5/12/06 - Dawson Creek, BC to Liard Hot Springs, BC
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Microwave tower - We have seen several microwave towers and will see many more on our trip north. The original Cantel land line between Grand Prairie, AB and the YT-AK border was replaced by 42 microwave relay stations in 1963. The Alaska Highway telephone system, officially known as Cantel (1942-1943) was a 2,850 mile line stretched from Dunvegan, near Edmonton in Alberta, to Fairbanks, AK and included a 600 mile circuit to Norman Wells. Each repeater station was a small community in itself, with a crew to man the circuits 24-hours a day and tons of equipment to keep messages moving to some 1,600 army phones and teletypes. One of the world's longest open-wire toll circuits at the time, the Cantel system was the forerunner of today's communications system.
On the grade into Tylor, BC
Tylor, BC off in the distance
Peace River Bridge
Gas burn off
North of Wonowon, BC - It is at historic milepost 101 and was formally known as Blueberry and was the site of an official traffic control gate during WWII.
Skikanni Hill
Skikanni Hill
Skikanni Hill
Buckinghorse River
Along the Trutch Mountain Bypass. Trutch Mountain Bypass is a new section of the highway completed in 1987 rerouted the highway around Trutch Mountain.
Along the Trutch Mountain Bypass. Trutch Mountain Bypass is a new section of the highway completed in 1987 rerouted the highway around Trutch Mountain.
We entered the Northern Rockies
Aspen stand
Sulfur gas pipe going over road - 12 miles south of Ft. Nelson, BC
Slash piles burning
About 10 miles south of Ft. Nelson, BC
Snow is starting to stick about 60 miles north of Ft. Nelson
Tetsa River Bridge
About 10 miles south of Summit Lake Pass
Just before Summit Lake Pass
Just before Summit Lake Pass
Just before Summit Lake Pass
Just before Summit Lake Pass
Just before Summit Lake Pass
Summit Lake Pass
Just past Summit Lake Pass
About 5 miles north of Summit Lake Pass
Look carefully and you can see two caribou
About 90 miles north of Ft.Nelson, BC
MacDonald River Bridge
Racing River Bridge
Racing River
Toad River
Toad River
More caribou
Toad River
Mountains about 20 miles north of Toad River, BC
Mountains about 20 miles north of Toad River, BC
About 20 miles south of Muncho Lake, BC
About 13 miles south of Muncho Lake, BC
Muncho Lake, BC. This is where we had planned on spending the night but it is SNOWING and everything is closed, so we drive on!!
About 25 miles south of Liard Hot Springs
About 22 miles south of Liard Hot Springs
About 20 miles south of Liard Hot Springs
Horses crossing the road just before Liard Hot Springs