Day 21....2,499 miles into our trip to ALASKA....late start because we wanted to visit Fort Nelson Heritage Museum. This is one of the most impressive collections of antique cars in BC . Marl Brown, founder and curator of the museum, keeps many of the vehicles in working condition, including a 1908 Buick, which he drove to Whitehorse in June, 2008. Marl is 83 turning 84 and has worked 12 hour days at the museum until last year. We met him at 10 AM as he was opening the doors to his Car Garage. Marl showed Rik his car collection and yes I could have packed Rik a lunch and he would have stayed all day.
Buildings full of treasures
He has owned this car 64 years
Rik and Marl
Satellite Center
Anglican Church
First Post Office in Fort Nelson
Old time fur storage
Cargo Canoe
Trapper's Cabin
Blacksmith Shop
Marl Brown is something else
Fort Nelson Heritage Museum
Triple "G" Hideaway....our campground
Here we go
Highway climbs next 6.7 miles... winding road...8 percent grade
17 foot clearance....oh I'm in the coach not the boat
Steamboat Mountain
Canadian Rockies are out there
Stone Mountain....8 percent grade
Back down at 8 percent grade...Capt.has his work cutout for him
Oh me...Construction....gravel....dirt....
About 3 miles of road work
Testa River ...Grayling and Dolly Varden
Use flies or eggs in the summer
Testa River Bridge with metal grating
Racing River Bridge....about there
Awesome scenery
Photo Ops
Our stop for tonight
Toad River Lodge and Campground
Full of plants for the summer
Veggie Garden by Reflection Lake
Toad River Lodge has been a fixture on the highway since the 1920s
known for its collection of Over 8,000 hats
Site 22 with great Wi-Fi
Fuel stop at ESSO....$1.11 per liter
Fort Nelson's existence was originally based on fur trade. They still harvest beaver, wolverine, weasel, wolf, fox, lynk, mink, muskrat and marten. Fort Nelson was first established in 1805 by the North West Fur Trading Company.
Leaving Fort Nelson the highway veers to the west and winds through the northern Canadian Rockies for the next 200 miles.
Summit Lake
Summit Pass ...the highest summit on the Alaska Hwy (4,250 )
We arrived around 2:30 PM and got the last pull-thru site. By evening the sites were full and most of the cabins had vehicles in front. Chili Mac at home so the blogger could post and the Captain could watch his favorite Western movies on TV. No news channels on their Satellite RV.
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