North to Alaska and Back
We started the day by touring Fort Battleford National Historic Site, which was conveniently located adjacent to our campground. We used our Canada park pass for admission and for a grand total of six US dollars, we opted for a private guided tour of the site.
From 1876 to 1924 the fort served as a post for the North-West Mounted Police. The Fort was located in the heart of Cree (First Nation tribe) country. In 1885 there was an uprising of the Cree and the fort was the base for military operations and also gave refuge to the 400 plus settlers until the uprising was settled.
Having a guided tour really made all the difference in the world. Our guide explained the events of the uprising and provided additional insight into the operations at the fort as we toured the restored buildings. One of the interesting buildings was a stable for sick horses. Turns out that many of the horses the Mounties brought became sick because of the sage that grew in the fields.
After the tour, we filled the motor home with gas and drove approximately 260 miles to Stony Plain, which is just west of Edmonton, Alberta. The price of gas had been running about $2.10 to $2.25 per gallon in the US. As expected, as we traveled farther north in Canada the price of gas increased. Our last fill up cost $2.91 per gallon.
jkfrese
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15 Apr 2020
Day 10 - On to Alberta
June 29, 2017
We started the day by touring Fort Battleford National Historic Site, which was conveniently located adjacent to our campground. We used our Canada park pass for admission and for a grand total of six US dollars, we opted for a private guided tour of the site.
From 1876 to 1924 the fort served as a post for the North-West Mounted Police. The Fort was located in the heart of Cree (First Nation tribe) country. In 1885 there was an uprising of the Cree and the fort was the base for military operations and also gave refuge to the 400 plus settlers until the uprising was settled.
Having a guided tour really made all the difference in the world. Our guide explained the events of the uprising and provided additional insight into the operations at the fort as we toured the restored buildings. One of the interesting buildings was a stable for sick horses. Turns out that many of the horses the Mounties brought became sick because of the sage that grew in the fields.
After the tour, we filled the motor home with gas and drove approximately 260 miles to Stony Plain, which is just west of Edmonton, Alberta. The price of gas had been running about $2.10 to $2.25 per gallon in the US. As expected, as we traveled farther north in Canada the price of gas increased. Our last fill up cost $2.91 per gallon.
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Day 1: Harrisburg, PA to West Branch SP, Ohio
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Day 2: On to Pokagon SP, Indiana
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Days 3 and 4 On to Illinois and Wisconsin
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Days 5, 6 & 7: On to Maple Grove, Mn and Fargo and Minot, North Dakota
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Days 8 & 9 - On to Saskatchewan,
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Day 10 - On to Alberta
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Day 11 - Elk Island National Park
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Days 12 and 13 - On to Dawson Creek, British Columbia
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Day 14 - Alaska Highway to Fort Nelson, BC
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Day 15 - On to Muncho Lake, BC
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Day 16 - On to Watson Lake, Yukon
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Day 17 - On to Whitehorse, Yukon
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Day 18 - Whitehorse, Yukon
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Day 19 - Whitehorse, Yukon
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Day 20: Klondike Hwy to Dawson City
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Day 21: Dawson City
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Day 22: Dawson City
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Day 23: On to Chicken, Alaska!
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Day 24 - On to Kenny Lake
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Day 25: Wrangell-St. Elias NP
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Day 26: Kenny Lake Area
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Day 27: Richardson Hwy to Valdez AK
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Days 28 & 29:Valdez
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Days 30 & 31: On to Anchorage
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Day 32: Katmai National Park
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Day 33: Lake Clark National Park
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Day 34: On to Talkeetna
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Days 35 - 38 Denali National Park
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Days 39, 40 and 41 - Fairbanks AK
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Days 42, 43 & 44 - Bettles, AK
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Days 45 & 46 - Tok to Kluane Lake
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Days 47, 48, 49 - Kluane Lake to Boya Lake
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Day 50 - Boya Lake to Iskut, BC
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Days 51 & 52 - Stewart British Columbia and Hyder Alaska
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Days 53, 54, 55 - Smithers to Jasper Park
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Day 58 - The Icefields Parkway
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Days 56 & 57 - Jasper National Park
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Days 59 and 60 - Banff NP
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Days 61, 62 63 - Banff, Alberta to Minot, North Dakota
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Days 64, 65, 66 - North Dakota to Minnesota
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Day 67 - Duluth, Minnesota
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Days 68, 69,& 70 - To Mackinac Island
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Days 71 thru 78, The Last Chapter!
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