Category: History

On Day 13, May 8th, we started a 2-day drive towards Tofino. I really wanted to see the British Columbia Aviation Museum but it just hadn’t fit into the schedule yet. A last-second decision made it a stop before leaving the Victoria area, though, and I’m extremely glad that...

There’s never enough time. As slowly as we travel, we always wish there was more time. Day 10, May 5th, was the only day we had allotted to go into Victoria, and we chose to go to the Royal British Columbia Museum as the heart of the short day....

Days 7 and 8 of the trip, May 2nd and 3rd, took us from the calm and spectacular Fraser Canyon to the extremely busy world of freeways and malls at Chilliwack. The pullout at the old Kanaka Bar Lodge was a fine place to wake up. I don’t remember...

Day 6 (May 1st) was a busy day photographically – after editing, there are 206 photos in the day’s folder. This post takes us the final 15 km or so to our overnight spot across the highway from the abandoned Kanaka Bar Lodge. The first stop was only a...

Day 5 of the trip, April 30th, was a busy day. Once I hooked the Tracker back up to the motorhome after exploring Ashcroft, we continued south to Spences Bridge and on to the campground at Gold Pan Provincial Park on the Thompson River. Although I kept going in...

On Day 5, April 30th, we made the transition from Late Winter to Spring, from sleet at Clinton to flowers and leafed-out trees from Cache Creek south. The day began with a hike on the Mount Begbie Lookout trail, described in my last post, and a short detour to...

The beginning of March already! This winter has gone by so quickly I can hardly believe it – the foster-puppies sure helped with that for a few weeks! With Father Winter still hanging on, dogs and old cars and writing about history are all helping the days go by....

While I’m puppy-sitting so am not very mobile, I’m going through many thousands of photos from this past summer. They need to be captioned and put in categories so I can find them when I need them. I usually do this soon after shooting, but never sat still long...

Being retired is wonderful. I work as hard as I ever did, but I only do things that I enjoy. Well, mostly. Toilets and woodstoves still need cleaning 🙂 I’ve just taken on a big new project that you’re going to want to see photos of. Before that starts...

On Friday, September 23rd, I had set up camp at the Yukon River Campground across the river from Dawson City at 4:00 pm. Although closed, the gate was open so no-services camping is allowed. I had a few hours to explore that afternoon and the next morning, and then...