Wendell Folks Alaska Trip - Page 15.

July 23, 2007:  Day 4 continues with this photo of Fort Saint John, BC taken by Wendell about 10 miles from the center of town.   The town is located on the bluff above the Peace River.

Terry took this telephoto picture closer to the town allowing a view of the river which has an elevation of about 1,350 feet MSL here, while the elevation on the bluff is around 2,150 feet.  The official airport elevation is 2,280 feet MSL.

Here is Terry's view of the river looking west as they pass overhead.

Terry's next photo is about 40 miles northwest of Fort Saint John showing the Alaska Highway winding off into the distance.  Although it does not show in this photo, this is an area with lots of oil wells.

Now this is one lonely road out here in the forests.  There are mountains in the distance.

Wendell took this photo about 75 miles NW of Fort Saint John.  Do you think these photos look alike?  The thing to notice in this one is the mountains and passes up ahead.

After flying across an area without any towns or villages for a while, this little "oasis" pops up around a bend in the road.

This is only the second named settlement after leaving the Fort Saint John area.   The place is called Pink Mountain.  It appears on the base map in my Garmin GPS 296 on route 97.  This place is at mile 143 on the Alaska Highway.  You can read more about it via this WEB LINK.  If you want to learn more about the Alaska Highway, a Google Search will bring up web sites like this one:  http://www.karo-ent.com/dawson.htm.

It is these exposed cliffs from land slides that gave this area its name of Pink Mountain.