Peace River Valley

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After staying at a rest stop last night, we took a short drive from just west of Ft St John down to Chetwynd. Along the way, we stopped at the WAC Bennett and Peace River Dams, both with visitor centers. After arriving, we drove around town just a bit to see their carvings. Chetwynd, of course, is the chainsaw carving capital of the world, and has some very impressive carvings.

I think the boys appreciated being in early. We had lunch from KFC (bad choice, by the way—no gravy for the potatoes, no biscuits, green cole slaw) and the boys played the rest of the afternoon, at least when they weren’t yelling at each other or whining at us.


Conversation of the Day (as overheard from the boys’ room):

L: We’re also going to the local parade today.
L: Would you like to go to the local parade?
L: We’ll wave the Canadian flag.
L: Hold on tight to my flag.
L: Hold on more tighter than that.
L: Heave, ho, okay?
C: Heave, ho.

L: Do you want a scrunchie?
C: Yeah.
L: Half a day, it’ll be $60.

Animals Noticed (unique to the trip):
White-tailed deer

License Plates Noticed: YK, IL, WA, BC, AB, FL, AK, MT

High Temperature: 55o (Chetwynd, BC)
Low Temperature: 44o (Alaska Hwy Historical Marker 80 Rest Stop, BC)

Miles: 168.8

Total Time on the Road: 4:43

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Photos

Welcome to Chetwynd
This was carved by Terry Mackinnon, the first carver whose work was displayed in Chetwynd.

Moose
This was carved by Mike Schmidt in 2006.

Wolverine
This was just sculpted in June 2009 by Chris Foltz. It took 2nd place in the competition.