We departed Fort Nelson and made it to Dawson Creek were we'll spend the night due to thunderstorms east of here.
We flew through some rain for a while but horizontal visibility was pretty good so we continued on and eventually broke out into very good conditions for the 2nd half of this leg.
This leg was 2.4 hours and we had to leave the highway for a while to stay in better conditions. I noticed a lighting bolt about 10 miles on our nose so a small turn to the left was in order to keep our distance from that area.
It all worked out well and Mighty Mouse is tied down for the night. We took a cab to the motel, checked in and walked down the street to see the beginning of the Alcan and then to dinner. Seeing Mile Marker 0 was for us, a mile stone in and of itself and we felt like we've accomplished something unique and have seen a piece of history.
More about "Sign Post 0" where it all began in Part 2.
Jim & Cindy
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| After two days, we're leaving Fort Nelson. After spending 7 days in Watson Lake waiting to get here, seemed a shame to leave after only two days after trying so hard to get here. |
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| It seemed the further away from Fort Nelson we flew, the darker it became. The briefer said that the further away we flew from Fort Nelson the better it was to become......he missed it just a little. |
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| The rain kept things interesting at times but maintaining good visibility was fairly easy with some diversions away from the highway. |
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| This looks rather gloomy but it was easy to miss it and again, the horizontal visibility in front of us was actually very good. |
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| Mighty Mouse got a bath but boy does he ever need one......he's been working his, uh, tail off on this journey. I promised him a lot a attention when we get home. |
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| We flew out of the rain and had a clear shot into Dawson Creek from here. About an hour and 20 minutes later, we landed at Dawson Creek and this leg was in the history books. |
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