A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 150 miles / 241 km, about three hours of driving, from Rosco’s RV Park in Fort St John to Azouzetta Lake Lodge & Campground in Mackenzie, British Columbia, Canada.
Fort St John to Azouzetta Lake Lodge & Campground in Mackenzie, British Columbia
After our truck decided it didn’t want to go to Alaska after all, we made the difficult decision to head home, rather than try to continue our trip in a sub-optimal way, by either driving separately or leaving our truck in Fort St John and renting a car in Alaska. We’ll try again in a year or two.
Jenn drove our coach and I followed in our truck (due to the tow failure) 150 miles / 241 km, about three hours of driving, from Rosco’s RV Park in Fort St John to Azouzetta Lake Lodge & Campground in Mackenzie, British Columbia, Canada.
Here’s a map showing our route, heading southwest:
An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:
No pictures of the road from this trip (and the next few), since I was driving, but still a bunch from our stops.
We stayed at Rosco’s RV Park for two nights, and had lunch at TJ’s Country Kitchen, out front of the RV park:
I zip-tied the loose truck components before departing:
Checking on the truck at a rest stop:
Lunch stop at A&W in Chetwynd:
Arriving at Azouzetta Lake Lodge & Campground:
Check in at the cafe:
Campground map; we booked site #22:
Opening the gate for our coach:
Our site, #22; no hookups, but very scenic:
Nice views all around:
We had pizza and poutine for dinner at the cafe:
Back to our site:
Video: Dawson Creek to Fort St John, British Columbia motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, just 46 miles / 74 km, about one hour of driving, from Mile 0 Park in Dawson Creek to Fort St John, British Columbia, Canada… where our truck’s front frame failed, causing the tow base plate to break free from the coach, while leaving a fuel stop. So we stopped for the night at Rosco’s RV Park.
Dawson Creek to Rosco’s RV Park in Fort St John, British Columbia
Not what we had planned!
We drove our coach just 46 miles / 74 km, about one hour of driving, from Mile 0 Park in Dawson Creek to Fort St John, British Columbia, Canada… where our truck’s front frame broke off while leaving a fuel stop, leaving our truck behind while being towed! So we stopped for the night at Rosco’s RV Park.
Here’s a map showing our route, heading northwest:
An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:
The Mile 0 RV Park site was rather unlevel, which may have contributed to the failure, though perhaps not:
Wildlife corridor:
Kiskatinaw River bridge:
Steep grades ahead:
10% grade:
Taylor bridge over Peace River:
We attempted a fuel stop at a Co-Op Cardlock station, as they alleged they accepted credit cards:
But we couldn’t get the machine to accept a credit card:
The truck was still fine here:
We gave up on that, and headed to a Petro-Canada station:
Petro-Canada fuel stop:
Soon after leaving the fuel stop, the front frame broke off our truck, ripping off the bumper, and leaving the truck behind:
Stay tuned for a post in a couple of weeks with a summary and update on this incident.
We took the truck to a nearby Chevy dealer, but it was beyond them. They referred us to an auto body shop, but they didn’t have availability to help any time soon, though were kind enough to take a look at it, and investigate whether or not it could be fixable:
We looked around for a nearby RV park, and found Rosco’s RV Park just down the road. We drove the truck there to check in, then went to get our coach, which we had left in a yard near the incident.
The managers of the RV park were very friendly and sympathetic, as were everyone else we encountered.
Our site, #67:
We stayed there two nights, while waiting to hear back from the body shop and insurance, and deciding what to do.
Dawson Creek’s Alaska Highway Mile Zero
We visited the Alaska Highway Mile Zero monuments and other Canadian icons in Dawson Creek, British Columbia.
Mile 0 Alaska Highway marker:
Mural:
NAR Park:
“You Are Now Entering the World Famous Alaska Highway”:
Stickers:
RVs:
Visitor Centre:
Canadian Tire… not just a tire store, but more like Ace Hardware in the US:
We went to Tim Hortons to get some coffee and Tim Bits:
Then felt like lunch, so went to A&W‘s drivethru for lunch:
The Surveyor Statue:
Passing by the Alaska Highway sign again:
Video: Prince George to Dawson Creek, British Columbia motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 263 miles / 423 km, about five hours of driving, from MamaYeh RV Park & Campground near Prince George to Mile 0 Park, Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada.
Prince George to Mile 0 Park in Dawson Creek, British Columbia
We drove our coach 263 miles / 423 km, about five hours of driving, from MamaYeh RV Park & Campground near Prince George to Mile 0 Park in Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada.
Here’s a map showing our route, heading north then east:
An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:
Leaving MamaYeh RV Park:
Prince George’s mascot:
Hart Highway:
Paladin sitting on the couch:
A newer Tiffin Allegro Bus:
Snowy mountains:
Bears!
A stop at Bijoux Falls:
Snowy mountains:
We stopped at Azouzetta Lake Lodge for lunch:
Chetwynd has lots of chainsaw carvings:
Pine River bridge:
Welcome to Dawson Creek:
Arriving at Mile 0 Park:
Campground map:
Our site, #36:
Very unlevel:
They had just finished making our site somewhat more level (I hate to think how bad it was before), and were working on the neighboring site when we arrived:
Other sites:
Video: 70 Mile House to Prince George, British Columbia motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 206 miles / 332 km, about four hours of driving, from a boondocking spot in the parking lot of Mount Begbie Fire Lookout near 70 Mile House to MamaYeh RV Park & Campground near Prince George, British Columbia, Canada.
70 Mile House to MamaYeh RV Park & Campground near Prince George, British Columbia
We drove our coach 206 miles / 332 km, about four hours of driving, from a boondocking spot in the parking lot of Mount Begbie Fire Lookout near 70 Mile House to MamaYeh RV Park & Campground near Prince George, British Columbia, Canada.
Here’s a map showing our route, heading north:
An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:
Begbie Summit elevation 1232 m (4041 ft):
Barn and 130 Mile Lake:
Williams Lake rest area:
Turn to Prince George:
Interesting rocks:
Bridge over Quesnel River:
River and BC-97 highway:
Arriving at MamaYeh RV Park & Campground:
Campground map:
RV park playground:
Our site, #1:
Not particularly level:
But very long:
That evening we went into Prince George for dinner at A&W:
Root beer in frosty mugs, grass-fed beef burgers, and fries; all very tasty:
Back to our site:
Video: Lynden, Washington, USA to 70 Mile House, British Columbia, Canada motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 238 miles / 383 km, about five hours of driving, from Lynden / Bellingham KOA in Lynden, Washington, USA to a boondocking spot in the parking lot of Mount Begbie Fire Lookout, 70 Mile House, British Columbia, Canada.