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Fort Nelson Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Fort Nelson, Canada
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Where BC Gets Its Enema
We had a wonderful trip from Watson Lake to Fort Nelson in the rain and snow. Not enough snow to remain on the ground but snow just the same. All kinds of animals on this leg. Gwen counted about 100 Bison, 26 Caribou, 5 Mountain Sheep, 1 Elk, 2 ...
Dawson Creek to Fort Nelson
Took Old Alaska hwy to see Kiskatinaw River Bridge. Didn't want to go across this old wooden bridge; there wasn't a wide enough turn around so had to unhook the jeep to turn around. Should have driven in the car to see the bridge while ...
3rd Night
... video game and the roads climbed and dipped as we entered the northern Rockies. My goodness, it was so much fun* Whitehorse to Fort Nelson 591miles 10hr 54m Beautiful day again! Roads were great up until we past Watson lake, then we got into the ...
Ft Nelson Truck Stop & RV Park
We left Dawson Creek BC for Fort Nelson and it rained alot on the way and we didn't see any wildlife. This is a country where the wildlife is superior. Attached is snapshots of the country side. Ray ...
Beautiful British Colombia
... Rocheuses demande beaucoup de concentration et une bonne dose de calme. C'est toute une épreuve... 8 years after I discovered West Canada, I come back in that beautiful area. The mountains are as majestic as always. Like in Argentina in the ...
Low Point of the Trip
... prove it. For you trivia buffs the lowest point on the Alaska Highway is the bridge over the Muskwa River just before arriving in Fort Nelson. The skies were bright, very windy and cool all day, but just as I pulled into Fort Nelson it started to ...
Fort Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
... . We are hoping that some of our future sites are better. We enjoyed a closer look at the local history by visiting Fort Nelson Heritage Museum with Ron and Hazel. The Fort Nelson Heritage Museum has a number of collections. The theme of the ...
Heading the Alaska !
We will post trip information here as soon as it starts. For 2010, we will continue planning the project and look for Sponsors that are willing to invest and support the Project. All indications in that regard is highly appreciated. Please contact us by ...
Crossing Canada - heading the east coast
We will post trip information here as soon as it starts. For 2010, we will continue planning the project and look for Sponsors that are willing to invest and support the Project. All indications in that regard is highly appreciated. Please contact us by ...
More Miles Behind Us...
... , but estimated to take about 4 hours or more due to terrain. We will be visiting the second largest natural hot springs in Canada: Laird Hotsprings Provincial Park. We will try to stay there for the night as well. Here is a link to the ...
The Alaska Highway
... approached Fort Nelson, we past the junction with the Liard Highway that we will be taking tomorrow north into the Northwest Territories. Fort Nelson is a bigger town than most that we have come across in the northern parts of Canada, but there are little ...
Liard Hot Spring RV Park
The next day was beautiful cold but sunny and the wildlife was out and the view was rugged and wild. A plane landed next to the road while we were getting gas and we thought it was going to land on the road in front of us. Check out the ...
First Day on the Alaska Highway
... is also supposed to offer many more opportunities for wildlife viewing. There is a nifty museum we went though this afternoon here in Fort Nelson. I visited with the founder of it - what an interesting character! He started up a 1908 Buick and a 1909 ...
Fort Nelson
... , getan. Heutzutage sieht man hier die Invasion der Amis, welche nach Alaska in den Urlaub fahren. Bin nun in Fort Nelson, geduscht und gewaschen :-)) sozusagen neu geboren. Eigentlich war nicht viel los auf der Strecke ich hatte die Strasse sozusagen ...
Fort Nelson to Toad River
Finally a sunny day; even though it's only 34. Today's drive had the most spectacular mountain views so far. Stopped at Testa River Services for Cinnamon buns and coffee--delicious!!! The drive through Summit Lake was ...
c'est loin
... de moi et un agent de la RCMP à Dawson Creek (devinez qui est le plus cute), une photo de MilePost 0. Aucune photo de Fort Nelson car il n'y a rien à voir. Le terrain de camping est un stationnement derrière un motel mais ils ont le WIFI. Demain c'est ...
Out of the Storm
... not a winter driver, just a fair weather driver. A MH with summer tires and towing a jeep made for a slow ride. But we made it to Fort Nelson in one piece and a jeep and MH covered in snow and ice. What a big mess. We decided to stay in a hotel as the RV ...
On the Alaska Highway
... nothing attractive or interesting about Dawson Creek - it's just Mile 0 of the Alaska Highway and a 7 hour drive from Edmonton. I got to Fort Nelson around 3 pm and would have gone on - another dump - but wasn't sure I would find a place on the way ...
On the way to the Alaskan Highway
We entered British Columbia and the pacific time zone and started on the Alaskan Highway at Dawson Creek. Again, a hilly, hilly drive, with snow covered mountains in distance and a fairly bumpy ride. High of 58 degrees and some rain - more to come ...
worst gravel road ever :-(
Freitag 04.06.2010 Nach dem MacKenzie Hwy. folgte heute der Liard Trail. Von Fort Simpson nach Fort Nelson (BC). 350 km ungeteerte Strasse! Und die hatten es in sich. Nicht mal Kieselsteine, sondern nur Lehm und Schlamm. Teilweise war es richtig ...
I may not have a connection for a couple of days.
It's 6 a.m. here and I'll be heading out in a half hour or so. I may not have Internet connections at my stopping points for the next couple of nights, so there may be no entries for 2 or 3 days. I don't want to rush this trip on the highway, so I ...
Dawson Creek to Fort Nelson - Day 2
... in the campground just at the western end of town. On its website: http://bccommunities.ca/fortnelson/index.php, Fort Nelson describes itself as having an economy based on natural resources, services and tourism. It also has one of North America's ...
The first 156 miles
We had a great couple of days in Dawson Creek and managed to take in all the 'required' stops in a fairly relaxed manner. No need to rush as we had allowed ourselves ample time to get everything done, including that pesky housework that never goes ...
Alaska Highway
... under my rain gear. That was my outfit for the rest of the day, as it rained except for a brief stretch coming into Fort Nelson. The terrain on this first 300 miles of the Alaska Highway has been mostly boreal forest. About 200 miles from Dawson ...
Fort Nelson, Mile 301 Alaskan Highway, Day 11
Rode to Fort Nelson 300 + miles misted rain temp 36 degrees F. With rain gear and layered up didn't get cold "much". Seen only one black bear today must have been to cold. Don thought he saw a cow moose today in the distance? We decided not to camp ...
Northern Rockies
... jamais. Et dire que Justine est au Mexique ! Mais aujourd'hui, c'est le mariage de Geraldine et Kevin, et nous pensons très fort a eux. Le beau temps est revenu et nous avons pu faire secher la tente: Puis nous avons rencontre des renes: ...
La fin d'un mythe?
... une boite de cassoulet "(sic). Nous voila donc partis pour une deuxieme nuit dans cette charmante petite bourgade qu'est Fort Nelson, son musee historique, ses parcs de mobile-homes, ses multiples motels et stations services (position strategique sur la ...
We were just passing through but...
... AFTER Christmas to take advantage of the after Christmas sales...seems backwards but if it works... Back to the drive... We arrive in Fort Nelson, BC and literally, the town may be populated by a few hundred...some people use ATV's to get ...
Dawson Creek to Fort Nelson, BC- Alaska Hwy.
July 7, 2008 Day 6 Dawson Creek, BC to Fort Nelson, BC Canada Well, we are sitting at mile 300 of the Alaska highway as of now. Spending the night at the Ramada in Fort Nelson. Today has been a interesting day, but not overly exciting, but you know ...
Our sixth stop on the 60 day tour was Fort Nelson,
... as a Hudson Bay Trading Post in 1805 and remained a small outpost until the US Army arrived in early 1942. They named Fort Nelson, "Zero", because on their maps Fort Nelson was the beginning of two very important roads: the Alcan leading to Delta ...
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