Blogs from Prince George, British Columbia, Canada, North America - page 2

Another sunny day in Prince George. We got up leisurely and then I headed to do a load of laundry. We will be dry camping for the next 6 days so figured I needed to get a head of the dirty clothes game. HA! Tonight we took Jon and Joyce out to dinner for being such great wagon masters. They have done a great job keeping us together and taking us some wonderful places. Joe and I have been with them since San Antonio (over 10,500 miles ago), so we will really miss them when we part ways after Banff. We went to a great local place called Camelot. They had an outstanding prime rib buffet and an 8 foot table full of every kind of dessert you could think of. I won't eat for two ... read more

Der heutige Tag begann mit Regen, aber als wir mit Fruehstueck fertig waren, war auch der Regen vorbei. Insgesamt war es ein langer, heisser Tag, die 700 km ziehen sich ziemlich, wenn die Hoechstgeschwindigkeit 100 kmh ist, die Orte auch, wie bei uns, 50 kmh haben und riesige Laster rumschleichen. Der Verkehr hat sich in zweifacher Hinsicht veraendert: Die Wohnmobile sind fast verschwunden - auf dem Cassiar Hhighway gab's ffast nichts anderes, teilweise gigantische Truemmer!! Und es gibt jetzt wieder Verkehr, in Massen sogar. Die Gegend ist auch anders geworden, wir sind aus dem endlosen Wald heraussen, es gibt Landwirtschaft, Getreideanbau und vor allem Wiesen und Rinder. Das Heu wird in Ballen gepresst und in langen Reihen unter Plastikplanen gelagert fuer den Winter. Und jede Menge Holzverarbeitung! Bei der Ankunft hatte es noch 31 Grad, war ... read more

We drove straight from Watson Lake to Northern Rockies Lodge at Muncho Lake, in one 3-4 hour segment. I can't remember any particular event, BUT we saw so many animals, it was like we were at the zoo! (Except, we were in the enclosure and they were running (walking, pacing, meandering) wild). We did a tally at the end of the trip (when we arrived at Calgary) of everything we saw that trip, but this particular leg of the trip, we saw 2 black bear, a bunch of buffalo (including one with her baby), an eagle, and a deer. About 90 miles (Mile post 543) east-ish is Whirlpool Canyon. I'm not sure what's there, but check it out and let me know! I vaguely remember talking with Shannan about going to "the Hotsprings", but I'd forgotten ... read more

We were about 60 miles from Prince George, BC, when Dan said his engine was making a funny sound. We pulled over and I had a listen and something was seriously wrong. My first thought was it was a bad valve or a blown head gasket. He asked me if we could limp into town like that, so we continued at about 45 MPH. That didn't stop us from visiting an ancient cedar forest along the way. We parked the bikes and took the half hour walk through this forest with cedar trees as old as 2,000 years. Beautiful majestic things they were. When we were less than 10 miles from Prince George Dan's bike stopped running. We coasted down the hill and tried to get it to fire up, but nothing. I got on my ... read more

2011-08-15 Stewart to Hazelton, BC The community of Hazelton sits at the confluence of the Bulkley and Skeena Rivers. Our campground for the night was at the ‘Ksan Village and Museum. It is a reconstruction of the traditional Gitxsan Village which has stood at this site for centuries. There are 7 traditionally styled cedar longhouses, as well as various totem poles and dugout canoes. On the way into the village and campground you cross the Bulkley River on a single lane bridge high above the canyon and river. Originally this was just a suspension bridge with rough timber for the deck of the bridge. It would have taken a lot of nerve to have crossed the bridge at that time. Now it is made of concrete and steel which feels much safer. Another interesting place was ... read more