http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Prince-George/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , Canada , British Columbia , Prince George en-us Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:19:14 +0000 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:19:14 +0000 More vast open countryside with spectacular views round every corner. Another 4 days has passed and we've covered another 1026 spectacular miles though it would be nice to see a tree without pine needles. Actually that's not really fair as we do go past the occasional stand of aspens in amongst the pine trees. We are still in the land of scenic viewpoints surrounded by trees but it doesn't mat http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Prince-George/blog-438996.html Cisca writes the blog this time for a change. From Stewart we went to Smithers. First we took a boardwalk over the estuary. On the way back we saw the gletchers again quite impressive. The weather was'nt really cooperating but later on the sky cleared up. To be clear on that point Brenda we did not took the sun with us. We have absolutely no clue where it is. On the way to Smithers we visited th http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Prince-George/blog-435356.html Another chilly morning but it was sunny all day and warmed up to the mid 70's in the afternoon perfect weather for cruising in the MiataI woke up at 500am and was wide awake so I decided to get up early and resume my journey. It was still very dark and the stars were out. I put the top down on the Miata pulled my knit ski cap over my head and ears put on my gloves and hit the road. It fe http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Prince-George/blog-432223.html Having arrived in Prince Rupert on the ferry around 7am the Polish couple gave me a lift to the Greyhound Bus station ticket office where I discovered how expensive it was to try and get North have to go way out east to Prince George to get another bus that will go up north. And pay a small fortune to do it. So I decided to hitch instead. I set out on the road and before long a car stops witho http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Prince-George/blog-428750.html War es zu einfach oder seid ihr einfach schlauer als ich euch eingeschaetzt hab PEs ist NATUERLICH keine Frau in die ich mich verliebt hab sondern das Land KANADA Die Maase sind natuerlich die Flaeche in Quadratmeilen und die Einwohnerzahl der Index ist Einwohner pro Quadratmeile. Die weissen Stellen sind die schneebedeckten BergeIch hatte gehofft wenigstens einer von euch wuerd drauf r http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Prince-George/blog-418278.html The Skeena train run by VIA rail is a 20 hour journey with an overnight stop in Prince George. The trip was very scenic for the first four hours then extremely pleasant but not so stunning for the remainder. Early in the trip the conductor told us we were very fortunate to get a vista of the Seven Sisters a spectacular jagged mountain range. The train also runs along the Skeena River for th http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Prince-George/blog-416500.html Greetings from Prince George BC. We just arrived a couple of hours ago. Penticton was bittersweet. Right before the first show on Saturday we had a company meeting in which they annoucned that Feld was shutting down all three HSM tours. So we all got fired essentially The orginal plan was that they would keep at least one tour open ours. So after March we would have the summer off and t http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Prince-George/blog-372207.html Hello friends This is probably going to be my primary means of updating you all on my excellent adventures whilst in South America. I'll try to make a new post every week or two internet availability permitting. The next post I'll be in Lima I can't wait http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Prince-George/blog-329176.html From Valdez we drove the Richardson Highway to Paxson where we turned west to explore the Denali Highway. The first 20 miles are paved and we found the Tangle Lake BLM campground just before the gravel began. It was free and very nice.Although the weather remained cloudy and rainy we decided to take on the bumpy gravel road and hike with Wendy and Jeff Bailey through the tundra in the wilderness http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Prince-George/blog-307222.html Well final preparations are underway. I was chatting with a girl at work who just went to Oz and she mentioned there were tons of internet cafes where you could manage digital photos so you may all get photos with entries after all I wanted to test if I could transfer directly from our camera to the blog...so this is the test.For your viewing pleasure our packs.Talk to you on the flip side http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Prince-George/blog-295319.html Wersquove been having a bit of trouble with the internet and after getting kicked off and losing my writing twice I gave it up. But Irsquom back Wersquove had rain rain rain Finally the past three days have cleared up and the sun has shone all day. The wild flowers are beginning to appear and wersquore all thinking maybe spring has arrived Itrsquos funny because the lo http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Prince-George/blog-281235.html Ness Lake Bible CampHere are a couple more Grizzly pictures. LeRoy was right behind us and he said he waited until the bear turned toward him. He wanted to get out and entice the bear to stand upeveryone thought that was a good idea except LeRoy's wife But these are great.We found out that one of the reasons the snow disappeared so fast is because the ground never froze. They got 8 of http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Prince-George/blog-277665.html Ness Lake Bible CampFor tour today we drove to Barkerville which is one of the original mining towns of this area. It is done in historical period with the townspeople in costume in their shops as well as walking down the street. It was very fun to spend the day there. Itrsquos also quite high in elevation and they have snow piled so high but today was absolutely gorgeous and the snow http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Prince-George/blog-277378.html Ness Lake Bible Camp Spring hasnrsquot come yet and the lake is still frozen over but tomorrowhellip the ice is supposed to be gone tomorrow. Itrsquos been raining every day and although it isnrsquot cold Irsquom working indoors you remember itrsquos cloudy and looks like it should be cold. The other day I made the comment that people up here havenrsquot even opened their http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Prince-George/blog-276423.html Ness Lake Bible CampWersquove finished our first week at this project and weather aside itrsquos an awesome place to be. Glen Joyce are staying here through the month of July and I kind of envy them. When spring hits itrsquos going to be gorgeous.But on the other hand we havenrsquot seen our grandkids or kids for four months and Irsquom missing their hugsGlen and Joyce http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Prince-George/blog-274613.html Ness Lake Bible CampHappy Birthday MeganWe left Mt. Gilead Thursday afternoon headed for Seattle along Highway 5 this time We got there Saturday afternoon after driving in the mountains the entire trip. I had no idea the Cascades covered so much area or were so very beautiful. Theyrsquore not as steep as the Rockies with the summit of the lower range being about 4600 feetbut when http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Prince-George/blog-273225.html Well I dreamed about having an accident last night No surprise there. I guess I am still in shock. I waited most of the day for the tow truck company owner and another mechanic to look at my rig and see if it was salvageable. The determination was no. Also the owner of the tow company called around to see if he could find another small rig for me to buy but was unsuccessful.As a result of http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Prince-George/blog-271410.html Our second day in Canada Linda left the motel about 30 minutes before I did. She was going to eat her breakfast while driving and I was eating cereal so had to eat before getting on the road.Shortly after we hit the road the weather turned bad. It started snowing and blowing hard. We encountered a sanding truck in a good spot that was sanding the center line. At 30 minute intervals we both http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Prince-George/blog-269839.html