19 July 2006
Day 3: Prince Rupert to Dease Lake
This was a very long driving day. In the morning, I headed west from Terrace to Prince Rupert. I hiked and photographed near Prince Rupert for about ninety minutes before resuming driving: east, past Terrace, to Route 37. Route 37 was in very good condition overall in the southern half, with lots of gravel/dirt in the central portions. I stopped for the night at Dease Lake.
Spotted today: one deer, three ravens (all near Prince Rupert), and a number of bald eagles. Weather was overcast and dreary in the morning, changing to partly cloudy in the afternoon. Unfortunately, by this time the sun was in a bad position for photography, so I wasn’t able to get any good photographs of the mountain scenery here.
It does not get dark here until midnight.
Next: Watson Lake, then northwest to Whitehorse, YT.
Departed Terrace, BC at 8:40 AM PDTArrived Prince Rupert, BC at 11:00 AM PDT (est)
Arrived Dease Lake, BC (58°26'N, 129°59'W) at 8:40 PM PDT
Elevation: 2,700'
Sunrise-sunset: 5:02 AM - 10:29 PM
Distance to the north pole: 2,186 miles
Distance to Seattle: 813 miles
view route from Terrace to Dease LakeElapsed time: 12 hours
Distance driven: 526 miles
Total driven: 1,431 miles
Daytime temperatures: 58-72° F
19 July 2006 9:25 PM PDT
Expanded: 20 July 9:00 AM PDT