What a lovely drive. Pretty good road,
very little traffic, magnificent scenery. What more can you ask for.
Oh, very nice Provincial Parks (Canadian equivalent to our Sate
Parks). Our first stop was Purden Lake PP. Nice park, no hookups,
few people, beautiful lake. Just a few yards into the road we
surprised a bear. Lots of signs of elk while we walked a lake trail.
Very nice stay.
Day 2 on this route found us at Prince
George to explore awhile. While there we enjoyed a very nice lunch
at a Greek restaurant. On the way out we filled our tank, stocked up
on supplies and stopped to get a picture of PG man! (Prince George
Man) It was rainy all day. We planned to stay at Burns Lake but
found all the campgrounds had closed. So onto Houston, another hour
driving, to a nice private park. Here at Houston they are big for
fly fishing and have a LARGE fly rod that I had to see.
The next day we stopped at The
Hazeltons where there was a reconstructed village of long houses and
totems, 'Ksan Historical Museum. A very interesting display and tour
explaining the culture of the Gitksan people.
That night we stayed at another
Provincial Park, Kleanza Creek PP, Terrace, BC. A quiet, small,
uncrowded park by a swift running creek of snow melt. The sound of
rushing water lulled us to sleep that night. The next day we woke
and took a walk on a trail to an over look of the small canyon. So
pretty.
Then on the road to Prince Rupert. Oh
my, the drive here was spectacular. Following the Skeena River to
the Ocean through snow capped mountains. Wow. After arriving,
looking around Prince Rupert, we stopped at Butze Rapids. A 3K trail
takes you to a look out where you can see a reversing tidal rapid.
The water flows over the rapids in the opposite direction just after
low tide as the water returns.
We will hang around here until Tuesday
when we board the ferry for the inside passage and Haines, Alaska.
1 comment:
Looks BEAUTIFUL up there!
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