Today we are in Dawson Creek, British Columbia, at the beginning of the Alaska Highway. We have traveled for almost a month and covered more than 3,800 miles and now the ADVENTURE BEGINS.
The Alaska Highway, or ALCAN as it is also known, was constructed in 1942 as an overland supply route, for defense purposes, during World War II. It was built by the US Army in just a little more than 8 months and covers more than 1400 miles. Can you imagine? It took Florida DOT almost two years to build a new bridge on I-95 at Flagler Beach!!!
The scenery continues to be awe-inspiring. Today we shared the road with moose and drove in the foothills of the snow-covered Canadian Rockies. There will be many opportunities for snow, glacier and iceberg photos over the next few months so I'm refraining from posting them here.
Tomorrow it is off to Ft Nelson, BC and then to Muncho Lake where we will spend a couple down days. Among our planned activities will be basking in the Liard Hot Springs which have a 110 degree temperature and therapeutic minerals. Pat's aching body is ready. Even though we try to drive for 2-3 days and then have 2 days down, off-road, it does still get taxing. The bulk of the long-distance driving is over now, we have finally gotten here, so it will not be as arduous from this point on.
Here are a couple pictures from Chetwynd, the Chainsaw Sculpture Capital of the World and also here in Dawson Creek. Chetwynd has more than 50 sculptures displayed throughout town and some of them are really phenomenal considering they have been done ENTIRELY with a chainsaw.
The picture at the top of the BLOG is our "little band of adventurers". Freddie & Sally are in the Northern Star with their cats, Tony & Smokey; Alice is in the Allegro Bay with her cat Sophie and we are in the DutchStar with no pets - Pat is more than enough!!!
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Take care, stay safe and love to you all,
P&J
1 comment:
ROFL ... I can't believe how far you have gone in just a month - hopefully now that you have reached your 'starting point' you can take it easier. I can't wait to read and appreciate the Alaskan scenery vicariously through your blog.
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