Day 9 – Liard Hot Springs to Dawson Creek
Feb 27th, 2008 by admin
Today’s leg is all about the Alcan road. Over the years the Alcan has been completely paved and widened to accommodate more and more traffic. A lot of people have mixed feelings about this. I guess the widening is good for the local economy, it helps facilitate the truck traffic. But it’s hell for touring, especially in the summer and it’s definitely not an adventure ride any longer. (Bad weather in winter and it rapidly becomes an adventure ride again.)
The last remaining narrow twisty bit is east of Watson Lake going through Summit Lake. It’s what the Alcan was like for the many years between the initial paving and the general widening of the road. And if you want wildlife, this is the place.
We left Liard and immediately found a group of buffalo in the road. Farther down, a couple of moose. Then a herd of elk. Near Summit Lake, a pack of wolves.
I gotta go right now but I’ll be back with more details.
C8-)