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Patrick Dowd has returned from Peru. Read the Peru travelogue from the beginning.
Monthly Archives: July 2009
Flat Tire and Faro
About 40 miles north of Frances Lake, we got a flat tire. I fixed it quickly enough and was happy I had checked that I had proper tools before I left home, but then I no longer had a spare. … Continue reading
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Money Creek
Stopped on the Campbell Highway to look at Simpson Lake and Frances River, but continued to Frances Lake Campground. The campground at Simpson Lake was empty, so I was surprised to see so many people at Frances. Turns out Frances … Continue reading
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Watson Lake
A good place to get provisions, Watson Lake has two small lakes in the center of town and Watson Lake itself north of town by the airport. After driving 613 miles of the Alaska Highway, it was time to do … Continue reading
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Driving the Alaska Highway
I probably missed an issue of National Geographic, but most of the people driving the Alaska Highway are driving the Alaska Highway. They are not going to Fairbanks to visit relatives or to Anchorage to start school. They are not … Continue reading
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Black bear in clover
This black bear stopped eating clover long enough to take a look at me. Note the swarm of mosquitoes flying around it. I took this photo along the Alaska Highway in the Yukon.
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Liard Hot Springs
The hot springs are justifiably popular. The campgrounds are roomy and comfortable. I tried to fish Smith River Falls, but a forest fire recently destroyed the access and made the area dangerous from falling timber. I fished the Huele Creek … Continue reading
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end of the Rockies
Muncho Lake is in the Terminal Range, the end of the Rocky Mountains. The Rockies don’t extend into Alaska; they stop in northern B.C. The alluvial fans, vast flows of rock and gravel disappeared as I drove north and were … Continue reading
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