May 13 thru 18, 2010

We've been without computer and phone service, off and on, for the past several days. As of today, May 18, 2010, we are in Tok, Alaska. This will be an attempt to update the blog and review of our trip since May 13.



We left Kamloops, BC @ 10:22 AM, Thursday, May 13, 2010. Picking up the Trans Canada Highway 1, we headed west toward Cache Creek, BC. After about 50 miles on Trans Canada 1, we switched to The Yellowhead Highway (97) and traveled north through Clinton, 100 Mile House, 150 Mile House and Prince George. At Prince George, we turned west on Trans Canada 16 toward Vanderhoof.

Reaching Vanderhoof, BC around 6:00 PM, we decided it to try a campground, rather than the side of the road. Just outside of town there was a sign inviting us to Dave's RV Park. A quarter mile down the dirt road we pulled into a friendly looking, clean, quiet RV park.
Attached to very nice country home was the park office, so we went inside to register and meet Dave. Once parked in spot #52, I got out the stove and put a fire under a pot of coffee, while Joe unloaded the back of the truck and searched for fire wood. Joe got a fire going while I put together our supper of baked beans, fried potatoes with bacon, onion and garlic and a pot of black cowboy coffee. After the dishes were washed and our sleeping bags rolled out in the back of the truck, we secured the camp and headed to bed. We had covered only 380 miles since Kamloops, but it was all on mountainous two-lane and twisted valley roads; we ready for some rest.



Friday, May 14, 2010. We said goodbye to Dave, and got back on Trans Canada 16 rolling north west through Houston, Smithers and New Hazleton on our way to Canada 37, theCassiar Highway. A brief stop at the Telkwa Cafe, for pie and coffee, then on to Smithers and a fuel stop ($4.40 per gallon U.S). Seventy miles past Smithers and we turned due north onto the Cassiar Highway #37 and began the long, two lane, partially graveled trek to the Yukon Territories.