DAWSON CREEK, BC.  Drove through more hard rain, arriving here at the Mile Zero Campground covered in mud.  First the water, then wind-driven dirt, equals mud-covered motorhome and (especially) Jeep.  Same happened when we arrived at the north rim of the Grand Canyon two years ago.  It seems to be a Fantasy RV Tours specialty.

Mud-covered Jeep

We saw one deer crossing the road, but nothing else, but others have seen multiple moose and bears.  Tomorrow we shall get some Canadian money to visit the nearby car wash to clean up the Jeep.  I hear it is a waste of time to clean the motorhome in this neck of the woods.  It will be filthy again very soon.  They call the color Yukon mud.  After the tour we shall have everything thoroughly cleaned.

The RV campground that we are in is named after its nearby location for the beginning of the Alaska Highway, which begins in BC and continues into Alaska.  It was begun during World War II when the country feared an invasion of Alaska by the Japanese.  It was built in record time by the army.  It has been repeatedly upgraded so that tourism is accommodated. 

Tomorrow we have a group photo taken at the Mile Zero point, where the Alaska (or ALCAN) Highway begins. 

The campground is also beside a pioneer village, much like the 1884 Town we visited last year in South Dakota.  Old buildings have been moved here to recreate a pioneer town as it was in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.  If the internet connection would allow it, we would add more on this.

Cafe Offering.  Special is Chili and Bannock

Original Trapper's Cabin

Story of Cabin

"Comboose" Rail Car Used While Alaska Highway Was Built

Sign Inside Comboose

Betty Reading Old Signs in Comboose

Story of Comboose

Barber Shop & Salon

School