On Wednesday we had a nice extended dinner with dogs in Kit Park, which is in Dawson Creek, British Columbia. This is Mile 0 of the AlCan, which we had driven for 3 days. After that, we drove into Alberta and down towards Edmonton.
This was quite a drive, deep into the night. We didn’t see much wildlife, but did see signs of human habitation. Many of these were not so pleasant. We saw a miles-long haze drifting from oil extraction areas of Alberta, and a huge plume of flame as gas was burned off. Many of the cities and highway gas stations and rest stops were drab and utilitarian, presumably meant mostly for workers in oil or related industry. And trucks! Many, many trucks, including huge double-tankers.
This day also saw our first four-lane highway, leading to a four-lane divided highway. Speed limits increased to as high as 110 km/h, and the terrain became generally flatter. This made for easier driving, with fewer bumps and curves.
After dropping the other members of our Fellowship off at a hotel, Ilana and I brought the dogs to a nearby park for a final brief time out of their dog boxes. The sun was coming up by the time we were able to get a few brief hours of sleep. These next days will be long ones, as we strive to go across three timezones and over 2000 miles in around 3 days.
