Fort Nelson and Beyond Day 6 & 7

We had to stop at the Museum in Fort Nelson as there's a really cool collection of old vehicles as well as all kinds of equipment.  Some was used in construction of the Alaska Hwy and some is just collected stuff.

After leaving Fort Nelson, we entered the real wilds of Canada, lost our cell service and for me, the fun really began!  I put away all those electronic devices and started watching the road.  Not too far out of Fort Nelson I sited my first black bear!  

BTW I am photographing thru dirty RV windows while we are driving down the road so it is difficult to get good pictures and photos in perfect focus?  Forget it.

I don't often see bears together like these two, perhaps they were juveniles and siblings.

This is a stone sheep, he was standing just off the road posing for me!

Mom and a baby on the side of the road.  I don't know what she was finding to eat in the gravel.

What a cutie!

When living in Alaska, I seldom saw a male moose unless I was in Denali National Park so it was a treat when this fellow crossed the road in front of us.  Moose grow antlers every year and shed them in the fall, just a little FYI

We saw quite a few bison.  In BC they keep the roadsides nicely trimmed which makes it really easy to spot the animals.  The bison seemed to like grazing and resting in this area as we saw quite a few that were laying in the grass.

There were babies in this herd, they are so cute.  

Last trip up the highway, we saw babies playing along the highway butting heads.  

Wildlife count over the past two days, 12 black bear, 1 grizzly, 2 moose, 1 caribou, 1 deer, countless sheep and bison, and 1 fox.!

3,354 miles so far and another 950 to go to Fairbanks, where we used to live.  We are currently in Whitehorse, YT and will be here for a couple of nights.  Time to relax and get rid of the road grime.  My Jeep is so dirty you can't see out the windows.  Dick just went and washed it so we can see where we are going in Whitehorse.

Many people think that the road to Alaska is horrible and something to fear.  That was probably true many years ago.  BUT today the Alaska Highway is really a nice road, I've been on far worse roads driving on some county country roads.  We did hit 2-3 gravel sections today but they were in good shape.  Probably when we get closer to the Alaska border we will see some road deterioration with frost heaves.  If you want to see photos of frost heaves and learn a bit about them, check out this post from out 2010 trip.  The real key to driving the Alaska Hwy is to TAKE YOUR TIME.  Slow down, enjoy the scenery.  Dick has been driving between 45 - 60 MPH depending on the road conditions.

Looking forward to cocktails by the fire tonight and roasting marshmallows after eating my yummy steak and campfire potatos!