to the Welcome center and got more information and maps. First stop the Kiskatinaw Provincial Park area so we can drive on the original part of the Alcan and traverse the wooden bridge.
Wow I know the pictures do not do the scenery justice.
We saw moose scat so we know there are in the area. We also found a carcass that we believe is an elk. Walking around the park was beautiful and very relaxing. We headed back to the rig and saw, get ready, yes I finally saw one, A MOOSE!.
George had to turn around so I could get some pictures of it. The moose, I don’t know if it was male or female was laying on the ground next to the brush line looking at the road. It was like he was waiting for someone. Wow, what a thrill. All of those moose crossing signs are true! STATS
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