July 21 Dawson Creek to Ft Nelson

Long 6 hours.  The first real rain we have had.  Beautiful in Ft Nelson.  Hot...284 miles of the Alaska Highway.  March of 1942 10,000 troops swarmed into Dawson Creek to start building the road to Alaska.  All US money, men, and equipment. The road was built to protect the west coast from Japan.  1200 miles in Canada and 200 in Alaska were to be built as soon as possible.  4 regiments were to start in different locations.  3 to 4 miles were built in a day.  There was no limit set on the amount of money or equipment to do the job.  The total cost was over $138 million.  Let me tell you the road is still rough.