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ENTERING JASPER NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA, CANADA

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July 28, 2012

Read. It could save your life–

Yesterday, soon after we left Prince George, we stopped at Willow River Interp. Area. This is a lovely turn off Highway 16 just east of Prince George. There are picnic tables, bathroom, a lovely trail, and what appears to be a wide, shallow river. Among other things there is a memorial to eight young men who drown one day on this river just downstream. Apparently they were in a canoe and came to a very, narrow canyon down stream and their day ended in tragedy. I had just read the plaque on the memorial about this terrible event when a young family of four parked and spent some time looking around. After awhile, I overheard the woman exclaim that this would be a great place to launch their raft as the water was shallow and didn’t appear to be moving fast. Uh, I couldn’t just ignore what I heard. Suggested to the family that before they consider launching their boat there that they read the plaque. Luckily, they were receptive to the suggestion. As we drove away we heard their exclamations of horror and declarations that they would not go rafting there.
British Columbia, Canada–

British Columbia is simply beautiful. As soon as we entered British Columbia we knew this place is special. To add to the beauty in British Columbia, there is the Canadian penchant for being friendly and unfailingly nice.

Baker Creek Rest Area–
We stopped to eat dinner at a rest area along the Yellowhead Highway. Immediately, there were hundreds of mosquitoes surrounding the motor home looking for a way in. Many hovered at the windshield looking at their dinner that had just arrived. Yikes!!! Since I am about 5’5″, I have no problem climbing out of my seat into the back of the motor home without going outside. On the other hand my 6’4′, long, skinny husband can not easily unwrap his long legs from around the steering wheel or get his size 13 feet out of the drivers well. He always goes out the door and in the side door. As I looked at the stricken look on his face, I giggled. Then my wonderful, gentle, loving husband said in a quiet voice “When I open the door to go out, a hundred mosquitoes will come in and when I come in the side door, a hundred mosquitoes will follow me in.” Which caused me to scream “Don’t open the door!”  Then, right on the spot, we figured out a way for him to get into the back of the motor home from the driver’s seat without opening the door. Oh, yes! It can be done!!!

Boondocked–
After dinner, we continued up the road toward Jasper National Park and stopped at a rest area that was at a higher elevation and had a brisk breeze blowing making it harder for mosquitoes to fly. It rained hard last night. Thunder, lightening and lots of rain drumming on the roof of the motor home.   I love this sound.  This morning it was slightly overcast and the air was clean and smelled sweet.  The temp. was 60 degrees F. when we woke.

Jasper National Park, Alberta–

We arrived at the park this morning and spent a little time figuring out a plan to explore.  So far, the park is beautiful, as you would expect.   The cost for entering the Park was $20, we only paid $18 something with a senior discount and we are excited to explore.

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EN ROUTE TO JASPER NATIONAL PARK

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July 27, 2012

Boondock–
Soon after arriving in Prince George, BC. yesterday we went to Costco for supplies and checked to see if we could stay in their parking area. No problem. Think there would have been no problem at the nearby Walmart or we could have moved on and found a place but we want to use a Wi-fi at one of the free sites. Will probably use a nearby Starbucks so Jerry can check his stocks and maybe sell some options.

Jasper National Park–
Our goal is to go to Jasper National Park so we will begin driving in that direction upon leaving Prince George, BC. today.

Smithers, BC to Prince George, BC–
Yesterday, we drove from just east of Smithers, BC and arrived in Prince George, BC in the late afternoon. Decided that it was enough driving for one day and we also need supplies. Prince George, BC is a fairly large town with a population of about 80,000 and located in the geographic center of British Columbia.  It’s the fourth largest city in the province. It’s a good place for us to stop, rest and resupply. We are always interested in the commerce of an area and try to decipher, just by looking around (something like what Eleanor Roosevelt used to do as she traversed the country) how an area is fairing. You get some idea by seeing housing and the year of car driven as well as how many trains, trucks, etc. appear to be in action. Driving through the eastern part of the province to its center shows the area to be a fertile, apparently fairly prosperous, farming area. Along the highway, farm after farm seemed to be dedicated to growing hay and it seems this is prime harvest time as the hay is stacked in many, huge rolls in the fields. The backdrop for all this farming activity is frequent views of beautiful wooded areas, rolling hills, lakes large and small, rivers and streams. Logging seems to be an important industry here, judging by the number of full logging trucks on the road. We also saw a lot of gasoline trucks and Jerry said there was a refinery somewhere around there. The refinery’s presence is not well reflected in the gas prices, they remain a little high. All in all, it is a relaxing drive through a rather bucolic area.

Gas Prices–
We got gas this morning and paid $4.91per gal. for regular, not as bad as sometimes but could be better. This is the approximate going rate in this area.

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STEWART, BC/HYDER, ALASKA

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July 25, 2012

Boondock–
Tuesday night we boondocked along side Fish Creek in the Tongass National Forest. This location is just one mile up the road from the Fish Creek Wildlife Observation Site, on the left side of the road. Perfect, as we were planning to leave this site very early in the morning to go to the Fish Creek Wildlife Observation Site to see if we can see some grizzlies. This time we did not just pull over, as is our usual method, as we know that the National Forest Service has various new restrictions on boondocking. So, when we arrived in Hyder, Alaska we went into the Tongass National Forest Service office and discussed our options with them. They informed us about boondock sites in that area and were very helpful but very concerned that we were “bear aware”. As we drove along to our boondock site, we noticed some RVers boondocking in areas that the Forest Service told us were unacceptable. When we went back that way in the morning, one site was clear (did they just decide to go elsewhere or did the Forest Service move them?) and the other site still had three RVs boondocking there. Anyway, when we arrived in our boondock site there was an RV already there and another arrived after we got settled. There was plenty of room for all of us.

Stewart,BC/Hyder, AK access road–
On the Stewart,BC/Hyder, AK access road there are several glaciers. We got up early yesterday morning to view Bear Glacier as it is said the morning light is best for seeing this glacier and it was worth the effort. Also, after the glaciers the road took us through the beautiful Bear River Canyon which was an experience we could repeat many times, joyfully.

Stewart, BC–
This is a cute, organized little town that is locate smack dab next to Hyder, AK. It’s population is only about 700 but it offers many important services. First of all, it has an “ice-free harbor” on the Portland Canal and next; it has all the necessary emergency services like fire dept., police, a little 10 bed hospital, etc. The streets are clean and paved and there is a very nice Estuary Boardwalk next to the Visitor Center. The visitor center is staffed with a helpful, cheerful person. The Canadian Border here is manned between Stewart and Hyder and we had to show our passports to return to Stewart from Hyder, Ak. We were told that Stewart is the snowiest place in Canada. Don’t know if this is accurate but if it is true, that is a LOT of snow.

Hyder, AK–
Well, Hyder, Alaska appears to live in a different world compared to Stewart. Hyder is a town of only about 100 people, the roads are dirt/gravel and many of the buildings look like they have seen better days. It looked a bit like a somewhat modern “Wild West” place which is what we loved about it. The US border is unmanned and anyone can just drive the 4-5 minutes across from Stewart, BC. to Hyder, AK. The ubiquitous “road work” is going on in both Stewart and Hyder. What Hyder has (besides the great recreational opportunities in a beautiful environment), that no other place I know of has, is the Fish Creek Wildlife Observation Site just three miles north and run by the US Forest Service. This Wildlife Observation Site is frequented by many coastal brown bear (grizzlies) especially when the salmon are spawning, many bald eagle, etc. A three day pass here costs $10 dollars and is free for those with the NPS Pass.
It has an elevated boardwalk well above the water where you can easily and fairly safely watch the salmon swim up the creek and the grizzlies, black bear, eagles, etc. catch and eat them. I had read that the best time to come was mid-July through early September but the salmon run was late this year and was not yet in full-swing. Since the number of spawning salmon is low so far, the “alfa male grizzly” kept most of the other bear away so he could have the place essentially to himself. There’s a Forest Ranger on the boardwalk each day and I noticed they are carrying bear spray. Here’s hoping it won’t be needed! One of the Rangers said really the best time to come is August so we will plan our next trip here with that in mind.
After poking around the little towns of Stewart and Hyder, we went to the Fish Creek Wildlife Observation Site and were rewarded with the “alfa male” grizzly putting on a wonderful show for all of us. Strutting up the stream and when directly across from us, catching a big fish. All the while we were there, there were many eagles swooping along just above the water doing their own fishing. We have never been this close to a grizzly and Whoa, was he ever BIG!!!
We were told to come back early the next morning and that is what we did and will write about it tomorrow

Plan–
After an early return in the morning to the Fish Creek Wildlife Observation Site and watch for bear we will rest and then in the afternoon we will head out toward Banff National Park.  Have become accustom to all these wonderful views.

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TRAVELLING DOWN THE CASSIAR HIGHWAY. BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA

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July 23, 2012

Boondock–

We boondocked along the Cassiar Highway. This highway is not an especially busy road during the day but at night it falls almost silent as few seem to travel this highway at night. We stayed on a large gravel turn out and the only sound was of a river rushing by. We could not actually see the river as there was so much undergrowth between us and the river but we could hear it well. It gets dark at night now so maybe we are south enough for the sun to actually set.  The temp this morning when we woke was 53 degrees F.  Yesterday, during the day , the temp. got up to the high 70′s.

Gas Prices–
Filled our gas tank along the Alaskan Highway for $5.51/gal. reg. and then topped it off again for $5.51/gal. reg. when we turned down the Cassiar Highway. We needn’t have worried about getting gas along the Cassiar Highway as there are plenty of opportunities even though we were traveling on a Sunday. At least during the daytime there were stations open along the way. Think that at night, this would be more problematic as I doubt they keep all the gas stations open all night.

Cassiar Highway–
Left the Alaska Highway and the Yukon behind and turned down the Cassier Highway which immediately brings you into beautiful British Columbia. The Cassiar Highway is a somewhat narrow, paved, two lane highway with lovely views of a less developed part of British Columbia. For the first few miles of the Cassiar, coming from the Alaska Highway, there are hugh swaths of burned areas.  Growing along the ground under these burned trees is lots of pink blooming fireweed.  It provides beautiful color for as far as the eye can see but it’s also is a food source for bear, deer, etc.   Occasional small towns are dotted along the roadway and, of course, there is the ubiquitous road repair.  We found plenty of of areas of the road that are not in the process of being repaired but are certainly in need of attention. There are big trucks using this road as well as a fair number of RVers, etc. Have seen two black bear on the side of the road and one was kind enough to sit down and pose for pictures. A car raced around us to speed on their way but when they realized what we were looking at, on went the car brakes and they got some pictures of the posing black bear also.  Besides stopping for pictures of beautiful places, we stopped in a few of the small town and chatted with some of the locals.
At lunch, we pulled in alongside a lovely, small lake and watched a mama duck and her duckling paddle around. This mama duck only had one duckling which is rather unusual so something must have happened to the rest of her brood.

Plans–
We are headed for Hyder, Alaska to hopefully see some grizzlies fishing (assuming the fish are running).

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FORT NELSON, BRITISH COLUMBIA TO WATSON LAKE, YUKON. ON OUR ROAD TRIP TO ALASKA

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May 15, 2012

Fort Nelson, British Columbia
Last night, we toured the outside of the museum in Fort Nelson, British Columbia. They have quite a display of old equipment and tools as well as an old post office building. It was 9:00 pm and still very light outside. It didn’t become dusk then dark until after 10:00 pm. Our solar panels are loving all this daylight and we are running the refrig. off batteries during daylight hours instead of using our propane. We’re just closely monitoring the batteries.

Boondocking
Drove north about 18 miles outside of Fort Nelson. The visitor center has sign saying no overnight parking and we were told it was due to a city ordnance. There was already a motor home parked for the night in the rest area (mile marker 318.7). We pulled as far from the road as we could and oriented the RV to be next to a little stream outside our windows. It was very quiet there last night and we woke this morning to a beaver swimming up the stream. The temp. this morning was 41 degrees F. and at 6:00 am it looked like the middle of a sunny day.

Driving the Alcan Hwy.
Using the “Milepost” is very helpful while driving the Alcan. Somehow had the mistaken idea that there were frequent mileposts along the side of the road. Not so. Milepost signs are only every occational and can read Killometers from Dawson Creek or miles from Dawson Creek (milepost “0″). We drive slow. Very slow. There are quite a few trucks on the road and they are always in a hurry so we move over for them. Cars and RVs are also in a great hurry. The cars, I get, maybe just locals going home. The RVs in such a hurry well maybe they’re on vacation and it is all about the destination. Otherwise, we hope folks slow down and enjoy the trip, it is too stressful to hurry. We’ve seen a lot of wildlife along the side of the road that others have raced by and didn’t get to see at all. Today, there were quite a few Stone Sheep , Bison and Caribou along the side of the road grazing. We looked for bear but only saw one and he didn’t stick around for a photo op.
The Canadian Rockies are still decorated with snow but the roads are clear. Many of the rivers and lakes are still partially frozen. Speaking of roads, so far, they have been fine though 6% and 8% grades, S curves, and unguarded steep drop-offs are plentiful but seem not too bad (this pronouncement from a real ‘fraidy cat’).
A bicycle rider was up in the Canadian Rockies today. So Jerry and I think of ourselves as pretty low maintenance and we thought that planning this trip to Alaska was daunting. I can’t imagine planning to do anything like this on a bike, much less actually doing it!!! Don’t know where he is headed but to ride a bike over the Canadian Rockies is amazing in any ones book.

Moncho Lake
We ate lunch today with a view of the beautiful, partially frozen Moncho Lake outside our window. The color of the lake is a beautiful blue/green that they say is caused by copper leaching into the water. The Provincial Park campground at Moncho Lake charges $16.00 Canadian/night and while there are no hook-ups, many of the campsites back up to the lake. After we left Moncho Lake it started to rain… a cold, gray rain and we’re on our way to go swimming.

Liard River Hot Springs
“Who, in their right mind, goes swimming in rainy, 54 degree F. weather?” this from my logical husband. Well, we do and did. The walk to the Hot Springs is a good 10 minutes on a board walk and so worth it. The smell of sulfur is the first thing you notice, then the steam. There are changing rooms but we had put our suits on under our clothes and got into the Hot Springs on the “cooler” side which is the left side of the pool. The water is clear and you can see right to the bottom and the water is ever changing so it is “clean”. It felt wonderful to these old bones and we met some lovely people there. This is something I would gladly do again especially this time of year when it is so uncrowded.
Every hour or so you hear a very loud BANG. Turns out the rangers are working on “bear adverse conditioning”. We heard two bangs in a row when we arrived and again about one hour later. So does that mean they saw a bear or two and were scaring him away?

Watson Lake, Yukon
We made it to the Yukon!!! Arrived this evening, exhausted. Will do all the touristy things tomorrow. From Laird River Hot Springs to Watson Lake we saw a couple of dozen black bear. One was a mama and her two cubs. Lots of good memories made today.

 

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QUESNEL TO DAWSON CREEK, CANADA ON OUR ROAD TRIP TO ALASKA

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May 12, 2012

Quesnel, Prince George, Chetwynd, Dawson Creek–
Woke to temp. of 43 degrees F. It is warming up.  Each day seems a little warmer. It is full daylight by 6:00 am and stays light till close to 10:00 pm perfect for the solar panels. Left Quesnel this morning and drove to Prince George. Prince George is fairly big with a lot of big name stores and lots of strip malls but not a lot to see. Gas was about $5.31/gal. everywhere we checked in Prince George. A quick check on the computer told us that we could get gas at $5.11/gal. in Dawson Creek (enough of a difference to cause us to delay getting gas until we arrived in Dawson Creek). The drive to Dawson Creek was through beautiful country and we saw many black bear along the way.
Chetwynd was interesting because of the many intricate pieces of chain art. The pieces are outside for all to see and walking around looking at them was quite enjoyable.

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The Metric System as opposed to the Imperial System–
I am somewhat math challenged when driving, surrounded by big trucks and the speed limit changes. I needed a quick way to figure what my speed should be and all speed limit signs are Km. per hour. So we have a quick and dirty way of converting Km./hr. into miles/hr. Is this method perfect…no. Is it close enough…yes.
100, 90, 80 and 70Km./hr –divide in half and add 10. Making 100Km./hr. equal to 60mi./hr., and 90 Km./hr would be 55mi./hr.,  etc.

The next three 60, 50, 40 Km./hr. –divide in half and add 5. Making 60Km./hr. equal to 35mi./hr., etc.

The lowest speeds 30, 20,10Km./hr. are just divided in half.

It would be wise to know how tall your rig is in meters. I wouldn’t want to try to figure if the underpass clearance is enough for the rig as I was driving toward it.

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KAMLOOPS TO WILLIAMS LAKE ON OUR ROAD TRIP TO ALASKA

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May 9, 2012

Kamloops to Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada

We spent the night in Kamloops in the Paul Lake area and woke to a temp of 39 degrees F. There’s a Provincial Park there but it is closed until May 15th so we just pulled over on Paul Lake Road and boondocked undisturbed for the night. Went to a McDonalds to check the stock market this morning and went on our way to Williams Lake, British Columbia. The drive along route 1 west then route 97 north has fabulous scenery. We did see some snow flurries along the way but we are moving north and it is colder, even though it is after the first week of May. Stopped for lunch along the road and enjoyed a lovely, short walk.

Boondocking at Williams Lake

Now we are in the town of Williams Lake. Arrived at the Williams Lake visitor center at 4:30 and made plans for travel tomorrow with their help. The visitor center has free overnight parking with a free, no pass word, Wi-Fi connection.

Also staying in this visitor center parking lot is a couple from Holland. They have just come back from touring the Yukon and part of Alaska. They said they NEVER pay for “camping” in any country, including all of Europe. Quite the sense of adventure these two folks have!   They are going to visit Vancouver, Seattle and then spend part of the summer touring the Maritime Provinces.   He told us of a number of places we can boondock as we move further north, places where they have boondocked successfully just recently.  Wow, we were impressed.  This guy could teach a class on finding free overnight spots.  He said something that we have found to be true; traveling is quite expensive and if you don’t have to pay to overnight (especially if you don’t need or want full hook-ups) you’ll just have more money to spend on your travels.  Our budget is tight but I would hate to not travel so boondocking is great for us, to say nothing of not being right next to your neighbor in a campground.  It’s all in where you want to direct your resources.

Traveling Off Season-

It has turned out to be a real blessing  traveling before the rush of the summer tourist season.  I’m glad we started across Canada in early May.  I would rather have less sunny weather than crowds to contend with.  Off season you can mosey along without causing other drivers distress and when you get somewhere special, you have the place pretty much to yourself.  I’m fairly sure as you mosey along you get a chance to see more.  Of course, you do miss the “tourist things” but that never appealed to us anyway.  So to each his own.  This just works for us.

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OKANAGAN VALLEY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA ON OUR ROAD TRIP TO ALASKA

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May 8, 2012

Penticton to Kamloops, BC

Woke this morning in Penticton to a temp. 51 degrees F. A perfect day for touring the Okanagan Valley as the sun is shinning and the temp is climbing. We stayed overnight in the Walmart parking lot in Penticton. There’s a sign in the parking lot that says there’s a city ordinance against parking over night. We were told by the manager that there is a city ordinance but that she hadn’t heard of it being enforced for years. We were the only US rig there among more than a dozen 5th wheels, trailers, class B vans and motorhomes and we were undisturbed last night.
Toured the central and upper Okanagan Valley and stopped frequently in the little towns. We find the “big” towns are pretty much the same as the US. Strip malls, big box stores and all the most well know fast food places. When we’re there it has the flavor of “anywhere”. On the other hand, the little towns don’t have one strip mall, etc. and we can really get a feel for a place. Most of the Central and Upper Okanagan Valley seems to be mostly reliant on the tourist trade, vineyards, and retirees. The lakes, mountains and valleys are beautiful and there seems to be plenty of money invested in homes around the lakes. Some of the homes we saw were huge and fabulous.

Gas Price–

Bought gas in Kelowna, British Columbia for about $5.05/gal. reg.  This was the lowest price we have seen so far.

Kamloops, BC
Kamloops is a busy city with lots of water ways (the Thompson River and nearby Kamloops Lake) surrounded by beautiful hills and mountains. We may overnight at Paul Lake Provincial Park. It doesn’t open until May 15 but you can boondock there off season according to the Mike and Teri Church book.

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SIMILKAMEEN VALLEY AND OCANAGAN VALLEY, BRITISH COLUMBIA ON OUR ROAD TRIP TO ALASKA

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May 7, 2012

The Similkameen Valley and Ocanagan Valley—

Many folks recommended we travel the Similkameen and Ocanagan Valleys. We completed our travels of the Similkameen valley this morning. This afternoon we traveled part of the Ocanagan Valley. Now here’s the thing; we’re becoming convinced that there may be no place in British Columbia that is not absolutely beautiful.  We have been to Vancouver and toured Vancouver Island and that area also meets the criteria for beautiful.
Princeton to Hedley to Keremeos in the Similkameen Valley, British Columbia—
Woke this morning in Princeton, British Columbia and the temp outside was 39 degrees F. Had some deer wander over to the grassy area next to the motor home and we spent our breakfast time eating and watching the deer.
After breakfast we started down the Similkameen Valley. This area is just beautiful with it’s strong history of mining and huge ranch lands. We poked around Hedley and Keremeos but since it is not THE SEASON many things are closed. This is fine with us as we are not much for tourist things and appreciate little traffic.  We stopped frequently along the way just to look at the mountains and ranch lands.  Ate our lunch overlooking a huge, beautiful ranch and even spotted a Canadian Cowgirl.  Watched her ride along the fences apparently checking for breaks in the fencing.
Osoyoos to Pinticton in the Ocanagan Valley—
After lunch we spent the afternoon touring the lower Ocanagan Valley.  The temp. this afternoon was 78 degrees F.   There is usually fairly mild weather in this valley.  Oh, this area is so beautiful, also. None of the fruit stands are open yet but the weather is perfect and the fruit trees are in bloom.   Lots of vineyards in this area.  Will likely overnight in Pinticton and continue our travels through to Ocanagan Valley tomorrow.

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HOPE, MANNING PROV. PARK, TO PRINCETON ON OUR ROAD TRIP TO ALASKA

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May 6, 2012

This morning we woke to 42 degrees F. in a rest stop in British Columbia a few miles from the Sumas border crossing. A cold, crisp morning with blue skies and sunshine. Last night we met (in the British Columbia rest stop) a man going camping with a friend in Idaho and a couple headed home to Vancouver Island. Being from British Columbia, they had lots of suggestions of what we should see in the short time we are here as we travel through to Alaska.  Many of their suggestions were in our plans but it is nice to know they thought those places were worth seeing.  We did add a few spots to our plan at their suggestion.

Hope, British Columbia
We spent most of the morning in the town of Hope. It’s a small town to start with and this is Sunday so there were few folks around. There’s lots of “Chain saw art” on display all around the town so we spent some time viewing each of the sculptures. They are perfectly done and lovely. Apparently this is where some of the “World Class Chain Saw Carving Competition” winners are displayed. Hope is a pleasant little town and is surrounded by beautiful views of the Cascade Mountains.
The joke around town is if you go east of town, “you are beyond Hope”. Yuk, yuk. The joke is referring to a place just east of town. The site of a horrendous rock slide the took the lives of four souls. There is a viewpoint there and the amount of “slide” is incredible.

Manning Provincial Park
Last night, we were encouraged to travel east for a while on Route #3 (known as the Crowsnest Hwy.) that runs somewhat near the US/Canadian border between Hope and Princeton, BC. One of the spectacular places on route #3 is Manning Provincial Park that straddles the Cascades. As in Oregon and much of Washington, Manning Provincial Park has water. There are small creeks, small water falls, larger creeks, larger water falls, snow and lakes. The park is huge and route #3 runs through 36 miles of it. This is a wonderful park to explore and there certainly is wild life here.

Princeton–
To say Princeton is small is to understate the case but it has spunk. They hold some festivals/shows here, have a pretty good restaurant scene and are quite friendly but it is really all about the outdoors. We are boondocking (free parking) in a gravel lot just off route #3 overlooking part of the town and behind a small food store/Husky gas station. N49 degrees 27.144′ W120 degrees 31.477′  We were told “Everyone parks there overnight, no problem”. Gas price here comes to about $5.59 American/gallon , cash.  Think you get a better exchange rate with your credit card.

On edit:  The town of Princeton has free wi-fi and it is strong.  No pass word required.

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