Our first day trip out of Dawson Creek took us to Chetwynd, which has an annual chainsaw carving competition that attracts carvers from around the world. Many of the entries are on display around town - over 140 at last count. We drove around and admired the variety of subjects - from nature to a hockey goalie to fantasy creatures. Wonderful artistry! From Chetwynd, we continued to the Peace Canyon Dam where we stopped at a lookout to view the operation. Nex...

Our next stop was the Coffee Creek RV Park, a new park near Fort St John and very well laid out. We ran into a couple from Sointula that we had camped beside near Smithers. They had reached the Arctic Circle and were off to Prince George to do some hunting. Getting close to Dawson Creek the next day, we took a detour to cross Kiskatinaw Bridge - the longest wooden curved bridge in North America. The main road uses a newer bridge that will take the weight of hea...

On the road again, our luck continued with wildlife sightings. We saw what we think were a cow caribou and calf. They stayed along the edge of the road until the young one darted down the bank to watch from a safer distance. Next came a couple of stone sheep. One posed very nicely before bounding off into the trees. We also stopped to admire the hoodoos - tall thin pillars of rock left by erosion. We stayed for the next two nights in the Triple G Hideaway R...

After passing through Watson Lake, we were once again in new territory. Finally, we saw wildlife! First we saw a black bear alongside the highway then we started to see bison. The first couple of sightings were of lone males - one a huge old fellow. He lowered his head and pawed at the ground. I thought we were in for it but he was just getting ready for a dust bath. There were lots of bare spots where these guys would just lay down and roll around in the d...

Leaving Stewart, we stopped to admire the Bear Glacier and take more photos, then drove back to join Hwy 37 at Meziadin Junction. Lunch there was interesting - the restaurant/cookhouse had rows of bunkhouse trailers out back and was definitely cookhouse décor inside. Good food, though! I saw one black bear running for the trees as we drove on up Hwy 37 but no other wildlife. Continuing up Hwy 37, we passed over the Arctic/Pacific Divide. The river just sout...