Somewhere past Ft. Nelson

We are eating lunch at Ft Nelson and will get groceries before heading to a campground somewhere about 100 miles further.

It was a cold, but nice day yesterday. We ate lunch at the lodge. We had chili frito pie for supper since it was cool out. A float plane landed on the lake. Phil took a nap... I read a book.

We had some limited wifi, but no phone service. It didn't rain. Overall, it was a day off.

Today, we showered and set off after coffee and poptarts. We split a banana. At the first road block, you could see how the road had been completely destroyed and washed away, and they were building a new lane. It was single lane alternate traffic. Later up at the top of a mountain pass, the road was blocked by the avalanche of rock, and a payloader was clearing it as traffic alternated directions.

So far today, we've seen a wood bison lone bull, a herd of elk, and a caribou. We also passed by the fire area that closed the road for a couple of weeks in May and caused an evacuation of the town.

We are eating at a Boston Pizza, which seems to be a Canadian sports bar chain. We've seen them in lots of towns. I think we will be using the gas grill or campstove tonight due to a burn ban.Read more