Day 84 – Alaska Highway – Mile 0 – Dawson CreekAug 19, 2008
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Mile "0"
Mile Zero
| We passed last weekend at the Tetsa Regional Park, where peace and tranquility, rain and some sunshine were awaiting us. On Sunday we traveled through Fort Nelson to make it to a small provincial park on the banks of the Buckinghorse River. Would you believe that this little thing had 33 sites? When we arrived, around four, there were only two other campers and they were just stopping for dinner. By 8 p.m. there was 25 sites occupied. The spot was great for $14 and it was way quiet. Campsites in BC are more expensive then in the Yukon where the cost is only $12 for all the campgrounds including firewood. In BC, some go as high as $22 and don’t forget that there’s no service (no electricity, no water, no sewer, no shower…nothing) but two outhouses that we refuse to use. So after a short day drive: WE DID IT! We crossed back the Canadian Rockies and we were so glad to have reached the end to the Alaska/Alcan Highway. What a road! What an accomplishment! And, what a great exploit! However, if I was you, I will be waiting few years before starting a trip to Alaska; on the account that the road itself is getting shorter each year because of realignment. For instance between Fort Nelson and Fort St. John some 132 curves have been removed due to road construction, about 10-miles was eliminated on this stretch of only 200 miles… many hundreds more to come. After traveling most of the roads of Alaska, of the Yukon and Northern British-Columbia, our road experiences wasn’t that bad: 4 tires, two little chips in the windshield and many car washes. We are on our way back to the state, should be there by the time we can send this entry. |
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