The Alaskan Highway

Friday July 9, 2010


I began early with breakfast in Hinton at a restaurant called Smittys. I took Canadian route #40 towards Grand Prairie and on to Dawson Creek at the beginning of the Alaskan Highway.

The ride from Hinton was filled with truck traffic taking machinery to areas where workers harvest trees, mine for coal and natural gas. I saw lots of natural gas collections sites along the way including a large building used developed raw tress into the wood used in buildings.

I took photos at the zero mile marker identifying the beginning of the Alaskan Highway along with three other motorcyclists all touring the four corners of the North American Continent. Two of the guys were on Harleys out of Seattle Washington and the third guy began his ride from Orlando FL.

They gave me lots of information on my upcoming travels along the Alaskan Highway concerning the road construction and the dirt and gravel portions between Dawson Creek and Fort Nelson.

While at the marker taking photos, I was approached by one of the travelers I met in Montana at the rest stop. Small world! LOL!

I pulled into the Comfort Inn in town for the night.