We started our trip North heading to Fort Nelson on the Alaska Highway early on Monday morning. Unfortunately, we had barely made it out of town when a buck ran into our Jeep and tore off the rear driver’s fender and inner wheel well. I did not even know we had hit anything but Randy saw parts fly up in the air from his outside mirror. The driver behind us saved our parts as she blocked the road so no one could run over them. She told Randy the deer shook himself off and took off up the other bank. There was blood and some hair on the fender so I am not sure if he survived, but at least he has a chance since he took off.
Several caravan members stopped at Shepherds Inn for breakfast. They are known for there huge blueberry pancakes. We stopped but did not get breakfast. Instead we picked up a piece of carrot cake. We ate it the next day and it was delicious. We did get a picture while we were there for the Fantasy Scavenger Photo contest.
While in the Pink Mountain area of the Alaska Highway, we passed acres of beautiful forest but we also passed miles and miles of dead trees which I assume were killed by the mountain pine beetle. We also crossed over the Muskwa River Bridge which is the lowest point on the Alaska Highway.
Once we arrived at the Triple G Hideaway Campground, Randy got out is tools and eterna-tape to fix the Jeep’s fender. While Randy worked on the Jeep, I worked with Ryan trying to get our bullet operating again but so far, no luck. This only left us a little time to explore the Fort Nelson Heritage Museum. This was an awesome museum filled with unusual artifacts. We have many of the smaller items still stored in our basement. Randy loved the old cars, trucks and equipment, especially the older loaders and dozers. After a quick travel meeting, we enjoyed the campground’s buffet dinner.
Fort Nelson was the original Mile 0 for the Alaska Highway because they already had a road to Fort St. John. This area was originally a small farming community until the construction of the Alaska Highway when it became a boom town. Fort Nelson is an entryway to the northernmost section of the Northern Rock
After a quick travel meeting, we enjoyed the campground’s buffet dinner.
