I wsa looking forward to returning to British Columbia, which I
had enjoyed so much on the way up to Alaska.
I disembarked the ferry in Prince Rupert, Canada, and spent
the next 6 days exploring my way thru Western Canada.
The views along the Yellowhead Highway were spectactular
as I snaked my way thru the the Skeena River canyon.
I boondocked for a night at the Shames River Ski Resort.
I stopped at Twin Falls, near Smithers, then went off road
for 50 or so miles to boondock at an isolated place called
Hagerty Lake. It was really nice.
Since I had not spent as much time on Kenai and in Denali
as I had thought I might, I ended up with some extra
days to explore on this part of the trip. So, instead of
heading straight back down to the U.S. as I had tentatively
planned, when I got to Prince George, I kept heading
east into Alberta Canada, so that I could visit the
famous National Parks there.
I spent the few extra days blazing thru Canada's
Jasper, Banff, Yoho, Glacier, and Revelstoke National Parks.
Boy, talk about a lot to see. I definitely have to go back to
these parks allowing even more time, perhaps on a trip all their own.
I saw incredible mountains and glaciers along the Icefield Highway,
stopped at the Natural Bridge on the Kicking River, and went up to
the summit of Mount Revelstoke, where the views just go on forever.
In keeping with the adventure, I took a couple more ferry rides onto
ever more out-of-the-way places and found some wonderful isolated
places to camp for the last two nights in Canada. I especially
enjoyed the part of the journey that took me along Highway 31
to Trout and Duncan Lakes.
Then it was time to leave Canada and re-enter the mainland
U.S. again. Sigh.
1. Yosemite like mountains on Yellowhead Hwy, BC 2. View of Shames River Valley, BC 3. Me at Twin Falls, near Smithers, BC 4. Waterfall in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada 5. Bow Lake, Banff National Park, Alberta Canada 6. Natural Bridge in Yoho National Park, BC, Canada 7. Highway in the Sky sign, Revelstoke N.P., Canada 8. View of Columbia River from Mt. Revelstoke 9. Boarding free ferry across Upper Arrow Lake 10. Trout Lake General Store, BC, Canada 11. Highway 31, BC, Canada 12. View of Duncan Lake, BC, Canada 13. Boondock campsite, Kootenay Lake, BC, Canada
