Day 15 (July 12) (65 miles) by Brett

Left Prophet river Muni Campground early (0645) because the mosquitos drove us out. We were on the road in record time (1hr). No wind to a tailwind coupled with a slight downhill almost all the way to within 2 miles of Fort Nelson made for a fast ride. We had to pay for all of the down hill with a steep 1 mile uphill into town. No animals today, just lots of horse flies and mosquitos...not nearly as bad as Harlem, Montana, but darn near. put up camp in the Westend RV camp, then went and pigged out at the local pizza place. We went to the nearby museum for sightseeing. We had trouble uploading photos, so decided to use text until we are able to show pics of our journey.

Day 14- (July 11) (74 miles) By Brett

We started from Pink Mountain at the top of a long hill, near the legendary Suicide Hill. Nice wide shoulders, tailwind, low traffic, and beautiful vistas on this day. There was a steep, steep downhill on the ride down to Chief Siskanni River, about 16 miles into the ride. Got a picture of me using the local facilities at the lodge at the bottom. On the climb out of the river bottom, Gavin took a spill in the gravel, but no injuries. We saw four black bears on the ride, but still no live moose, only road kill. Stayed at the Prophet River Provincial Campground, where the only water is from a spring with a sign that says “Spring Water Boil Before Use”. Went by auto to Prophet River, about 9 miles away, and replenished our 5 gallon water bladder, as we’ll need the water to complete the ride into town tomorrow.

Day 13 (July 10) (67 miles) by Gage

Today we simply biked for the most part. We left camp at around 10:30 and finished at 3:00. The roads are starting to get hillier as we near the Rockies again. For lunch, we had ham and cheese sandwiches, cherries, and bananas. No sightseeing today, besides the beautiful landscape we get to see everyday. Gavin and I took a couple falls on our bikes today. Luckily, I only fell in a gravel driveway while going slowly, and Gavin fell in the grass while heading out from camp. We are now at our new camp called Pink Mountain Camp. We had potatoes and onions-which we cooked in the fire with tinfoil. We also had the classic hotdogs, and marshmallows. Before we went to bed, we sat down and played cards. The weather here is about 65 degrees, cool, nice and beautiful. This trip sure is cool!

Day 12 - by Rita, 64 miles (July 9)

We started our day at mile post “0” RV park, we were all well-rested after our day off. The bikes were all serviced and we headed out. The terrain has changed a bit. There are no longer the big majestic Mountains although there are lots of trees and a couple rolling hills. This area has crop land where ever the trees have been cleared. We were fortunate to see a rather large Elk ranch where they had the Elk penned near the highway. The antlers on the Bull Elks were amazing (we took several pics). There was quite a head wind and so we had quite a little work for the rather short distance we covered. We also had to go through about 10 miles of road work where they made us ride through it on a pilot truck. Brett was not overly excited about that but Rules are Rules. We did make a fun stop at a Bee store (The Honey Place) ; it was fun to see the bees working in the hive they had set up for viewing. We bought some blueberry honey there and it was amazing! We arrived to our camp site early and set up camp. This place was kind of like a little German Community in the middle of the woods. Every thing was clean and orderly and the restaurant had every thing homemade right down to the toast that they served

Day 11 (0 miles) (July 8) by Madison

We took the day off today here at Dawson Creek, mile zero of the Alcan Highway. It drizzled almost all morning. As dad worked on cleaning all the bike chains, we read books and napped in the tent until about noon. After relaxing in the tent, we went to an art gallery that was in a historic converted grain elevator. Then we went to a museum that showed the history of the Alcan. After PB and J’s for lunch, we took a picture with a Mountie at the mile 0 sign. In the afternoon, we walked through town and looked at the murals, which were really creative. Then we went to a Chinese restaurant for dinner. We went back to camp and decided to go play on the seesaws. There was also a car show that day with some really neat old cars. Of course during our expedition I (Madison) have decided I like that really tiny-looking, new car. It’s called a Pulse (the car you can see on Wii commercials or the Pink Panther with Inspector Cluzoe). We talked to a lady here who said that she came all the way up here in a Pulse from Vancouver on just 61 dollars for gas.

Day 10 - (87 miles) (July 7) by Brett

Left Grande Prairie after a short shopping spree at the local supermarket and Ernie’s Sports store, gathering some needed supplies. Started riding just short of the Smoky River Bridge, starting with a huge climb into town and then a long ride into the wind. The good part of the ride was the wide shoulder on the road. Stopped at Beaverlodge and got a good picture at the big Beaver statue. Near Swan Lake, took Rita on a wild ride into the ditch when we went off the road while trying to get our supply team’s attention. Cruised into Dawson Creek and stayed at the Mile “O” RV Park. We’re taking the next day off.