8/11/08

A consistent and driving overnight rain, which did not stop in the morning made for the unenviable task of tearing down and packing up an soaking wet tent which, incidentally we didn’t sleep in either night! Perhaps an exercise in futility, perhaps practice for later! Wet seems to be accompanied by dirty in the campsite so the surprisingly hot showers in the Meadows Campground (Mount Robson Provincial Park) were most rewarding.

Without a particular goal or destination for the day we set out with our only intention of covering some serious territory. After several hours on the road, some quiet, some quite chatty, we made the decision to actually strive for the Alcan Highway. A quick stop in Prince George, complete with some directions and a funny story from a construction worker and our next destination was Mile 0, Dawson Creek. This stretch of road really yielded the first inclination that we are on our way to Alaska.

We found our way to Kiskatinaw Provincial Park approximately 20 km onto the Alcan and settled for the evening. This park is immediately adjacent to the Kiskatinaw Bridge which is a 9 degree wooden incline bridge constructed on a radius complete with two beaver dams below. This park boasts an extremely informative and friendly ranger who is working diligently to qualify the bridge for registry as a national historic site. This a definite recommendation for an early stop on the Alcan. The campsites are adequately sized for car, tent, and moderate sized rv camping with several sites immediately adjacent to the river. Those not adjacent to the river are within the nicely tree canopied settings and private. Water is from a hand pump which, although drinkable, is rather silty and purification for removal of particulates is recommended. This campground provides pedestrian access to the bridge and swimming opportunities.