We left Oscar at the vet to be cremated and will be back to pick his ashes on the way back down. We had planned two nights in Grande Prairie but after saying goodbye, we fueled up, filled the fridge, and headed to Dawson Creek to Mile 0 of the Alaskan Highway to start the next section fresh.
We took the tourist pictures, walked the pups around downtown, and then visited the museum. We found a nice R.V. park just outside of town and got the planned laundry done and headed to bed early. Neither of us had much sleep last night.
The night was rainy and windy but Howie was quiet and warm. We headed out first thing in the morning up the Alaskan Highway. The highway to Fairbanks is 1525 miles. The route we are taking is 1200 miles to Dawson City. So it’s not a quick run, considering the top speed is 100KPH (62mph). We are doing 200-300 mile chunks. Today we headed to hit Prophet River Wayside Park, about 225 miles.
There is a whole lot of forest on this highway as well as some recent forest fires. One from last year was massive and took out an entire valley for 30 miles. Pretty sad.
We arrived around 4 and made camp. There was a family from Mexico camping there with a YouTube link so I looked them up. They were live broadcasting. At the time so I sent them a note we were camped next to them and would say hello. David and Ixchel are Mi Casita Nomada and they have been traveling since 2023. I talked to them for about 20 minutes and we wished them well. We may run in to them again.
Some other campers at this site were dressed up in some strange outfits and hanging from a board between trees, so I had to ask. The group were training for skydiving and extricating themselves from trees. They were getting on a plane in the morning and skydiving into a remote river location and then rafting down the river.
We later took the pups for a walk and relaxed for the evening. I found some raspberries and wild strawberries near the Prophet River. We miss Oscar and both went to sleep around 9 and slept a full 11 hours. Tomorrow is Liard Hot Springs.
Here are some more photos of the day. https://www.overlandadventureexcursions.com/photos-albums/nggallery/album/20250709-dawson-creek