Animals

Here's some of the animals just on one day. No, we don't see this many every day, but we see something, if only a ground squirrel.


Why is everyone stopping...I think I see an animal....

Young Moose

Another young moose trotted down the highway past the cars.


Big Horn sheep just sitting there ignoring all the traffic and cameras.


Stone sheep.


Stone sheep and babies, about 15 in all.


Another moose.


Buffalo?


On the road???

That was a busier than usual animal day. We actually saw a black bear, too, but couldn't get a picture.

The road to Fort Nelson, BC

Gorgeous sights all day long.


Does this resemble "The Old Man of the Mountain" of New Hampshire fame? It's name is Man in the Mountain.


There goes our road... into the distance.


Granite mountains.


Following the rivers.


Another WOW!


Along the lake.


Look at the color of that water! It was spectacular.


Into the mountains.


A Red Light! Civilization! Road work on the bridge...one lane, and almost to Fort Nelson.

First animal sign: Moose

Along the way.


MOOSE



Behind these trees??


Behind these trees??


These are the pumps up here...these are some of the better looking ones.


Read these signs. I think it gets muddy up here!


Now that is muddy!!!


Think the rain will wash it off??

Dawson Creek

Dawson Creek is where the Alaska (used to be called the Alcon) Highway starts.


This is milepost 0 in the middle of the town. All the miles start here and end in Delta Junction, Alaska. It goes across British Columbia and the Yukon Territory. In 1996 it was dedicated as the "16th Wonder of the Engineering World." The space out here is immense and barren.


This is the Visitors Center and museum and they showed a movie about the making of the Highway during the war when it was feared that Japan would invade Alaska.


Rains come and go quickly and several times daily out here.

Oh,Oh! Car won't start...again. Third time since we left Little Rock. Yep, had to put in a third starter!! At a Chevy garage they installed a NEW Chevy starter and heat shield. All for one days work (they were SO good to fit us into their busy schedule!) and about $800! We're not putting in a rebuilt Napa one this time!


The caravan left without us, but we were able to catch them by evening. Whew!

Off we go!

After 2 days in Price George, British Columbia, we're off to Dawson Creek for another 2 days. The drive was 257 miles.


Naturally it started off with a traffic jam due to road repairs. Happens everywhere! Look at all those Airstreams in the line!



Couple of scenes along the way. Beautiful!






Dawson Creek's crop is Canola, that's all those yellow flowers.

Give-aways and Potlatchs

See the nice insulated bag? We use ours every day for snacks and water in the car.



Potlatches are get-togethers to meet each other. We'll have 6, each one having a different host and guests. Bring your own chair and beverage and a quick snack to share. Usually not even plates or napkins! Then we go around the group and introduce ourselves and whatever else you want. That part is the GAM. New language here!

Our Airstream Caravan Adventure Starts

We arrive in Prince George, British Columbia, and the campground is full. Great! The owner called across the street to another park, and they had camping spots available. We stayed the night and moved across the street to the gathering point at 11am and had out first meeting at 12:30pm.


We met each other. Some have been on many caravans, and some, know each other from traveling together before. It does get to be a small world. One lady was a teacher in Jefferson in the 1960's, another grew up in Eastlake and his stomping grounds included Ashtabula County. We went to the Tall Ships Rally in Cinncinati a couple of years ago, and the couple who were in charge of that rally are on this trip. Neat!



After the meeting we all got our pictures taken in couples, and then recieved the pictures so we can get to know each other better. We also recieved the "Milepost" Book. It's the Bible of the Alaska (previously Alcan) Highway. It's about $25-30.

Here's some Tunnels

With all those mountains, you don't think that the road just winds around them, do you?? I only took pictures of a couple of them.



See the second tunnel?


This is it.

The Gold Rush Trail

The Gold Rush Trail is the name of the road on which we are driving. It goes straight north. Views along the road. It was a beautiful rainbow!









View of the mountain from where we were camping.


The pine trees were extremely tall. Rick said when the wind picked up in the morning, they were swaying back and forth over 10'. Actually, on the news that night, we heard that there had been tornados not too far away. At home, we never get Canadian news, so I didn't know that they were up here, too.