Off the Alaska Hwy & into Alberta

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Sun, 20 June

Happy Father’s Day, all you Dads.

We left our campground at Sikanni River and found the first rest area 100 miles down the road. At Ft. St. John we went to Walmart, then to Safeway for supplies and gasoline for the car. We were ready to finish this final stretch of the Alaska Highway.

At Dawson Creek we took the requisite pictures at milepost 0, then went to the visitor center for patches, stickers, postcards and information on Alberta. We then went to the Alaska Highway House, a museum of the highway, where we took advantage of their free wifi to post blogs for Friday and Saturday.

Then on to Highway 2 out of British Columbia and into Alberta. At the provincial line we passed the final well-marked litter barrel in BC. They have litter barrels every 5 km, but no rest areas. We’re happy to be in Alberta at last.


Mon, 21 June

We took Hwy 2 to Grande Prairie then got on 40 south to Grande Cache and Hinton. We got gas at Grand Cache, how nice to pay under $4/gallon. We ate lunch by Grande Cache Lake. It began to get more hilly as we progressed south. It was quite warm and hazy today. The long views were blue, much like the vistas along the Blue Ridge Parkway in the Smokey Mountains.

At Hinton we stopped at the visitor center for information on tomorrow’s drive through Jasper, Lake Louise, and Banff. Bob went to the RV repair shop we passed, as his camper has been showing a worsening sag. The guy said the frame was cracked and led him to a welder. The welder jacked it up and welded braces on it and set the camper on fire in the process. Luckily, he caught it quickly and there was little damage, just a lot of excitement.

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Photos

Kerry at Milepost 0
showing his Wildlife Cove huggy

Gena, Moe & Bob
At Milepost 0, start of Alaska Hwy at Dawson Creek, BC

Charlie and Kerry
At Dawson Creek, BC

Actual Milepost 0
Alaska Hwy, Dawson Creek, BC

Sign at Grande Cache, AB
I love the combination, we take care of all your dirty jobs

Grande Cache Lake
Grande Cache, AB