The Agnew Family aboard the "Dog House"

This morning we pulled out of Dawson Creek destination not quite known. We thought we would find a place that we liked and magically there would be a campground and we would pull in. Mother Nature did not co-operate. The day started sunny but turned cloudy quickly followed by sprinkling — this did not encourage us to stop. We drove a bit further than we planned and are currently in Fort Nelson. We did manage to experience a bit of the “old Alaska” highway. About 20 km outside of Dawson Creek you can take a 10 km loop road and go over the only original timber bridge built along the Alaska Highway that is still in use today. It was the Alaska Highway I imagined ... hilly, lots of bends, full of pot holes and a gravel section. During the course of the drive we saw 3 deer by the side of the highway and several great views. Now, Fort Nelson. It seems like a nice little town except for the welcoming committee. When we got out of the truck we were attacked.... there must of been hundreds of them.... yes mosquitos. The gold bracelet is wonderful and I love it but I could have really used that bug jacket Kathleen!!!! They also have a museum in Fort Nelson and yes it has all of the “old stuff” that unfortunately we can remember from our early childhood but they also had cars and trucks and tractors and engines and other neat pieces of machinery. Well worth the a visit. But there is a cost; diesel is $99.9/L and gas is $104.9/L ouch!!!



Wildlife



crossing the only wooden bridge left on the Alaska highway



another view of the same bridge



a lot of RV's around here