5/10/06 & 5/11/06 - Dawson Creek, BC
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5/10/06 - Mike and Susan at the Alaska Highway Mile 0 carin. Dawson Creek is the official starting of the Alaska Highway.
5/10/06 - The last of Dawson Creek's heritage grain elevators.
5/10/06 - Restored Northern Alberta Railways station
5/10/06 - Mike at the Mile 0 marker
5/10/06 - Susan at the Mile 0 marker
5/10/06 - The old Dew Drop Inn, now the Alaska Hotel
5/10/06 - Out site at the Mile 0 RV Park
5/10/06 - Mike enjoying fire in cool evening
5/10/06 - Susan enjoying fire in the cool evening
5/10/06 - Full moon over Dawson Creek
5/10/06 - Sunset at Dawson Creek
5/11/06 - We took a side trip this morning along a portion of the old historic Alaska Highway
5/11/06 - Along part of the old historic Alaska Highway
5/11/06 - Along part of the old historic Alaska Highway
5/11/06 - The Kiskatinaw Bridge is 531 feet long and is the only original timber bridge built along the Alaska Highway that is still in use today. It is a beautiful structure both in the fact it is made of wood and because of its curved design.
5/11/06 - This shows the curved wooden surface of the Kiskatinaw bridge
5/11/06 - The Kiskatinaw River from the bridge
5/11/06 - The Kiskatinaw River from the bridge
5/11/06 - This Kiskatinaw River
5/11/06 - Area around the Kiskatinaw Bridge
5/11/06 - The Kiskatinaw Bridge from a distance
5/11/06 - The new Kiskatinaw Bridge
5/11/06 - The Kiskatinaw River from the new bridge
5/11/06 - We exited the side trip just north of Dawson Creek. This is the countryside north of town.
5/11/06 - We exited the side trip just north of Dawson Creek. This is the countryside north of town.
5/11/06 - There is a great walking/biking trail that went from our RV park for about 2 1/2 miles into Dawson Creek.
5/11/06 - Along the bike trail
5/11/06 - Countryside along the bile trail
5/11/06 - Creek we passed over on the bike trail
5/11/06 - Susan at Peace Park
5/11/06 - There are many murals on the Dawson Creek buildings. This one depicts the "Trail of 42".
5/11/06 - There are many murals on the Dawson Creek buildings. This one depicts the "1941 Press Release"
5/11/06 - There are many murals on the Dawson Creek buildings. This one depicts the "Alaska Highway"
5/11/06 - There are many murals on the Dawson Creek buildings. This is part of the previous picture and is an enlargement of the poem "Alaska Highway".
5/11/06 - There are many murals on the Dawson Creek buildings. This one depicts the "The Community Sores"
5/11/06 - There are many murals on the Dawson Creek buildings. This one is my favorite as I have been wanting to see a moose!!
5/11/06 - Sculpture dedicated to the surveyors of the Alaskan Highway
5/11/06 - Light post art