Day 7 – Teslin to Ft. Nelson
496 Miles
When we checked out of the motel in the morning, we were
told to be especially careful of a couple specific areas of the Alaskan Highway
that is rife with wildlife.
We were glad for the warning but had been on guard for moose standing in the road, or black bear ready to attack since we left Anchorage.
We were glad for the warning but had been on guard for moose standing in the road, or black bear ready to attack since we left Anchorage.
We were assured that the bear didn't attack,
If there was a moose (or elk or caribou) standing in the road, we just needed to slow down and be ready to navigate around it if it moved. Kind of like when there are deer near the road at home.
If there was a moose (or elk or caribou) standing in the road, we just needed to slow down and be ready to navigate around it if it moved. Kind of like when there are deer near the road at home.
With that advice we headed off – and when we arrived in Muncho Lake Provincial Park, were thrilled to see
plenty of bear,
caribou,
and wood bison along the way.
caribou,
and wood bison along the way.
The Alaskan Highway snakes in between Yukon and British
Columbia several times, so we had a lot of opportunities to get our BC province
picture.
We thought the construction was over and done with, but
later in the afternoon, we realized it wasn't.
There were stretches of highway that were covered with fresh gravel that kicked up plenty of dust. Some areas had water trucks going full force, watering down the road. Others just let the wind, sweeping off the prairies to kick up as much dirt and grime as it wanted.
There were stretches of highway that were covered with fresh gravel that kicked up plenty of dust. Some areas had water trucks going full force, watering down the road. Others just let the wind, sweeping off the prairies to kick up as much dirt and grime as it wanted.
Our stop for the night was Fort Nelson. When we arrived, I
walked into the motel and was greeted by “so you came from up North, aye?”.
I smiled and said yes, and that it had been quite a day, the whole time wondering how he knew where we’d come from.
I smiled and said yes, and that it had been quite a day, the whole time wondering how he knew where we’d come from.
Then Sean walked in after parking the bike.
The mystery was solved as I looked in the mirror and saw the
same amount of dirt caked on my face as he had.
We had to laugh, and understood why the people we stopped
and asked for directions looked at us so oddly. And we were happy to know that
apparently there wasn't as much construction going on to the south.
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