DAY 6

Day 6. Today we travelled from Dawson Creek to Fort Nelson, British Columbia. We broke camp around 9:30 a.m., visited the farmers market in Dawson Creek, and set out. The day was a mixture of sun and rain, but the temperatures are mild for which we are thankful. The Alaska Highway stretches out in front of us for miles and miles. It has been cut out of the forest, so the road looks like a ribbon through the wilderness. Beautiful. He had our first moose sightings today. We saw a pair of adolescent moose (mooses?) grazing off to the side of the Alaska Highway. We slowed down to not hit them which was good because they immediately darted in front of the Jeep. Later on Gail spotted another moose (with small antlers) running along the side of the highway. We slowed just a bit and it was keeping pace with us. After a short distance it also ran in front of the Jeep and into the woods on the other side. We see the mountains off to the west, which will be our destination tomorrow (Muncho Lake). There were pockets of snow along the shaded side of the road indicating that spring is just arriving in the north. We arrived in Fort Nelson around 4:15 p.m., went to the Visitor Center, and am generating this blog from there. Next up we find our campsite and then a good place to eat supper. All in all a good day.

Mileage for the day: 298
Mileage for the trip: 2,578