7/8 - Fort Nelson to Dawson Creek - 286 miles
Day 15 - The best day of riding to date. Temperature in the low 50's most of the day with only a little rain. Heated grips and heated vest made it comfortable. For the first time in a while we got to use the sides of the tires. Traffic was light. We are far enough east to be in the Rocky Mountains and the scenery is spectacular. We rode the length of the Muncho Lake Provincial Park and the north end of the Stone Mountain Provincial Park. Today we saw bison, black bear, caribou, stone sheep, and deer. Talked to a guy on the KLR650 today that was headed north and had a helmet camera. He says he turns it on in the morning and records all day. Takes about 10GB of data for each day of riding. We stayed in a B&B in Fort Nelson run by a couple from Russia. They were both paramedics working for one of the energy companies that drill gas wells in the area. If there are more than for workers on a project (building road, drilling, building more pipeline) there must be a paramedic on site. So they go from project to project and are just there in case something happens. I asked them what they do most of the time. The answer was to study more for more paramedic certifications. I don't think this assignment is very desirable in the paramedic world. They fed us dinner at no cost. They were great hosts and we talked for several hours after dinner.
Day 16 - The wettest day of riding so far. Temperature in the upper 40s. Not much to say about riding in the heavy rain. I did stay dry and warm other than my feet. I did not get my waterproof socks or rubber over boots on. I'll wear the waterproof socks tomorrow. Dawson Creek is the beginning of the ALCAN highway. Here is a picture at the center of town with the mile 0 kiosk.
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