Hwy 37 closed
Hwy 37 closed 80k north of Dease Lake, flooding everyone advised to use Alaska Hwy untill further notice, more rain on the way making it worse.
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Back in the mid 70s we got stuck between washouts on the Cassiar. Northing to do but wait and make a social event out of it. There were probably a dozen or more cars, trucks and RVs in our little group. Those of us in the RVs had plenty of food and drink to share with everyone. The truckers had their sleepers for night time, some people set up tents but all in all it was a fun adventure. As I remember we were there for about 3 nights.
The Dease Lake area can have some real yucky weather, especially for flying small aircraft. Often times the coastal weather will drift over to the Cassiar and fog with rain will prevail for days. When flying I would move over to the east a ways and follow the old railroad bed north. This was a railroad that never got finished. I believe it was originally headed for the Cassiar mining area but due to a change in the National government of Canada, the building was halted. Most all the dirt work was done, some of the bridges were finished but never did a train roll over the route. But it was great for following when flying in the scud. From Dease, the flying route would go north to Atlin and then up to Whitehorse. The railroad bed put you out at Watson Lake area.
First drove the Cassiar in 1974, a couple of years after they finished connecting the different sections together. Other than the paving it doesn't look much different these days, still lots of curves, up and downs, and scenery to ooh and aah over, at every turn. Probably a better route to take south bound in the fall time. The time we got stuck for the 3 nights was a spring trip south out of Alaska.
The Dease Lake area can have some real yucky weather, especially for flying small aircraft. Often times the coastal weather will drift over to the Cassiar and fog with rain will prevail for days. When flying I would move over to the east a ways and follow the old railroad bed north. This was a railroad that never got finished. I believe it was originally headed for the Cassiar mining area but due to a change in the National government of Canada, the building was halted. Most all the dirt work was done, some of the bridges were finished but never did a train roll over the route. But it was great for following when flying in the scud. From Dease, the flying route would go north to Atlin and then up to Whitehorse. The railroad bed put you out at Watson Lake area.
First drove the Cassiar in 1974, a couple of years after they finished connecting the different sections together. Other than the paving it doesn't look much different these days, still lots of curves, up and downs, and scenery to ooh and aah over, at every turn. Probably a better route to take south bound in the fall time. The time we got stuck for the 3 nights was a spring trip south out of Alaska.
