Grande Prairie to Dawson Creek
We are getting closer - finally! We arrived in Dawson Creek this afternoon and although this was our goal, it was not a nice day to travel. The weather started out this morning with a temperature of 50 degrees and rainy. The rain continued the entire day which made for one ugly mess of the windows so not too many picture taking opportunities.
We are getting closer - finally! We arrived in Dawson Creek this afternoon and although this was our goal, it was not a nice day to travel. The weather started out this morning with a temperature of 50 degrees and rainy. The rain continued the entire day which made for one ugly mess of the windows so not too many picture taking opportunities.
We stopped in Beaverlodge, which is home to Canada's most northerly Agricultural Research Station. Beaverlodge serves as regional center for grain transportation, seed cleaning and see production. Cereal grains, such as wheat, barley an
d oats, are the main crops in the area. Beaverlodge also has the distinction of featuring the world's largest beaver sculpture. They vie with Dauphin, Manitoba, for the Canada's biggest beaver monument title. Now that is something to reach for, eh? The beaver is 15 feet high, perched on a 19 foot log!
d oats, are the main crops in the area. Beaverlodge also has the distinction of featuring the world's largest beaver sculpture. They vie with Dauphin, Manitoba, for the Canada's biggest beaver monument title. Now that is something to reach for, eh? The beaver is 15 feet high, perched on a 19 foot log!Once we reached the British Columbia border the terrain changed from prairie to forested and hilly. Must mean we are going to start going up. The time zone also changed. Alberta is on Mountain time and most of British Columbia is on Pacific time - with the exception of Dawson Creek, Charlie Lake, Taylor and Fort St. John - which are on Mountain time as they don't observe daylight savings time. There are always a few in every crowd!!
We sto
pped at the Dawson Creek Visitor's Center to gather information about the area and further north and while there we parked next to a garbage truck that had been converted into an RV. Mind you, this is a new truck - never been used - and is minus the receiving port where the garbage goes. We had seen this particular RV on a newsletter we receive and the inside is quite unique.
The visitors center is located in the old railroad station - Northern Alberta Railways - and this station still has train service.
We will spend the night here at the Mile 0 RV Park and after going into Dawson Creek to get a picture of the Zero "0" Mile Post we will head out tomorrow - weather permitting.
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