Empty building in the Empty town of Hazelton
My dash south from Calgary was beginning for the fall. I’d do my usual wait in SE BC hoping things didn’t get too cold before I could continue south into the USA. I also hoped all the new border crossing rules wouldn’t mess with me. I further hoped that my furnace would be working properly now. Guess which one I was disapointed on.
Alkali Lake was empty, but it is a grey area to camp at, as no roads go to the lake
I was heading south in the Columbia Valley, back in civilized country. My plan now that the season was getting on was to visit some BC rec sites that are more popular. My only concern was that the weather was still so nice that there might be quite a few people still camping around here. Join me to find out how empty or full things were.
I had always been curious about what the Big Bend area north of Golden was like. It is dominated by Lake Kinbasket, a huge lake contained by the Mica Dam. There are some BC recreation sites up there to visit too, but no internet service to speak of. Now that I had Starlink, I could go exploring up there and remain connected to the rest of the world. Join me for two weeks of explorations up there.
Now that I was done fixing my furnace, my plan was to head into the Big Bend area of the Columbia Valley, an area the Trans-Canada Highway used to go through many moons ago. But first I had a little side adventure all the way to Surrey, BC, with a bit of toursity stopping along the way home. Join me for some random stops along the way back to Alberta.
Stairs down to Ram Falls viewing platform
I had returned from the Flathead area on a mission: get my furnace fixed. But of course it wasn’t going to be simple. The minute you need to order a part you never know how long it is going to take. In this case, it was going to be a long time. Might as well go do some exploring while waiting! Join me for furnace adventures!
Elliot Lake micro islands
I was headed to the Flathead Valley in BC to try out my new Starlink mini. But would I make it there deep into the forestry roads of BC? Would the googles lead me astray? Would Starlink work under a fair bit of tree cover? Would I find any fishing holes? Join me on my adventure to remote southeast BC to find the answers to these questions and more! Continue reading
I was back in the Calgary area for visiting friends and taking care of business. I decided to hit Didsbury first to visit Colette, as I had ended my travels with Carolyn a bit north of Calgary. Didsbury was pretty much east of me, not too far away. After that, I’d head to Calgary, where I had some RV work planned. Join me for some local stuff around my home area.
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We were heading to a spot on the edge of Yoho National Park, hopefully we would be able to walk to Wapta Falls. But even without that, we had a view of the Rocky Mountains, with the Kicking Horse River not far from our spot. But how busy would it be near the park? Join us on the way there and find out. Continue reading
A wet sitting area
Back into Canada it was for me travelling some familiar roads with a friend. Border crossing are always unpredictable: would we have smooth sailing or unusual questions and delays? Join me heading north, where our stop would be at the oldest ghost town in the Eastern Kootenays.
Goto Jail in Salmon
I was down to my last few days in the USA. I had stretched my time out as long as I could to experience a bit of Idaho in the spring. Now, we were headed for a few days in the Montana national forest before making the crossing into Canada. But first, we had a day of driving starting in some not so good weather. Join me on the road.
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