Category: Road Trip

The weather the past few days has fairly consistently been better than forecast, so just after 11:00 am yesterday, I hit the road again, headed for Jasper generally but with no specific plans. The Hinton CN Rail station is just about 5 minutes from the house. I was hoping...

Well, I had planned to stay home yesterday, but when I saw sunshine instead of the forecast clouds at Hinton, those plans changed. I started driving west with the intention of making it a short day in Jasper in case the snow arrived, but as I neared the junction...

There’s a bit more about last night’s drive that I want to tell you about, but it doesn’t belong in the main article. I was watching the weather forecast all day yesterday, and when I made the decision to go, it wasn’t very good, calling for wind and 2-4...

Tuesday was planned as another easy day with lots of time to stop to explore and photograph. The total mileage would only be 702 km (436 miles) – the previous day’s total from Whitehorse was 686 km. It would be a late start from Northern Rockies Lodge, though, to...

I’m back on the road again, this time for about 17 days, doing basically a loop around what Destination British Columbia calls the Great Northern Circle Route, with some changes. I left home on Monday just over 2 hours before sunrise, to catch dawn at Teslin. Gorgeous light looking...

Just after 9:00 last night, taking my puppy out for a short walk turned out to be the start of a very, very special night. At that time, there was just a small aurora borealis display showing on the north-eastern horizon. After bringing Bella back in the house, I...

This article was originally written for the Destination BC Blog, but when that was closed, I moved it here, under the same date. British Columbia has 9 main circle routes that take drivers through an incredible variety of country, from the sea and rainforests to deserts and volcanic lava...

Quesnel to Whitehorse, via the Stewart-Cassiar Highway Having reached Quesnel at a reasonable hour Friday evening, I had a good night’s sleep and was away from the Gold Pan Motel by 4:30 am. I planned on a very long day, with Dease Lake the hoped-for destination. It was inky...

Richmond to Quesnel, via the Fraser Canyon and Cariboo I’ve just returned from another trip, short in time but long in miles. A friend from Vancouver has just moved to Whitehorse, and when I found out that she’s not a fan of long-distance driving, I offered to drive her...

It’s now Wednesday and we’re in Victoria, on board the cruise ship Norwegian Sun. I just re-boarded after going ashore simply to get an Internet signal strong enough to download some photos so I can show you what we’ve been up to the past few days. On Saturday, Dad...