Alaska Road Trip Next Installment – Friday, August 10
Up at 6 am., after a good nights sleep. By 7:10am we were on our way to Prince George, B.C. It was 3 degrees Celsius and we had traveled 566.0 Km. since home. Arrived in Prince George and gassed up, including two jerry cans. We were on our way again to the Hart Highway.
Along the Hart Highway we traveled through flat farm lands at first and then bush and trees. There was sure a lot of “pine beetle” killed trees along the way. Hard to imagine what it will look like in the future. We drove over a lot of nice new pavement that didn’t even have the lines marked yet. We hope to remember this when we get to the gravel roads later in the trip.
At 10:00am, it was overcast and we stopped at McLeod Lake. There is a small general store there and we were told to look for an excellent bakery for bread and doughnuts. Unfortunately, the bakery was closed. We took pictures of the monument out front of the store.
At 11:00 am. on the road again, only to stop shortly after to have lunch on entering the Pine Pass. It was now 13 degrees and we had traveled 833 km.
We took pictures of the Azouzetta Lake area. Shortly after leaving, we took a picture of our relatives driving in front, to try and capture the highway ahead. We followed them most of the time and took several pictures with their rig in front of us. After going through the Pine Pass the country side was once again spectacular in the Pine Valley. We had one short stop for a paving crew, for 10 mins. Soon we were nearing Chetwynd, B.C.
Bugs were hitting the windshield at an alarming rate, but at least we were on nice new pavement again. The cat was getting tired of being confined and letting us know by yowling. So we were all getting a bit tired.
Turned off at Chetwynd to highway 29 into a real cloud burst. I was raining so hard that we did not stop to see the wonderful wood carvings at Chetwynd. Just saw them through the rain pouring down the window. At least the rain helped to clean the windshield.
After driving 331 km. from Prince George we arrived at Moberly Lake. We arrived at 2:30 pm to a Thunder Clap and more heavy rain. It was great to have a cup of tea and sit in the trailer until the storm passed. We booked for two nights at the provincial campsite and planned to go to the Bennett Dam the next day.
It is possible to make reservations at these campsites but we were very lucky to find good spots still available.
It rained off and on the whole time we were there. Got the awning out, camp set up and were ready for the rest of the day.
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