Alaska day 6 arrived in Dawson Creek

Day 6, thur 7/19/12 left at 9am from Hixon, on our way to Dawson Creek 275 miles away, the road was great no construction, we went through Prince George and got gas at $4.77 a gal, we followed the Crooked river, saw the Red Rocky Lake, the McLeod Lake, saw Mountain Sheep.

Went by Pine pass ski area which gets 30 ft of snow every year. Stopped at MacKenzie rest area,

Williston Lake is the largest man made lake in north america. After seeing lots of small lakes and streams, we went through Chetwynd another small town, Went over the Pine River just before we arrived into Dawson Creek, found the Mile 0 campground whitch is our ½ way point. 1500 more miles to Fairbanks. Here is some information of interest.

Prince George is the fourth largest city in BC, and a gateway to the great North by Northwest.The area around Prince George is the traditional territory of the Carrier Sekani First Nations people, who made their livelihood off the bountiful rivers, lakes and forests of the region.In 1793, the great explorer Alexander Mackenzie explored the area on his first crossing of the North American continent. However, it wasn't until 1807 that European explorer Simon Fraser wintered over here, and before long, a trading post turned into a town. Originally called Fort George, after King George lll, the town flourished as a trading post, and was officially incorporated as a town in 1915

Location: Prince George is located at the junction of Highway 97 and the Yellowhead Highway 16, Highway 97 runs south to Vancouver and north to Dawson Creek, where it joins up with the Alaska Highway. Highway 16, or the Trans Canada Yellowhead Highway, extends from Prince Rupert through Prince George to the Rockies, and on to its conclusion in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

In a quiet valley, surrounded by beautiful green mountains and lush forests, is the picturesque community of Quesnel. Located at the confluence of the Fraser and Quesnel Rivers, Quesnel is the commercial centre of the North Cariboo. Once the last stop on the Fraser River for the Gold Rush trail, Quesnel became a boomtown in the late 1800s, with the discovery of gold in the area, and was the service centre for gold prospectors stocking up with supplies before heading east for gold towns such as William's Creek and Barkerville, the centre of the Great Cariboo Gold Rush.

 

Above is Williston Lake,  and to the right is Mcleod Lake

Welcome to Mile Zero! Dawson Creek is the point of origin of the Historic Alaska Highway, which streches 2400km north to Fairbanks in Alaska.
 The Alaska Highway begins in the Mile O City, Dawson Creek, and traverses almost 1000 km of diverse terrain before the traveller enters the Yukon Territory.

Zippie all tired out from driving and yes he is laying between us asleep.