October 14, 2025
I am jumping ahead two driving days. When I left Whitehorse, YT I headed east on the Alaska Highway to the town of Watson Lake, YT. This is the same road I had taken west a few weeks ago on my way to Alaska. Watson Lake is about 20 miles beyond the Airbnb I had stayed at on the way north, but it was closed for the season and Watson Lake was the closest town. Of course I had to pay attention to road conditions for much of the drive to Watson Lake, and I had already taken pictures of the things that interested me.
The next day I drove south on Hwy 37, the same remote route I had taken north a few weeks ago, though today’s drive would take 11 hours and I didn’t make any stops except to get a little gas mid-way, and to stretch my legs a bit. I was staying further east at the south end of the drive because the Airbnb I had stayed at on the way north wasn’t available.
So now I am driving west from the little town of Telkwa to the coastal town of Prince Rupert, BC. Today’s drive should take about 4 1/4 hours. Before I changed my plans to drive to Alaska rather than flying there from Seattle, Prince Rupert was the last Canadian stop in my original plan. I put the last portion of my time in Canada on hold so I could get to Alaska and get out before any serious snow fell.
As I passed the town of Smithers I had another look at this glacier on a tall mountain west of town.
It was then a long drive to the coast.
I started seeing a variety of mountains, and spent part of the time driving next to the Skeena River.
I eventually turned right, away from the river, and continued the drive to Prince Rupert.
(Photo credit: Google Maps)
I soon crossed a bridge which put me on Kaien Island, where Prince Rupert is located. This was the view looking west from that bridge.
Continued in next post
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