Getting hot: Williams Lake to Spences Bridge
So far on the trip, I’ve been very lucky with the weather. The only 2 days that were really not pleasant were the day of snow at Summit Lake, and a few hours of rain at Bella Coola. Day 13, though – Friday, May 6th – would take us...
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BC Highway 20, Bella Coola to Williams Lake
The plan for this 58-day trip is to have very little backtracking, and very few days that focus on the destination instead of the journey, but Day 12, Thursday, May 5th, required both of those to get back to Williams Lake. It would be a longer day for all...
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Experiencing a bit of Bella Coola
Day 12 of the trip, Tuesday, May 4th, started off early as usual, with a spectacular mountain view out every window from my spot at the Rip Rap Campsite in Hagensborg, a few miles up the valley from Bella Coola. For some reason I had thought about just staying...
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The road to Bella Coola: BC Highway 20
The itinerary for Monday, May 3rd, Day 10 of the trip, was to drive from Farwell Canyon to Bella Coola. It would include one of the big Adventures of the journey – driving “The Hill” into Bella Coola. It’s been infamous due to its very steep drop, and winding,...
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Farwell Canyon: Boondocking in the desert
From the Blue Cedars Campground in Prince George, the next stop was one I’d been looking forward to since a friend from high school who lives in Williams Lake took me there last Fall. Farwell Canyon had pretty much everything that my perfect RV boondocking site requires. “Boondocking” is...
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To Prince George: Huble Homestead and Railway Museum
Saturday was going to be a really easy day. The only solid plan was to have a good look at the Railway & Forestry Museum in Prince George, but I was open to other options as they were presented. The Crooked River Rest Area was empty when we arrived,...
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Discovering the wonders of Tumbler Ridge, BC
As I write this post on Sunday, May 1st, I’m camped in the wilderness an hour west of Williams Lake, with no cell, no Internet – not even any radio stations. I won’t have Internet access to post this until I reach Bella Coola on Tuesday or Wednesday. It’s...
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Starting a 2-month road trip: Alaska Highway
As I start writing this, it’s the morning of our third day on the road, and I’m parked along the Alaska Highway in the middle of nowhere south of Fort Nelson, BC. It feels like it’s been longer than that – which I think is a good sign that...
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Enjoying Winter, & planning a Summer RV adventure
We’re having a very easy winter this year, and I’m lovin’ it. The days are getting longer now and everybody is starting to comment on how good it feels – today, January 31st,the sun will rise at 09:22 and set at 17:06. The temperature only dropped to -7°C last...
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BC/Yukon RVing: Stewart to Whitehorse
By 11:30 on Wednesday, October 7th, day 29 of the trip, we had seen so many amazing places up the Salmon Glacier road that the day should have been over, but it was really just beginning as we pulled away from Stewart. We were really headed home now, though...
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