Day 60 was our last planned drive as part of the caravan to Sintich RV Park in Prince George, BC. It started with Ricky’s last thump of tires. It was only 223 mile and with the good roads we made great time. With the photo scavenger hunt over, we had no planned stops so we only stopped for lunch and walks for Ty. Once we hit Prince George, we did stop at Walmart to stock up on food and supplies.
Continue reading “Prince George 09/06 – 09/07/2019”Telkwa, Totem Poles and Memories of 1966 09/05/2019
The time spent in Hyder was our last time in Alaska and once we left Stewart it was a push for 2 days of driving to complete our caravan’s journey. However, I think the drive to our next stop at Fort Telkwa RV Park was one of Randy’s favorite parts of this trip.
Continue reading “Telkwa, Totem Poles and Memories of 1966 09/05/2019”Stewart, BC and Hyder, AK 09/03 – 09/04/2019
We drove 243 miles from Dease Lake to the Bear River RV Park in Stewart, BC. Along the way, we stopped at the Bell II Lodge for lunch with Mitch and Kate and to get our scavenger hunt photo of where we ate on the Cassiar Highway. I get extra points in the competition since there were 4 of us in this crazy photo. Mitch took the point after lunch. This allowed him to radio back to us about a black bear along the road. Unfortunately, we could not get stopped in time to get a good picture. The bear took off up into the wooded bank on the side of the road, and we had traffic behind us with nowhere to pull over so we could not get any more photos of this particular bear. We didn’t learn until later than Brian and Diane did not have any traffic behind them so they were able to wait for the bear to come back down the hill. They were able to get a few nice pictures of the black bear. We also stopped for some photos of the Bear River Glacier that came down the mountain just on the other side of the river that ran along the road.
Continue reading “Stewart, BC and Hyder, AK 09/03 – 09/04/2019”Dease Lake and Bears in the Road 09/02/2019
When we left Baby Nugget RV Park, it was a quick 0.5 miles before we turned left onto the Cassiar Highway (BC Hwy-37 South) and back to narrow, bumpy, frost heaved roads. We passed gorgeous lakes such as Blue Lake and Simmons Lake. Randy was thrilled that he somehow spotted a black bear off of the road and was able to get the RV stopped in time to get a couple of photos. He flagged down the 5-wheel with the Adventure Caravan that was following us so he could get a photo and the bear could cross the road unharmed. I think the driver of the 5th wheel did not want to stop because he kept flashing his lights at Randy. He didn’t slam on his brakes until he saw the bear! Randy said the photo he got of the bear looking at him with some foliage in the foreground was his favorite photo he has taken on the trip. You can also really see the foliage starting to show their changing colors. Randy likes the black bears better than the grizzly bears. Unfortunately, later on our drive we missed the photo of a mama bear and her 2 cubs. Randy yelled “camera, camera, camera” but by the time I got the camera out, the sow and cubs had jumped back into the bushes. One disadvantage of the RV–its noisy!!
Continue reading “Dease Lake and Bears in the Road 09/02/2019”Liard Hot Springs: Bears, Caribou and Bison 07/23/2019
On our way to the Liard Hot Springs Lodge/Campground we stopped at Tetsa River Services for one of their cinnamon rolls. This was another stop for the Caravan photo scavenger contest. We traveled over Summit Pass which is the highest point on the Alaska Highway at 4,250 feet. I was surprised that this would be the highest point, since we were at the lowest point the previous day.
Continue reading “Liard Hot Springs: Bears, Caribou and Bison 07/23/2019”Fort Nelson: Mule Deer Up Close and Personal 07/22/2019
We started our trip North heading to Fort Nelson on the Alaska Highway early on Monday morning. Unfortunately, we had barely made it out of town when a buck ran into our Jeep and tore off the rear driver’s fender and inner wheel well. I did not even know we had hit anything but Randy saw parts fly up in the air from his outside mirror. The driver behind us saved our parts as she blocked the road so no one could run over them. She told Randy the deer shook himself off and took off up the other bank. There was blood and some hair on the fender so I am not sure if he survived, but at least he has a chance since he took off.
Continue reading “Fort Nelson: Mule Deer Up Close and Personal 07/22/2019”Dawson Creek: Walter Wright Pioneer Village and Windshield Repair 07/20 – 07/21/2019
We left Hinton/Jasper on Friday morning, heading to Dawson Creek using Scenic Rt. 40 North. It was a bumpy ride on a 2 lane road but we made good time; even with some construction. We were going too fast to get any pictures of the bear, beaver, white tail and mule deer and caribou that we saw. They all take off as soon as they hear the rattle of our diesel engines. They don’t feel as protected as the animals in the parks and run away as soon as we get close.
Continue reading “Dawson Creek: Walter Wright Pioneer Village and Windshield Repair 07/20 – 07/21/2019”Fort Steele 07/11/2019
We left Blackwell Island RV Park in Coeur, d’Arlene early this morning so that we could get to Fort Steele in time to visit the Fort Steele Heritage Town. We had no problems on the drive and surprisingly no problems crossing the border at Eastport/Kingsgate, British Columbia. They really didn’t ask too much about anything in the motorhome except to ask whether we were carrying any guns and have we ever carried any guns in the motorhome. They asked where we were from, where we were going, and what were Maryland gun laws in regard to carrying a concealed weapon. Probably the easiest crossing ever.
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