Headed out on Route 35 for the Northwest Territories. Stopped at the NT Information Centre and she met a trucker there. She talked dogs with him a bit as he is a breeder and we had seen his sign back on route 43. Also of note he was hauling a double load (two trailors) as many truckers up here do.
After that we headed out on Route 1. Stopped at the Alexandra Falls - nice spot with trails along the falls. The water was running brown! Lots of BIG flies but they go towards the heat of the car and mostly leave us alone.
Then connected to Route 2 to go towards Hay River. The plan was to stop there for the night. However, we weren't able to find a suitable motel - pet friendly - and of course, the choices were limited. We contemplated going to Fort Smith but soon learned that was over 260 kms on dirt road and we would have had to return out tomorrow. The Services centre for the Wood Buffalo National Park was that distance as well. So, we turned and headed back towards Enterprise (didn't see any place to stay there) so headed towards Fort Providence. We had to take a boat ride to get there - my first. When we got off the boat there were two bison there - maybe they are the official welcome party or want to remind people that they must be on the outlook for bison on the road for the next 200+ kilometers.
Anyway, there was a campground there so we went to check it out. There was a posting that said to fill out the form and leave the money in the box below - however, there were no forms, no indication of the fee and no attendant on the grounds (we drove around to check); also checked and learned the washrooms were locked.
We kept going along the MacKenzie Bison Santuary. Saw one herd of about 50, another of about 30 and a few on their own. We are headed to Yellowknife by this time of course as it is the only place we are likely to find accommodations. We get there around 8:30 pm, pretty tired and not sure where to find a motel. We check one street and there were drunk people out front of the two motels, the next street has the more expensive places so we finally ended up at the Super 8 motel - expensive and charged $25.00 for me. We were too tired to argue so good night!
After that we headed out on Route 1. Stopped at the Alexandra Falls - nice spot with trails along the falls. The water was running brown! Lots of BIG flies but they go towards the heat of the car and mostly leave us alone.
Then connected to Route 2 to go towards Hay River. The plan was to stop there for the night. However, we weren't able to find a suitable motel - pet friendly - and of course, the choices were limited. We contemplated going to Fort Smith but soon learned that was over 260 kms on dirt road and we would have had to return out tomorrow. The Services centre for the Wood Buffalo National Park was that distance as well. So, we turned and headed back towards Enterprise (didn't see any place to stay there) so headed towards Fort Providence. We had to take a boat ride to get there - my first. When we got off the boat there were two bison there - maybe they are the official welcome party or want to remind people that they must be on the outlook for bison on the road for the next 200+ kilometers.
Anyway, there was a campground there so we went to check it out. There was a posting that said to fill out the form and leave the money in the box below - however, there were no forms, no indication of the fee and no attendant on the grounds (we drove around to check); also checked and learned the washrooms were locked.
We kept going along the MacKenzie Bison Santuary. Saw one herd of about 50, another of about 30 and a few on their own. We are headed to Yellowknife by this time of course as it is the only place we are likely to find accommodations. We get there around 8:30 pm, pretty tired and not sure where to find a motel. We check one street and there were drunk people out front of the two motels, the next street has the more expensive places so we finally ended up at the Super 8 motel - expensive and charged $25.00 for me. We were too tired to argue so good night!
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