Dawson Creek is the starting point of the Alcan Hwy. The first rough highway was completed in 8 month between Dawson Creek and Fairbanks, but to make it a perminate road it took another 18 months. It was started in 1942 to protect the US from the Japenese that where alread at the Alutian Island. That is 1500 miles through forests over streams and rivers. About 25 thousand people worked to get the road done. The ports of Valdez and Skagway where improved to get supplies up to the workers. They later built a road from Haines to the Alcan Hwy to further supply the troops. All in all an amazing feat.
We are in Dawson Creek and it is COLD. The high was 47 degrees. It is a damp, chilling cold. Since everything is closed because it is a holiday weekend we are going to head over to Prince George on route 97. We had the idea of going into Montana and over to South Dakota and then down to Texas, but we are seeing bad weather in Montana. Possibly Snow tomorrow. We will watch the weather as we come down to the states.
We are looking forward to getting back into the states. I cannot recieve or send any emails again. Appreciate all the nice comments on the blog. Gene & I are sorry we will miss our ggdaughters 1st birthday. There are a few birthdays in New England that we can't send greetings. A Happy Birthday to Mike & Alan LaClair, Allison George, and Brailynn Grace Kelley. Love and miss you all.
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I watch Ice Road Truckers.And in 1 of their seasons they were there at Dawson Creek and Fairbanks.Love your pictures.
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