June 23, 2014

Hello to all!!

Sorry this is late. The campground where we were staying has WiFi but not very far from the modem. So this post is a bit late. This is being sent form Stewart, BC.

We went to bed last night at 10:00 PM. It was still daylight outside. I awoke at 3:45 AM. It was daylight outside. We are not sure what happened between 10 PM and 3:45 PM????

We left Vanderhoof at 9:15 and drove the 230 miles to Hazelton. Our path took us through Fraser Lake, Burns Lake and Smithers. We arrived at Hazelton around 4:00 PM.

We have traveled approximately 1,000 miles and have not seen much in the way of wildfife- a few deer and a dead raccoon. However, we did see several moose crossing signs. Where are the moose??

Smithers is an Alpine-themed city of about 12,500. We decided to stop there a bit, buy some staples (food), and walk Main Street. We were a bit disappointed in the retail area but the mountains to the south and west of the city were really dynamic. Snow peaked with a glacier near the top of one of the peaks. We addressed our disappointment with a stop at Diary Queen - all is good now!!

We stopped at a Chevron station in Hazelton to fuel up. I swiped my card but had to check in with the attendant – apparently, Chevron doesn't accept American credit cards??? Glad to know that now - so we found a station near our RV park. Gas is still running $4.80/gal.

The Ksan Campground is a “village-owned” facility. We have come to understand that “village-owned” in Canadian lingo can be translated to American as tribally-owned. The campground is immaculate and the backdrop is two large peaks, one with a glacier. This place is absolutely amazing.

When we arrived, it was cloudy, the temp was about 80, and the humidity was a little muggy. It started raining lightly around 5:30.and the temp dropped to 69. How nice.

Tomorrow, we will drive about 150 miles to Stewart, BC. As we travel further north, we will likely see more spectacular scenery. Also, the spring salmon run has begun and we are hopeful we will see a few bears in the rivers and streams