Jul 14, 2011 - Prince George, BC

Arrived in Prince George the afternoon of July 14 and went straight to the Goodyear dealer. They looked at the front tires and said the wear wasn't that bad but recommended that all the tires be rotated and an alignment be done. However they wouldn't be able to do it until the following Monday. I said that I didn't want to wait until Monday so the manager called Kal Tire and they said they could get me in first thing in the morning. We left an checked into South Park RV Park for the night. Got up early and were at Kal Tire by 7am when they...

Jul 7, 2011 - Prince George,BC

Left the RV Park at 9:30AM. Still in Smithers we went to Twin Falls Recreation Site and hiked up to look at Twin Falls Waterfalls. Then down to the center of town and a pitcher of their Alpenhorn statue in the middle of Main Street. Finally a stop at the local Truck/RV Wash to 'try' and clean some of the dirt/mud/bugs off the motor home. Made a quick stop in Houston,BC to take a picture of the World's Largest Fly Rod. Had lunch at an A&W Rootbeer. The rootbeer was just as great as I remember it as a kid. Arrived in Prince George,BC at...

Jun 7, 2011 - Day 3

Today we were off by 9 am and headed north again from Clinton on Cariboo Hwy 97 through 70 Mile House and 100 Mile House, 150 Mile House, Williams Lake, Quesnel, Hixon and into Prince George. Kinda of a dreary over cast and rainy on and off, lots of trees, and small towns. The trip so far has been through towns we would love to come visit as destinations some time. About 250 Miles, pulling into Southpark RV Park around 3 pm. The park is fairly small, but very nice. Quite a few nice long pull through sites.

Jun 3, 2011 - Prince George, BC - Change of Plans

(Ron Writing) This morning we drove into the downtown area of Quesnel for a stop at the city’s visitor center and museum. We picked up some more information about the areas we plan to travel through, used the free wireless internet connection. The museum had some interesting artifacts all pertaining to local history and local industry. We continued north on Hwy 97 from Quesnel to Prince George, one of the major cities in British Columbia. We intended to pick up Highway 16 west from Prince George and then Hwy 37, the Cassiar Highway, north...

Jun 2, 2011 - Prince George, British Columbia

Today was a lack luster day. The drive from Cache Creek was far less spectacular than yesterday's drive. There will be days like this. Again, it rained off and on most of the day. When we stopped for lunch at Williams Lake, we basked in the sun like lizards! However, it began to rain just as we were about to leave. We had considered doing some hiking around Williams Lake, but as we neared the turn off, it was pouring rain. Later in the day it occurred to us that the sun had been shining for an hour or so without rain. Quesnel appeared to...

Apr 22, 2011 - The thousand mile day

4-22-11 We were up early after a restful night of sleep in the “Downtown Motel” in the heart of Prince George. After making sure the Cassiar Hwy was still okay, (a meteor had not hit it overnight), we were on the road by 6:30AM. Weather was very good. Gary drove the morning shift on Hwy 16 west bound to Junction 37 (the Cassiar hwy). We noticed many of the gas stations were closed, either for the season or for good so we fueled up often. We spotted lots of wildlife on the road, especially on the Cassiar Hwy, which we found was in very good...

Apr 21, 2011 - Everett Wa, to Prince George, BC

4-21-11 I rolled out of my comfortable Motel 6 room at 6:07AM gassed up the Toyota at 6:17 and was at a Starbucks for coffee and WiFi shortly after that, but who’s counting. I decided that Gary had had enough time to sleep in so I arrived at his house around 6:45AM to pick him up and take him to Anchorage. He was ready and we loaded his gear into the Toyota and were on the road northbound at 7:20AM. The weather was rain off and on, clouds, and generally wet. Despite this, the trip from Everett up I-5 to Sumas, Wa near the Canadian border...

Sep 3, 2010 - Prince George, BC

Even though this was day 48 of our 48-day tour, we only had one group activity before we left. We got ready to go and unhooked the RV. We drove back to the Hudson Bay Lodge for breakfast. Instead of the promised continental breakfast, the staff had chipped in and gotten us a buffet breakfast with scrambled eggs, bacon, and home fries plus all the coffee you could drink. Again, it wasn’t great but it was filling. After eating we had to say goodbye to all those that had come back for breakfast. That took some time. Finally we both used the...

Aug 29, 2010 - Prince George3

We are leaving Prince George tomorrow morning and we are heading for the town Kelowna, British Columbia and the Okanagan Valley. One of Marge's nursing school classmates lives there in Kelowna and after Marge contacted her she provided us with the name a brand new RV park in Kelowna. If the park is half as good as the pictures on the web site it should be a very beautiful and picturesque campground. The Okanagan Valley is a tourist attraction for it's lake and the agricultural activities including numerous wineries. It is an expensive park...

Aug 26, 2010 - Prince George2

Today we loose the company of the Ables who leave for home this morning. We have traveled about 4500 miles together and we are going to miss their company. The Cox's will join us again here in Prince George today. We are not entirely sure how long they will stay although they have some glass repairs they would like to have completed here in Prince George before they travel any further. If they stay until Monday we will likely travel together back to the States where we will likely part as they have friends that have invited them to visit...

Aug 25, 2010 - Prince George, BC update

August 23, 2010 day 79 Steward, BC to Smithers, BC We got up early to try one more time to view the bears fishing in the creek at Hyder. Again we saw nothing save the seagulls pecking the dead fish. Stacy and Carol left for Prince Rupert this morning while Ross, Marge and we left for Smithers on our way the Prince George. It rained most of the way to Smithers but the road was good. When we arrived at the City campground, the attendant said it had been a very dry summer and it was the first day they had rain in a while. The rain seems to...

Aug 25, 2010 - Prince George

It is now 0700 and we are in Prince George, British Columbia. We arrived here yesterday afternoon and after setting up camp we were able to get to the bank minutes before closure, make contact with our friend Andrea, and make an appointment for 1000 this morning at Freightliner. Prince George had been under a drought most of the summer but that seems to have abated as it rained yesterday most of way in from Smithers and it rained all day and most of last night here in Prince George. The forecast this morning for the next five days is for...