Prince George to Pink Mountain
Grey skies never darked altogether overnight. We hit the road early and before noon arrived at Dawson Creek, BC: the official beginning of the Alaska Highway. Having now covered almost 1200 miles, reaching the marker was bittersweet. Only 1573 miles to Fairbanks from here!
Mile 143 on the Alaska Highway brings you to the small roadside hamlet of Pink Mountain in the Rocky Mountain Foothills, northwest of Fort St. John. Pink Mountain glows a vibrant pink color at a certain time during sunrise but its real claim to fame is the high population of rare Arctic butterflies found here, attracted by the region's blossoms. We saw none of these phenomena. The weather improved as the day progressed; bright sun and a cloudless sky that remained lit noticeably longer than at home. Sunrise to sunset was 90 minutes longer here.
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Spring has yet to truly arrive here. The deciduous trees along the route look almost dead. They stand in great numbers in a forest that stretches from road edge to horizon. But, they are leafless among their sister pines and spruce and so appear as great patches of gray among the green.
Sunrise here: 4:48 a.m. Sunrise at home, 5:38 PM. Sunset here 9:08 PM, Sunset at home, 8:26 PM. Difference today Plus 1+32
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