Aug 4, 2012 - Meziadin Lake, BC

We left Watson Lake with our new travel mates heading for Meziadin Lake, BC. The 386 mile drive was long as our companions stopped about every hour for a break. We usuallyl stop once but it was kind of nice stopping here and there except that it was bear country. Given that I read too many bear books, I didn't like getting the dogs out at every stop. Pitching one dog back in the RV in a hurry is one thing, but getting four in there in a panic is another story. Nuff said. Wayne and I had packed some walkie talkies with the intention of using...

Aug 21, 2011 - Bell II Crossing, BC - Driving the Cassiar HW

(Ron Writing) This morning we drove a few miles south to the town of Dease Lake where we got gas and also found an open wireless signal so we could get email and post the journal for the past couple days. We then continued south on the Cassiar HW for the rest of the day. South of Dease Lake the highway runs through a more mountainous area. As we drove the forest kept getting more beautiful also with much larger trees and a greater variety of species. There were a couple areas of gravel and construction but after that the highway was in...

Aug 21, 2011 - Meziadin Lake, British Columbia

Meziadin is one of only 3 areas in the province where salmon spawn in the bays and inlets of a lake. We had hoped to see bears at the lake. We saw 3 black bears alongside the road during our 131 mile drive south. Meziadin Lake Campground was not one of our favorites. Although we had a relatively nice site, most were too close. We built a modest fire. We were trying to conserve our firewood to make it last. 131 miles Meziadin Lake Provincial Park, British Columbia Pit toilets; pump water; $ firewood; $ wifi

Jul 17, 2011 - July 15, 2011 Day 42 BC

Johnny fixes pancakes, eggs, and sausage. We’re off at 7:15AM. It is 51 degrees and cloudy with light rain. We had a very quiet night and slept well. We are on the road cross from Mt. Edziza Provincial Park which is accessible only by boat, plane or hiking. At 8:15 we see a brown bear. At 8:25, it is still cloudy. There are mountains to our right and clouds cover them. There is snow on the peaks. We see two more black bears. We are in the land of big trees and green forests. Water is rushing on our Right. We cross lots of creeks. At Mile...

Jul 11, 2011 - Mezidian Provincial Park, BC

We left Dease Lake the morning of July 11 and headed for Mezidian Lake Provincial Park for a two night stay. We planned to spend the next day traveling in the car to Stewart, in BC and to Hyder in Alaska. They are about 40 miles west of Mezidian Lake. Hyder is famous for Alaska Brown Bear viewing during the Salmon run. Just after leaving Dease Lake we came upon more road construction. But this time it wasn't gravel. They were putting done the road base which consisted of very large chunks of rock which we had to drive over for a distance of...

Aug 24, 2010 - Near Meziadin Lake

Saying good bye to Dave and Carolyn, we continued on the Alaska Highway until we got to the Cassiar Highway. This highway is another way to go south. We had been told that there had been a forest fire along the highway but it was now open and sure enough, about 5 miles down the road you could smell the wood smoke and begin to see charred trees. In a couple of places we could still see some smoke rising and here and there a firefighter. Sorry no pictures of this, the road is narrow and there was no place to pull over and take a picture or...

Jun 17, 2010 - Stewart & Hyder and Glaciers 101

Date: June 17, 2010 Tonight’s Location: Meziadin Lake Provincial Park, BC Mileage: End - 44247 Start - 43962 Total Miles for the day: 285 Weather: Sunny Temperature: start 38º High: 68º Wildlife count: deer, ptarmigan, golden eagle, bald eagle, bear (scat only!) Left our beautiful camp at Glacier View after a leisurely breakfast and headed for the Cassiar Highway. After an adventure of a detour through a 1st Nation village to see Totem Poles, and being detoured onto a dirt road and over a VERY narrow and rickety bridge, pulling the RV,...

Aug 27, 2009 - Meziadin Lake

I checked the tracking of the Geo Part on UPS, more good news, the delivery date was updated to Aug 31st. We headed out to Fish Creek for the morning bear watching. We watched one female grizzle feeding on berries and salmon. We headed to Meziadin Junction about noon and found a campsite on Meziadin Lake for the evening.

Jun 20, 2008 - Iskut to Meziadin Lake

We continued on the Cassiar Highway. After the first two hours the road smoothed out. We stopped occasionally for pics and to pick up rocks (Gamma River). The scenery kept getting better as we got into the Glacial Coast Mountains. There were lots of lakes, hard running rivers, waterfalls, glaciers, and wild flowers. We had two bear sightings, one porcupine, and one bald eagle. We got into Stewart, B.C. and washed the RV and hit the grocery store. The Toaster Museum was closed, a real disappointment to Linda. We continued on 2.3 miles to...

Jul 14, 2005 - Meziadin Lake Provincial Park

Connor and I got the fishing bug. Reading about the lakes going north, we just have to catch some trout for dinner. So, off to the outdoor sports store in Smithers to get a nice fly-fishing rod. The regular owner wasn't working that morning, but his buddy who knows all about fishing in the area was helping out. He spent about 45 minutes with me going thru everything I need to know (we'll at least the basics). So, know we have a nice 9' fly fishing rod with the proper 'backing', 'floating line', and leader lines taking us from 25 weight to...