6/12
Departed Grand Prairie today headed west on Route 43’s
smooth divided surface to Dawson Creek, British Columbia where we officially
entered the start of the Alaska Highway at Mile “0”. Toured the Alcan Museum watching the PBS film on the
building of the road. What a feat
it was!
Gentle rolling farm country and forests of Aspen, Spruce,
and White Birch gave way to slowly rising terrain and two lane highway. Overnighted at the Triple G RV
Park on the west side of town. It
was full with a caravan. Be sure
to make reservations along the Alaskan Highway a day or so in advance and try
to stop fairly early in the day to ensure campsites.
RV Report:
The highway was in generally good condition as we maintained
about 55-60 MPH except for a few patches where we had to slow due to rough
surfaces. A few significant climbs
and descents of 8-10% were encountered.
Rain off and on continued today as we traveled on a northerly course to
Ft. Nelson, BC. We covered 363
miles today.
Fuel Prices: $
5.51/gallon : $ 1.449L (C$) for diesel
$ 5.20/gallon : $ 1.369L (C$) for gasoline
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