When we pulled into the rest area outside of Valley View, AB, it was 61° and when we awoke this morning it was 34° and SNOWING!! Great big white flakes! John was heard to exclaim "It's snowing and I'm going to Alaska when I could be playing golf! I must be insane!" (he had a few &#!%#s included in that statement).
We drove in to Dawson Creek in snow, walked around down town in snow, had a beer while it snowed and took in a museum while it snowed! And everyone in town said this was very unusual weather -- YOU THINK?
There are several things we have noticed about Canada that have surprised us. One is that Canadians love RVs. As we were driving into Grand Prairie we passed 4 huge RV sales lots in the space of one mile. And every town seems to have as least one RV sales lot if not more. Two is that Canadians love golf! We have never seen so many signs for golf courses or golf resorts. The smaller ones have campgrounds as well as 9 or 18 holes. And again, they are in every town and I'm not really exaggerating. Three is that it is still spring time here. The lilacs and tulips are in full bloom as well as the apple and crab apple trees. Gardens are all started in greenhouses as the ground is still too cold for anything to grow. Four is the absolute lushness of this area. There is field after field of grains such as oat, wheat, rye and canola. It is so pretty.
Dawsonn Creek is "Mile 0" for the Alaska Highway. This is not actually where they started building it in 1943 but it became the designated start when it was completed in 1947.
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