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By JohnBroomhall
June 19th 2008

Fort Nelson and Watson Lake

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Yukon boundary

Tuesday June 17 We left Fort St. John at 9 AM in the rain and started our ride to Fort Nelson. The rain let up quickly, but came back in frequent showers along the way. The trip was mostly a paved road through the bush, with few features to be impressed about. It kind of reminded me of driving to Edson, but about 3 times as far. Countless black spruce bogs along the way. Things got a little better as the view opened up to show us some mountains around Pink Mountain, and the descent down “Suicide Hill” to the Sakanni [View Full Entry]

By Whitley RVers
May 30th 2008

Arrived in Yukon Territory

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Welcome to Yukon

We've driven 605 miles from Milepost 0 to reach the Yukon! WOW! Shortly thereafter we found Dawson Creek, home of the Signpost Forrest. The town was named for gold seeker Frank Watson who settled here in 1898. The town became an important point for refueling during construction of the AK Highway. We stopped for the night at the Downtown RV Park and actually got to check our email with free wi-fi,! We have not had phone reception or satellite TV since leaving Fort St. John many miles ago, luxuries of the past. We found an excellent AK Highway Interpretive Center and [View Full Entry]

By Carolyn Dave
May 24th 2008

Fort Nelson, BC to Watson Lake, YT

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Muncho Lake
Mirror images are so beautiful here

Today was an extraordinary day. Awesome, I think is the best word to describe it. The sun was shining, the drive through the mountains was spectacular and the wildlife was abundant. We saw moose, caribou, sheep, bison and a black bear. We stopped at Muncho Lake and photographed the most spectacular mirror images that I have every seen. We had lunch in Toad Creek and spent more time on the side of the road in awe than we did driving. We are meeting up with a lot of the same people doing the same thing that we are and staying in [View Full Entry]

By jsbthomas
April 24th 2008

Wildlife day

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Big Horn Sheep
As you can see, on the side of the road. They looked at me, but ignored me mostly.

Left Sasquatch Crossing this morning at 9:45. After the first hour or so the roads cleared and the sky cleared and it was a great day. I wrote this at the end of the day that day, I had trouble getting out of my room again today and did not leave until 9:45. One hour earlier than the day before!! That is progress! Tomorrow I expect to get on the road even earlier. No snow today or tonight! clear skies and mostly no snow on the roads. I went through a little snow on the road, but slowing down took me [View Full Entry]

By The Geesers
July 2nd 2007

We're growing moss!

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Well, it's our 4th day of rain (at least by late afternoon it finally quit) - felt great to be outdoors and not dripping wet! We're in Whitehorse - it was a beautiful drive with lots of lakes and rivers. Yesterday was a also a great drive - we saw lots of wildlife - stone sheep (similar to our big horn sheep), lots of wild buffalo, red fox, deer, elk (Alvin said all he needs to see is carribou and bear & he'll be happy). Sorry I haven't been answering emails - I haven't been able to get into it. Tonight [View Full Entry]

By Lisa Ted and Chong
June 23rd 2007

Greetings From The Yukon!

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Mile Zero AK Highway

Greetings From The Yukon! North America » Canada » Yukon » Watson Lake By Lisa Ted and Chong June 23rd 2007Well me managed to make it to the Yukon.(600 miles up the Alaska Highway) The last couple days have been amazing for wildlife viewing! We have seen bears (black and b [View Full Entry]

By 24TheRoad
June 23rd 2007

The Alaska Highway

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Milepost Zero

The Alaska Highway The Alaska Highway (aka Alcan) was built in 1942. It stretches from Dawson Creek, BC to Fairbanks, AK. It took 9 months and to complete! It was important to complete it quickly during WWII. The current length is 1,390 miles long and it is paved, but the original road was a dirt road. There are several areas that have been rerouted over the years to reduce the number of curves or treacherous hills, such as suicide hill. Originally it was a military road and was opened to the public in 1948. As we drive along it and see [View Full Entry]

By pepito
September 17th 2006

Grey Mountain Skies

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Grey Mountain
Looking down upon the Hidden Lakes and Yukon River from the top of Grey Mountain.

You're searching, Joe, for things that don't exist; I mean beginnings. Ends and beginnings -- there are no such things. There are only middles. (Robert Frost) Watson Lake, Yukon Territory... Such a strange and cluttered atmosphere here. They say that this is a town of 800-900 people but with the Alaska Highway running through it as it's main street and three or four surrounding native villages - it can sometimes seem like more. I have fou [View Full Entry]

By Rovers2
June 30th 2006

The Alaska Highway

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Milepost "0"
This is where it starts.

First, a little history lesson. At the outbreak of World War II there was no overland access to Alaska from the lower 48 or Canada. Fearing a Japanese invasion of Alaska (which actually did occur in June, 1942), in March 1942 the US Army undertook a crash program to build a road to supply military bases in Alaska. The road stretches 1,422 miles from Dawson Creek, BC to Delta Junction, AK, where it connects to the Richardson Highway, which runs from Valdez to Fairbanks. The project was huge, crossing rugged mountains, heavily wooded forests and swampy tundra, all under some pretty [View Full Entry]

By Laura G
June 5th 2006

Life is Short but Sweet for Certain

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Amazing!!

Hi everyone, So we have offocially made it through the wilderness. We started off driviing on the Sea to Sky Highway, which was unbelievable. It literally starts in the coast of British Colombia and brings you through mountain ranges and summits that make you feel like you can touch the sky. The views were spectacular. It brought us to Clinton, BC. From Clinton we drove through forests after forests to get to Smithers, BC. The forest started to turn into the Arctic Black Spruce forests that I love so much. The trees are so spindly and unique. It reminds me of [View Full Entry]

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