Today we passed through Dawson Creek. It is the 0 mile mark on the Alaska Highway. We also entered the Milepost book and map today. We passed some more Westy's as well, maroon and silver. Amber slowly drove us up into the Canadian Rockies. We stopped at the Sasquatch Crossing Lodge and ate Alaska Highway Sasquatch burgers. Mike bet me that if I could eat the whole thing he would buy. Needless to say, I have earned my right to be part of the Hamberger family! We saw our first black bear today. We had a quarter of a tank left and decided to fuel up at the next station. Unfortunely this gas station was closed on Sunday! We were just coasting down the hills trying to save as much diesel as we could to make it to the next station (100 Kilometers away). There is absoulutely nothing but trees in between and Mike was figuring out how he would strap his gas tank to his bike and make a run for fuel when we ran out. We were about 15 miles from the next station when a huge black bear decided to cross the road in front of us. Mike slowed down and the bear turned toward us and decided to charge Amber. OK, as I said the bear was big, but Amber weighing in at over 4000 lbs is much bigger. The bear realized this when he/she got closer and decided to dart away into the woods, so much precious diesel was wasted during this wierd game of chicken! The fuel gauge was hanging below E when we coasted to the next station on fumes. What a miracle! 1200 miles to go.
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