We left Glowing Embers RV Park in Edmonton, Alberta earlier then originally planned. Susie learned that a caravan that had been in the park for the past two days was leaving this morning (of course, she didn't know if the caravan was going in our direction). Not wanting to be stuck behind about thirty RV's heading out, we chose to get out ahead of them.

The trip from Edmonton to Dawson Creek, British Columbia took us over the last of the western prairie and into the beginning of the Northern Rocky Mountains. We were fascinated by the yellow flowers we saw all over the place (hundreds of miles across Saskatchewan and Alberta). We learned that these flowers are what Canola Oil is made from. We had seen hundred of miles of Canola fields all across Saskatchewan and Alberta

This segment of the trip also gave us a taste of the wildlife we are going to encounter on the rest of the Alaska Adventure. We spotted some deer, moose, fox and caribou. Having spoken to a traveler who just came down the Alaska Highway, we know that we are going to see many more animals as we travel. However, the first sighting is always the most exiting.

Tubby's RV Park, our home for three nights is a disappointment. The sites are very tight and we barely have room for the trailer's slide out to be extended. It sure looked good in the ads and had a reasonably good rating from two campground directories. We will write to both directories when we get back and question their judgement. On the other hand, it is located relatively close to the heart of Dawson Creek and we will probably walk to some of the attractions tomorrow.
Sam driving on Highway 43 in western Alberta
A field of Canola outside of Dawson Creek and what it becomes (above, right)
Welcome to Dawson Creek and the official start
of the Alaska Highway
The weather was not good. In the morning we had frequent rain showers and temperatures as low as 51 degrees F. Fortunately the road was in good condition and the weather presented us with few problems. As we crossed into British Columbia the sun broke through the clouds and the temperature climbed to the 68 degrees, F. We probably won't have temperatures much above 70 degrees F until we get back into Alberta in August.