"Why didn't we fly?"

Yesterday we made our way from Prince George, BC to Charlie Lake.  Beautiful lake between Ft. St. John and Ft. Nelson.  We saw a pair of loons and two beavers who were very busy!!  Also ran into a couple from Dallas, Texas on their way to Anchorage.  They are sick of the Texas heat and moving to Anchorage.  He already has a job with the Anchorage School District.  

Jeff and the girls at Mile 0 of the
Alaska Highway - Dawson Creek

Jeff is doing all of the driving but he doesn't seem to mind.  I'm the navigator, reading the Milepost and filling in everyone on the historical significance of the area, which I enjoy.  When we reached Dawson Creek I recognized a few places from our trip down to Texas with Granny.  Told Jeff he HAD to have his picture taken at Mile 0.  

Today has been the longest so far - 384 miles which is why about mid afternoon Jade asked why we didn't just fly!!! The roads are narrow and winding and a couple of times we've gotten behind these overweight tanker trucks that we practically have to push up the hills in front of us!!  We climbed through Summit Pass and passed by Stone Mountain Provincial Park which is the campground that we stayed at on the trip to Texas. It's a fun stroll down memory lane.  

Jade asks, "why didn't we just fly?????" about 2:30 today (6/24).
Too many long, boring stretches and curving, winding roads.  

This is a Stone Sheep.  It looks like a Mt.. Goat but it is actually a sheep.  One of the slowest parts of the highway with long uphill climbs and very curvy highway - on our way from Ft. Nelson to Muncho Lake.

More trees, more highway.
The scenery rarely changes!

Tonight we are sitting in Northern Rockies Lodge RV park on the banks of Muncho Lake.  A pristine blue-green lake that reminds me of Kenai Lake in Alaska.  They say the color is from the copper oxide seeping into the lake.  Whatever it is, it's beautiful. I distinctly remember driving past here 5 years ago because the road is narrow, winding, and has no guardrails.  The lake comes right up to the edge of the road!

Tomorrow may be a shorter day.  We need to do some laundry so we might only go as far as Watson Lake.  Gotta stop by the Sign Post Forest:-)      One last game of UNO before bed.  It's been a LONG day.