▁Highway ▁ 9 7 , ▁named ▁for ▁former ▁British ▁Columbia ▁Premier ▁John ▁Hart , ▁begins ▁at ▁Prince ▁George , ▁trav elling ▁for ▁ ▁north ▁through ▁the ▁small ▁ham let ▁of ▁Sum mit ▁Lake , ▁which ▁is ▁situated ▁at ▁the ▁Cont inental ▁Div ide , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁through ▁Cro oked ▁River ▁Provin cial ▁Park , ▁Bear ▁Lake ▁and ▁Mc Le od ▁Lake , ▁to ▁its ▁intersection ▁with ▁Highway ▁ 3 9 . ▁It ▁then ▁jour ne ys ▁n ortheast ▁another ▁ ▁through ▁the ▁Cont inental ▁Div ide , ▁at ▁which ▁point ▁the ▁time ▁zone ▁changes ▁from ▁Pacific ▁Time ▁to ▁Mountain ▁Time . ▁After ▁emer ging ▁from ▁the ▁P ine ▁Pass , ▁the ▁highway ▁generally ▁follows ▁the ▁P ine ▁River ▁n ortheast ▁to ▁its ▁intersection ▁with ▁Highway ▁ 2 9 ▁at ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Ch et wy nd . ▁After ▁a ▁tre k ▁of ▁another ▁ ▁east , ▁the ▁Hart ▁Highway ▁termin ates ▁at ▁Daw son ▁Creek . ▁ ▁Al aska ▁Highway ▁ ▁This ▁northern most ▁section ▁of ▁Highway ▁ 9 7 ▁is ▁ ▁long , ▁and ▁travel s ▁north ▁through ▁largely ▁un pop ulated ▁w ilder ness , ▁intersect ing ▁the ▁communities ▁of ▁Fort ▁St . ▁John ▁and ▁Fort ▁Nelson , ▁the ▁latter ▁being ▁just ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁j unction ▁of ▁Highway ▁ 7 7 , ▁trav elling ▁north ▁to ▁the ▁North west ▁Territ ories . ▁Here , ▁the ▁highway ▁ve ers ▁generally ▁north west ward ▁into ▁w ilder ness ▁sp otted ▁with ▁tiny ▁local ities . ▁As ▁it ▁passes ▁over ▁the ▁Rock