Finding Our Way
We departed northern Idaho and headed up to the Canadian border at the Eastport-Kingsgate Border crossing. There was no wait and before long we were sailing through southern British Columbia. We continued on to Cranbrook to the KOA RV park which is situated next to the St Eugene Mission. More
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We woke up in Sikanni Chief to a much less smokey day. Time to hit the road and head south to Dawson Creek, our next destination. The sky was pretty much smoke free and there was very little traffic. Ahh… As we drove further south both the wilderness and the
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We woke up early at our campground along Summit Lake after beautiful, clear weather the day before. This morning was smokey with very low visibility! We could barely see across Summit Lake. We knew there was countless wildfires all over the north but it just depends on how the wind
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We departed Liard River Hot Springs Provincial Park in northern British Columbia and headed south on the Alaska Highway ending up wherever. We crossed the 25 meter (94 foot) tall Lower Liard River Suspension Bridge which is one of the six “special” crossings on the Alaska Highway and the only
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Today was the day we were going to try to get into Liard River Hot Springs Provincial Park campground. About half of the sites are reservable and we had tried daily for weeks to get a site but with no luck. We were going to try our luck at first
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All aboard! As we waited in the Bellingham Cruise Terminal Long Term Parking for our ship to arrive…suddenly it does! Almost 2 1/2 hours early! We planned on going over to the Ferry Terminal and watch it come in but they fooled us. It was supposed to be 9am so
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Campground: Ponderosa Campground Location: Kikomun Creek Provincial Park – British Columbia Site: P30 (back-in) Cost: $41.30 (CAD) Services: Dry camping Comments: A lovely campground with waterfront sites. There are some tight sites at the entrance with power but the best sites are near the water. Other sites at
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Radium Hot Springs is a small town in British Columbia just south of the entrance to Kootenay National Park and about a 1 1/2 hour drive to Banff National Park in Alberta. The town is known for its mineral springs, an odourless hot pool full of minerals and kept at
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We headed out of Canmore early to find ourselves with a bit of drizzle coming down. This meant our quick trip through Banff would be a bit overcast but that was fine with us. The roads were almost empty, the mountains had an eerie look with low clouds, and we
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It’s that time of year when many RVers are working away busily preparing (if not already on their way) for their long awaited trip to Alaska, the wild frontier! When talking to other RVers, the subject of “Driving to Alaska” comes up now and again as we sit around the
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