What has two thumbs and just finished the Alaska Highway?

This guy!

The end of the highway is guarded by a Muffler Man.

More on Muffler Men here.

So the ride down from Fort Nelson was uneventful. I snapped a few photos, but they'll have to wait until mid-May when I can run them through the HDR program. Other than that I just trucked on through. Probably should have stopped and taken a few more, but there wasn't anything that really caught my eye.

Fort Saint John and Dawson Creek are the first real "cities" I've hit since I left Anchorage. That's 1,600 miles of open country.

Overall the ALCAN is in great shape. I can't imagine driving some of the hills when they RVs and trailers are flooding the area. Some 8-10% grades that would bog them down.

I did pull into an open gas station with a sign: No gas -- next station 125mi / 200 km. Good thing I've been living off the top of the tank.

Next up: Edmonton and Calgary. I think. Now that I actually have some choices I'm going to see where I want to go.