June 5 - 8, 2024
Our trip to Alaska begins with crossing the border in WA state. We had about a 30 - 40 minute wait at the border. We arrived as several members of an RV tour group did. We saw a number of the tour group throughout our day and ran across them several times during our travels to Dawson Creek, Mile 0 of the Alaska Highway.
Our first night we made it a small campground just north of Cache Creek. Willow Springs had a rowboat you could use at no charge. Harold exercised some different muscles.
We had sort of planned to do a 1 night, 2 night pattern on the way to Fairbanks. Our next two nights were at Mama Yeh campground, about 15 minutes south of Prince George, BC. We used our non-travel day to get a few groceries, some loonies and toonies (money exchange), and to visit the Central BC Railway and Forestry Museum. The Museum was listed as a must-see in the Milepost.
We spent an hour or so meandering among the various buildings, railcars, and equipment. Perhaps the best part though was chatting with the CN parade float operators who had just arrived for a CN private event the following day, and a museum volunteer. The volunteer was definitely a railfan and had fascinating tidbits about the CN railyard next to the museum.
The next overnight stop was at Dawson Creek, Mile 0 of the Alaskan Highway. We stopped by the visitor center and got a photo of the rig at the Mile 0 sign. We picked up even more tourist information, maps, and guidebooks. Whew! The visitor center gives out pins of the mile marker. Cute!
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| Back at the dock - Willow Springs Campground |
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| Mount Begbie Overlook |
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| At 108 Mile Heritage Site |
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| Locomotive that was used for model |
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| Model rail locomotive - looks familiar |
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| Museum turntable |
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| CN Parade Float |
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| Dawson Creek |
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| Historical Mile 0 Post |
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