Sam And Saundra's Year Long Adventure - Part 117

Sam And Saundra’s Year Long Adventure – Part 117

Canada

6/8/09 - Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada

Sam and I get up and take it easy getting ready for this travel day.  As we pull out of the campground, we take pictures of more elk in the campground. We are traveling on highway 93, on our way to Dawson Creek – Mile ‘0’ of the Alaska-Canada Highway.  The road’s condition is good. The scenery is still beautiful, with mountains lining up to entertain us. What a day. 

Elk

We pass Athabasca Creek and head towards Grand Cache.  The mountains must be a little lower, as there are more of them without snow and a lot more green and trees, including aspen. It is cold. The water features continue - creeks, lakes, rivers, mud puddles, without the mud. We meet a herd of elk crossing the road. Two other vehicles  stop and the designated camera people jump out to take pictures. Sam said that he saw one of them in red actually chase the elk.  I was not wearing red.  A guy on a motorcycle slowed suddenly as he came around the bend and the elk scattered.  I have pictures. 

Canadian Flag

Sam and I enjoy sharing the road with animals, identifying and counting. We pass Rocky River, trailing along the side of the Rocky Mountains.  We are told to watch out for elk, mountain sheep, deer and caribou.  We watched, but see none of those in that area.  I think there is a ‘truth in advertisement’ issue.  Sam shakes his head.  We take a little break at the Berland River – two-hour snooze - tops.  We wake up refreshed and because of the long, long daylight hours, we are on our way again.  This part of Canada has a lot of gas.  The good kind.  Oil and gas. Lots of gas.  At times, the gas lines pass over or under the road.  In addition, some of the more remote areas have refineries that cannot be seen, but have nice signs.  Weyerhauser has a very nice sign pointing off the road and towards a dirt lane.  No buildings in sight. They must use gas.

End Of Day

We pass Wanyandie Road, Kakwa River and go through Grande Cache.  I am so excited to see the giant beaver sculpture beside the road at Beaver Lodge, but Sam is on a mission to get to Dawson Creek. We do not stop. On through Hythe – the volunteer capital of Alberta and zip through the Village of Pouce Coupe, that has nothing to do with a car. After driving about 400 miles (not KM), we arrive at Dawson Creek.  After going in circles a while, due to road construction, we land at Northern Lights RV park.  “With Wifi”.  What more could we want?  Good night.