Part of the Alaska Highway from Watson Lake, Yukon to Ft. Nelson, British Columbia has a variety of scenery. Some mountain ranges can be seen, river valleys, however, we didn't see them. It rained most of the day, heavy, then light, then spinkles then heavy again. Low clouds hid any long views we might have seen and water camouflaged the potholes in the pavement.
When we pulled into Ft. Nelson we were relieved to have the worst part of the Alaska Highway behind us. The Woodlands Inn was our destination at the eastern edge of the town. This is a fairly new hotel, just over 10 years old, with a new restaurant added on and a new big building going up next to it.
The area is booming with oil and natural gas exploration and pumping. Many work trucks were parked at the inn and many more in town. Not just pick-up trucks but large pick-up trucks with equipment of all kinds on them. Signs in the entry ways read: "Please take off muddy boots before entering".
Of course it was raining when we got to town, rained all night and most of the next day. They need the rain further west where the fires are.
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