We
stayed put and regrouped today.
The Route
Just wandered around town.
About the Day
It rained lightly all night. Our duct-taped plastic bag fan cover
kept Carol dry and the furnace kept us toasty warm.
We awoke to a gray, rainy, 36°F
morning.
We learned the decision to stay here another day was wise. A foot
of snow fell along the route to Watson Lake. Travel north today is not
recommended.
We went to Tim Horton’s
for lunch where we met a man from the Nashville area traveling to the Arctic
Circle by motorcycle. We see it as a really gutsy trip.
Next we stopped at the Northern
Rockies Visitor Centre and the Fort
Nelson Heritage Museum.
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| Museum entrance |
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| A small part of the collection |
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| A mystery - a silver set, in a trunk, in a well |
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| Trappers cabin |
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| Dick checks out an early Prius |
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Museum’s location on the Alaska Highway
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The museum was fun and very interesting. However, the warm trailer was certainly a welcome sight after walking around in the cold museum.
Did you know?
The North West Fur Trading
Company established Fort Nelson in 1805.
Fort Nelson was named in honor of the British Lord Horatio Nelson
who won the Battle of Trafalgar.
Fort Nelson is located on its 5th site … the previous four
were vacated due to floods, fires and feuds.
Fort Nelson was the original “Zero” on the Alaska Highway. It was only
after the highway was opened to the public that Dawson Creek was named “Mile 0”,
because it was the Highway’s southernmost point. The stretch from Dawson Creek
to Fort Nelson existed before the Alaska Highway construction began.
The Campground
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| Site #62 at Triple G Hideaway |
Looking Ahead
The temperature is supposed to reach the mid-50’s tomorrow. It’ll
be time to move on.
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