However, the shot was ruined when the dynamite failed to explode and the truck floated down river and was stuck in a sandbar. When the Alaska Highway was built in the s, a Fort St. John man discovered the remains of these last two half-tracks and one was donated to the Western Development Museum in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.
Bedaux set off on this unusual excursion accompanied by more than a hundred people, including his wife, his mistress an Italian Countess , and an Academy Award -winning film director from Hollywood , Floyd Crosby , who would later be praised for his work on High Noon. Also along for the trip were several dozen Alberta cowboys and a large film crew. To map the route of the expedition, the Canadian government sent along two geographers, Frank Swannell and Ernest Lemarque.
The expedition started off at Edmonton, Alberta on July 6, and their goal was to travel 1, miles 2, km to Telegraph Creek, British Columbia. Much of the trip would have to be made through regions that were relatively uncharted and had no trails, not to mention proper roads that would have made the going smoother for the expedition's vehicles.
In June , Bedaux assembled the members of the expedition in Jasper, Alberta , for compulsory fitness training. Bedaux reported to the press that such training was necessary for what was sure to be a long and difficult trip, involving hiking , rafting and mountain climbing.
However, no training sessions were accomplished as the members of the expedition were kept too busy attending champagne parties and formal dinners that were being held in their honor.
