18 July 2006
Day 2: Quesnel to Terrace
Today’s drive featured an hour and twenty-minute delay due to a logging truck accident.
Most of today (and late yesterday) covered territory devastated by pine beetle infestations. Thousands and thousands of dead trees (their needs changed to red but not yet dropped) are scattered across the countryside as far as the eye can see in all directions.
Spotted two major animals today: a large deer buck, that was about to cross the highway, but thought better of it; and a black bear, foraging in the ravine between the road and the forest, only about an hour east of Terrace.
Next: West to Prince Rupert, then north to the Alaska Highway.
Departed Quesnel, BC at 9:30 AM PDTArrived Terrace, BC (54°31'N, 128°35'W) at 7:40 PM PDT
Elevation: 260'
Maximum elevation: 3,950'
Sunrise-sunset: 5:21 AM - 9:59 PM
Distance to the north pole: 2,455 miles
Distance to Seattle: 549 miles
view routeElapsed time: 10 hours 10 minutes
Distance driven: 430 miles
Total driven: 905 miles
Daytime temperatures: 60-70° F
18 July 2006 10:12 PM PDT