Enroute to Iskut, we stopped in at Jade City, named for the jade deposits in the Princess Jade Mine, one of the largest jade deposits in the world. At the Mountain Jade Store and Gift Shop you could see raw jade, jade jewelry and carvings crafted from local Cassiar jade.7/26/10: Travel Day 1 of 3 on our journey from Skagway, AK to Iskut, BC (see previous blog).
7/27/10: Travel Day 2 of our journey from Skagway, AK to Iskut, BC, saw some beautiful weather and good roads, but nothing special to report other than the usual beautiful scenery. We spent the night in a Watson Lake, YT campground that we had stayed in much earlier in our travels.
7/28/10: Travel Day 3 to Iskut, BC, a thriving city of 12. This was the first of several days travelling on the Cassiar Highway. Just a mile or two onto the highway, we smelled smoke…there was a forest fire somewhere East of us. We stopped at Jade City (see above) and then traveled on to our campground in Iskut. Once again, the weather was wonderful and the campground was beautiful. We’re finally back into shorts and tee shirts.
Note: We found out the next day that the fire had crossed the Cassiar Highway and that the highway was closed. We got through just in time. Also, a few days after we drove the Top of the World Highway, it got washed out and probably won’t reopen until at least next year, so we’ve lucked in twice now.
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