Today’s report was going to be very short, coz we thought nothing but travel would be boring and uninteresting.
We left our overnight boondock rest area, where we had four other RVs join us overnight.
They could not see the sign that said no overnight camping, since we had parked in such a way as to hide it completely from view!
We left at 8, and by 8.30 had seen two black bears and a deer.
Now, for some statistics. Today, we passed the 10,000 mile mark, miles driven since we left Houston. We have averaged 8.5 miles per gallon, Average cost per gallon $ 3.35, average nightly rate $11.69.
We eventually came to civilization, and horror of horrors, traffic lights. We were in Prince George, British Columbia. We have to pass comment that every little town in British Columbia we have gone through has been spotlessly clean, virtually no trash anywhere. Very impressive.
After filling up with diesel and washing the peril, it IS yellow not grey, we trogged on down route 16 towards Jasper.
The scenery prior to Prince George was pretty, but nowhere near as good as Alaska or Yukon.
However, after leaving Prince George the terrain quickly became more rugged, wilder and the mountains started to grow!
We headed towards the Canadian Rockies, down the Robson River valley.
A sign to our right indicated a small 5 minute trek to Rearguard Falls, so we duly trekked. Not only were the falls spectacular, the salmon trying to get over them were pretty neat as well. And we watched a bunch of idiots get into a rubber boat and go down the river, over all the rapids, and they were sitting on the edge of the boat, not in it! Crazy.
We carried on down the road, came round a bend in a twisty turney section, and Mount Robson, the highest point in Canada, just appeared out of nowhere, with the most interesting snow patterns, and the top shrouded in clouds. We fortunately came to a rest area, pulled over, and took some pix.
Then, we got to Jasper, and it was getting dark, and we got to the gate on the road to the National Park System. If you are stopping in the Park, and you have to go to a designated site, then you get charged to enter. Then, when you get to the campsite, you pay to park for the night. Only if you are not stopping overnight anywhere do you get to not pay.
Still, as the Pops said, it is worth it to see such beauty. I will reserve judgment until tomorrow, when it is light!
We pulled in to Whistlers Campsite, after dark, and were told there were no sites with hook ups available, so we have to dry camp for 2 nights, yet cannot run the generator at all, except 8 to 9.30 in the morning, and 5 to 7 in the evening.
The French guy at the check in told us there is as much room as Texas to park. Navigating around all these pine and birch trees in the dark was hairy, but the Captain, ably assisted by first mate Marlipops, managed with no problem, and once I put the coach into reverse, there was enough light to land a jumbo jet!!
I tried a new beer tonight, brewed by Okanagan Spring Brewery, of Vernon, BC. It was their mild dark ale, and absolutely average.
Wildlife watch today was 2 black bears, some deer, a rat, some salmon, and a elk.
