BC RVing: Dawson Creek to Hudson’s Hope and Pine Pass
With huge changes coming to Highway 29 in the next few years due to the construction of a massive new power dam, it was important to me to make the fairly lengthy detour to get another look at it. Sunday, September 13th, day 5 of the trip, entailed a...
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Exploring Dawson Creek: old bridges and new energy
I always enjoy my time in Dawson Creek, and the more time I spend here, the more I like it. I never feel like I’ve seen all there is to see, and the people are consistently wonderful. Saturday, September 12th, day 4 of the trip, was our day to...
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A Winter drive from Fort Nelson to Quesnel
We had driven 944 kilometers from Whitehorse to Fort Nelson on Thursday, and our destination for this night was Quesnel, some 970 km south. We filled up the gas tank at $1.329 when we arrived last night, and after a good breakfast, were on the road at 07:20, with...
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Exploring Dawson Creek in the Winter
This article was originally written for the Destination BC Blog, but when that was closed, I moved it here, under the same date. It’s sometimes hard to get past the visions that we have of communities that are based on postcard images shot in the summer. Visiting when most...
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Driving from Hinton, Alberta, to Fort St. John, BC
My plan for Wednesday was to drive from Hinton, Alberta, to Fort St. John, British Columbia, via Highways 40, 43 and the Alaska Highway. I was away from Hinton a few minutes after 05:00, and stopped briefly to get a photo of the pulp mill. Pulp mill towns used...
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Back in the Okanagan Valley
Some of you are wondering what I’m up to, as I haven’t posted in almost 2 weeks. I’m in Kelowna with my Dad at the moment, but here’s the catch-up. Way back on the 8th, we had the best of days and the worst of days on the same...
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Family emergency – back in Kelowna, BC
Like every other Yukon and Alaska blogger, I was going to tell you about the incredibly warm weather we were having last week. Although I missed that window, I do want to show those of you who live elsewhere a couple of photos. This is not what shovelling snow...
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Dan Pakula, Stikine Riversong Lodge
Some of my regular readers know or at least have met Dan Pakula, owner of the Stikine Riversong Lodge in Telegraph Creek, BC. Dan died on Monday, July 26th – my understanding is that he was unloading a 45-gallon drum from his truck when it slipped and crushed him....
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Victoria, Vancouver and back home
Our Alaska cruise vacation is over – we got home a few hours ago, just after midnight. Spending 11 days on the Celebrity Infinity now ranks as our best cruise yet – a great itinerary and excellent service, with incredible weather. The surprise bonus was the people that we...
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A year in Fraser, BC
Those of you who have been reading my blog for a while have seen many photos of Fraser, British Columbia, that I’ve taken on my drives to Skagway. I’ve now posted some information about Fraser and an album of 23 images taken throughout the year. It will hopefully give...
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