Dawson Creek, Canada Travel Blogs

Men on Horses, New Province, Now It All Starts
Jul 21, 2008 (16 photos)

... my tent at 7:40 pm it has started to drizzle. It seems to rain almost every day, particularly at night. Before I leave Dawson Creek tomorrow morning I will get the compulsory photos at mile zero, the tourist photo, and the official photo. I will attach ...

Northern Lights RV Park
Jul 12, 2008 (13 photos)

We arrived at Dawson Creek BC in the afternoon and had a lady from Dawson Creek inform us of the history of the Alaskan highway from the beginning. Next day we had a group picture taken at the start of the Alaskan Highway mile marker 0. That afternoon we ...

Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada
Jul 8, 2009 (9 photos)

Wednesday, July 8- Friday, July10 - Dawson Creek, BC Everyone woke up early this morning.  It was around 7 a.m. when we rolled out of bed and some rigs had already pulled out.  It is still raining. Most drivers had difficulty maneuvering their ...

Dawson Creek, BC
May 16, 2009 (2 photos)

Hurray--Mile "0"--the beginning of our trek on the Alaska Highway.  When picturing Alaska, "cold" usually comes to mind; and it is!--low 31; high 55. Enjoyed seeing the Pioneer Village even though it was freezing cold--started to snow.  ...

Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada
Jul 10, 2009 (14 photos)

July 10 Art left early this morning with Ron to return to Grande Prairie to pick up the air filter needed to fix Ron's RV. My goal for the day was to clean and do a little laundry.  When Art returned, he changed clothes and went to help install the ...

Harry Potter at Mile 0
Jul 21, 2007 (4 photos)

... for a day. I had forgotten that it was July 20 and that the last Harry Potter book was going to be released at midnight! Dawson Creek has a book store so I got there at 10:30 and waited in line with other Potter fans for the book. Surprisingly for a ...

Leduc to Dawson Creek - Day Five
May 9, 2009 (5 photos)

There were some anxious moments this morning maneuvering around Edmonton, but we were soon on the right track. There was not much traffic, and so we were clipping right along making very good time. It is very interesting to note how you can pick up on the ...

On "The Highway"
Jan 10, 2007

... powdered donuts in my mouth with my right hand while steering through a different sort of powder with my left.    I reached Dawson Creek when it was still dark so you are all being spared the requisite "Mile 0" photo. The going was good and ...

Hinton to Dawson Creek
Jun 11, 2008 (6 photos)

... body. We did part at the visitors center to eat a quick lunch before we took off for our final destination of the day - Dawson Creek, British Columbia and the start of the world famous Alaska Highway. It was less than two hours from Grand Prairie and all ...

nutin'.
Oct 7, 2009

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Ende Moskitohoelle / End of Mosquito Hell
Jul 12, 2008 (5 photos)

... ich bis Fort Nelson gefahren, wo es dann etwas flacher wurde und von dort entlang den ersten Auslaeufer der Rocky Mountains bis Dawson Creek - wo der Alaska Highway seinen ersten "0" Meilenstein hat, resp. fuer mich endet. Hier scheint es eine Classic ...

Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada
Jul 9, 2009 (51 photos)

At 9:00 this morning, we went to the meeting room to hear Dawson Creek's travel ambassador, Keltie, give a presentation about the town's history and the building of the Alaska Highway.  She was an animated, enjoyable and knowledgeable speaker. We are ...

Mile 0
May 25, 2007 (7 photos)

We made it to Dawson Creek and in pretty good time.  Lots of wildlife to view.  I am attaching pictures of elk and bighorn sheep, but we saw plenty of mule deer also.  We are camped out at Mile 0 of the Alcan.  Plan to head up to Toad ...

C'est parti mon Kiki
Jul 15, 2007

... une route à 4 voies. Défilement de plaines et de collines en passant par Grande Prairie pour arriver finallement en Colombie Britannique à Dawson Creek, l'entrée du Alaska Highway. Nous sommes au Mile 0 et à compter de maintenant tout ve être en relations avec ...

Prince George to Dawson Creek - DAY 1
Jun 21, 2007 (38 photos)

... - A venture or an initial attempt, especially outside one's usual area Day 1 - June 21, 2007   Prince George to Dawson Creek   Distance:        406 km   Length of Trip:      ...

Overnight in Dawson Creek
Jun 9, 2008

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BACK AT MILE ZERO
Jul 23, 2009 (5 photos)

... 0 on the Alaska Highway.  It really wasn't that long ago (6/20/09) when we stood out in that chilly wind here at Dawson Creek and took our pictures to mark the day.  And, we've put 6,395 miles on the Bounder (not sure about the Honda)& ...

Mile Zero
Jun 20, 2005

Here we are in beautiful downtown Dawson Creek - in a computer store so we can get Internet access! The sun finally came out and it is warming from overnight (and yesterday) lows in the mid 40's. Our group is formed, and everyone made it, we are all ...

Dawson creek
Apr 6, 2008 (17 photos)

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Day 5- Grand Prairie, AB to Dawson Creek, BC, Can.
Jul 7, 2008 (5 photos)

... had a really nice place last night with 2 kind size beds and a full suite, lots of room. We started out driving towards Dawson Creek, picking up one cache in Beaver Lodge, and skipping one cache only after mom (hell bent to get it) went bush wacking ...

On Your Marks
Sep 29, 2005 (7 photos)

... girl advised that Dawson Creek was about an hour and a half away- which meant I was doing better than I thought. I arrived in Dawson Creek late in the afternoon. The town is small and only famous for it's road. I drove straight through town and ended ...

Dawson Creek
Aug 2, 2006 (1 photos)

I'm back home and the locals are very receptive to becoming the next capital of BC. Here is a picture of me cycling around and telling the news.

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Jul 7, 2006

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Jun 27, 2008

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Dawson Creek, BC
May 15, 2009 (4 photos)

Despite that our stay in Dawson Creek is highlighted by the water slide at the Pomeroy Inn, we are happy in the morning to catch a glimpse of mile point 0 on the Alaska Highway.  I think Sparrow and Otto are just happy to have ...

The Alaska Highway
Jul 4, 2008 (3 photos)

... public in 1948, and since then it has beckoned adventurers. We were thrilled to be driving this historic route. We drove into Dawson Creek and headed for the tourist information center at mile 0, and before we could enter we were offered free hot dogs ...

Alaska Highway Mile "0"
Oct 7, 2009 (13 photos)

The East Access – Edmonton, AB to Dawson Cre
Jul 13, 2009 (5 photos)

... actually starts in Great Falls, Montana, then goes north through Calgary, Red Deer, and Edmonton, Alberta, and northeast to Dawson Creek, British Columbia.  It has available side trips (that is where we learned about the Canadian Badlands, Drumheller, ...

Dawson Creek - Mile "0" Alaska Highway
Jun 10, 2009 (21 photos)

... into the notable past of Dawson Creek.  We saw railway memorabilia, pioneer artifacts and visited a wildlife display.  Dawson Creek Art Gallery  The gallery is housed in a renovated grain elevator which is a unique facility.  There ...

On the road to Dawson Creek
Jun 9, 2009 (8 photos)

... were; Beaverlodge – center for grain processing & seed production , and Hythe – a processing center for berry crops. After traveling many miles of scenic roadway, we arrived in Dawson Creek (Mile 0), our home for the next two nights.