Glamping Days

It was a banner day with a bit of history, beautiful scenery, & so much wildlife!  History: the Fort Nelson Heritage Museum The local history museum at Fort St John was beautifully organized & curated to tell the story of that place from 10,000 years ago well into the last century. This museum had way more artifacts on display, & many were grouped by type (a collection of saws, about 20 antique cars in a shed, etc), but there was little info on what one was looking at. These differences are part of the charm of local history museums.  The 3 monuments out front commemorated early explorers in the area, the men who built the Alaska Highway, & the men who died attempting to build it.           Scenery :  After 2 days of okay scenery along the ALCAN, today, it became quite nice.  Stone Mountain, Summit Lake, Folded Mountain (notice the folded rock) Muncho Lake where I'm camped tonight. Wildlife: Moose & caribou &...

The Good, the Bad, the Ugly I spent last night here beside the Peace River Bridge, the longest on the ALCAN. When planning this stop, my theory was that it wouldn't be too noisy due to being well below the bridge surface - a good theory except that the bridge deck is metal, & trucks ran by all night. The good was this huge lilac bush whose fragrance wafted into the trailer.  The bad was the noise from the bridge. The ugly was a gazillion caterpillars. But it was fine for a quick overnight.   The Fort St John North Peace Museum This is a lovely museum with both indoor exhibits & a half dozen buildings outside. Not dedicate to the concept of peace, it's about the history of the Peace River Valley area of northeastern BC.  On arrival, it was clear that I would not be alone here.   The indoor exhibits gave a compressive history of the area from pre-history onwards & included some natural history as well. The big feet on the Canadian Lynx are outrageous. ...

The Alaska Highway is often called the ALCAN, & today's drive took me just 40 miles along it. Since it's taking me to Alaska, I wore this tee shirt for the occasion.    It's required to take a picture of this sign.  The Visitor Info Centre in Dawson Creek is a required stop, & has 2 small museums attached. I've been seeing these black & white birds & now know that they are black billed magpies, thanks to a display in the museum.  The area around Dawson Creek actually looks a bit like central & eastern PA with a patchwork of trees & farms.  This statue of a gold panner at the Visitor Info Centre in Taylor is another required stop. Below that is a more serious display at the same place, & below that are 2 other items here that caught my eye.