We took a loop route out of Dawson Creek to Hudson's Hope which is near the W.A.C. Bennett Dam on the Peace River. This dam created British Columbia's largest lake as well as suppling electrical power for BC. Williston Lake has over 1100 miles of shoreline and is the 8th largest in North America. We had hoped to tour the inside of the dam but they were having electrical difficulties and could not let us take the tour based on safety issues.
Just below the Bennett Dam is Peace Canyon Dam. A small hydro-electric dam that reuses water that has generated electricity at the Bennett Dam. It's lake is Dinosaur Lake, named that because of all the dinosaur tracks that were discovered when they were building the dam.
Along the way, we also drove across the Historic Kiskatinaw Bridge which is the only original Alaska Highway bridge still in use. It has wood trestles and wood decking. We were quite impressed. Another town along the route is Chetwynd where the International Chainsaw Carving contest is held every year. They then place the completed carving all over their town.
We drove over 200 miles today and didn't go a
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