Dawson Creek to Fort Nelson, July 14

Kiskatinaw Bridge, the longest wood curved bridge in North America. We had to pass over it one Airstream at a time.

 Monday July 14 we headed out from Dawson Creek to Fort Nelson, our second stop. The highway was breathtaking....
I did have a thought for those of you that are interested... maybe little history might be in order!
It wasn't until the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941 that construction of the Alaskan highway was deemed a military necessity as a supply road to defend North America against the Japanese.  It was started in March 1942 and completed in October 1942. More than 11,000 American troops, including seven regiments of engineers. 16,000 civilian workers and 7,000 pieces of equipment were thrown into completing the task.

We always find something fun for the dogs!

America paid for the construction of the highway and turned over the Canadian portion to the Canadian government in April 1946.

 Our spot in Fort Nelson, really nice wooded campground with LOTS of mosquitoes!  I have discovered that I have hundreds of new friends up in this part of the world.... and they all want a piece of me!