Just got home after close to 3 weeks. I will check out the app to reduce size and hope to have my blog done in the next 7-10 days. Lots of photos. Idaho will get a return trip and want to visit Flathead Lake, Kalaspell, get back up to Glacier. Guess that is where most of the snow hit. Most of the mountains where all decked out in white. Another big storm to hit most of Montana and into the Dakotas over the next 3 days. Keep on trucking. BC is high on our list. jd
My Journey
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YukonMontanaTannerTrapper
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Arjan.....the tow hitch works just fine. It's nearly impossible to even know that the Jeep is back there. Hitching and releasing is very simple and I can typically line the hitch up with the trailer ball after just a few attempts. And we're down the road in only a few minutes.....
halseyt.....I honestly don't know.....it made no sense.....
tgil.....you are correct ! I do encounter loads of wonderful people in my travels. It's one of the benefits of travel.....communities are special but I think when in a community one tends to mingle in their safe places with their like minded people. Traveling is different.....everyday comes a surprise it seems. I think that far too many people base their opinions on life from what they see sitting on a couch watching life from their television sets.....but that's not the reality that I see.....there's a wonderful world out there.....
JD.....yep.....the snow began last night and continues this morning and I hear up to 25 centimeters is possible. I'm looking forward to reading your trip report.....B.C. is simply amazing.....
Ace.....she's definitely the queen of this team.....
Pulling into the loading area for our next ferry ride across the lake.....
.....I'm keenly aware that the attendant has her eyes fixated on my rig. My window is barely down before she's telling me that I'll have to leave two of my fuel auxiliary fuel cans behind.....
Well that's a no go in my book (even though I never use them anymore) so we get into a discussion and within minutes plenty of others join our conversation. Apparently a new law was enacted several weeks prior which limits the number of cans that can be transported. Of course it's complicated.....laws are enacted by law makers that can be clueless about reality (well that's just what I think)......
In my situation, after our lengthy discussion, the attendant changed her mind.....she allowed me to carry two cans on the Jeep and one inside the truck cab. With the ferry fast approaching people were swapping out their extra fuel cans. Cars which weren't carrying gladly transported cans for other travelers.....it all made no sense but by the time the ferry arrived all travelers had complied.....
My can "safely" sat next to me on the floorboard of the front seat.....
And we were finally on the ship (well.....ferry to be exact) with a 25 minute sail across the lake.....
The views were outstanding and once again we spent the ride walking on deck and taking in the views.....
Now back on land and continuing our drive north, we decided that we needed to get some hiking in.....so much stress ! (well.....just kidding).....
halseyt.....I honestly don't know.....it made no sense.....
tgil.....you are correct ! I do encounter loads of wonderful people in my travels. It's one of the benefits of travel.....communities are special but I think when in a community one tends to mingle in their safe places with their like minded people. Traveling is different.....everyday comes a surprise it seems. I think that far too many people base their opinions on life from what they see sitting on a couch watching life from their television sets.....but that's not the reality that I see.....there's a wonderful world out there.....
JD.....yep.....the snow began last night and continues this morning and I hear up to 25 centimeters is possible. I'm looking forward to reading your trip report.....B.C. is simply amazing.....
Ace.....she's definitely the queen of this team.....
Pulling into the loading area for our next ferry ride across the lake.....
.....I'm keenly aware that the attendant has her eyes fixated on my rig. My window is barely down before she's telling me that I'll have to leave two of my fuel auxiliary fuel cans behind.....
Well that's a no go in my book (even though I never use them anymore) so we get into a discussion and within minutes plenty of others join our conversation. Apparently a new law was enacted several weeks prior which limits the number of cans that can be transported. Of course it's complicated.....laws are enacted by law makers that can be clueless about reality (well that's just what I think)......
In my situation, after our lengthy discussion, the attendant changed her mind.....she allowed me to carry two cans on the Jeep and one inside the truck cab. With the ferry fast approaching people were swapping out their extra fuel cans. Cars which weren't carrying gladly transported cans for other travelers.....it all made no sense but by the time the ferry arrived all travelers had complied.....
My can "safely" sat next to me on the floorboard of the front seat.....
And we were finally on the ship (well.....ferry to be exact) with a 25 minute sail across the lake.....
The views were outstanding and once again we spent the ride walking on deck and taking in the views.....
Now back on land and continuing our drive north, we decided that we needed to get some hiking in.....so much stress ! (well.....just kidding).....
YukonMontanaTannerTrapper
Explorer
Our unplanned hike was completely random.....just a stop along the highway.....
.....which led us to this sign and we then knew we'd need to explore a bit further.....
Looking down from the nearby bridge overpass made me optimistic about what lay ahead.....
It was a fairly steep hike and with all the recent rains each step was certainly carefully placed.....
I get so nervous with Tanner in these situations as he was born with no fear and he operates at full speed.....
One misstep and I'm back into search and rescue mode.....
The hike was not a long one and soon we were back on the road just taking in the amazing views that British Columbia affords to the traveler.....
.....which led us to this sign and we then knew we'd need to explore a bit further.....
Looking down from the nearby bridge overpass made me optimistic about what lay ahead.....
It was a fairly steep hike and with all the recent rains each step was certainly carefully placed.....
I get so nervous with Tanner in these situations as he was born with no fear and he operates at full speed.....
One misstep and I'm back into search and rescue mode.....
The hike was not a long one and soon we were back on the road just taking in the amazing views that British Columbia affords to the traveler.....
YukonMontanaTannerTrapper
Explorer
Furbucket.....I have no idea and clearly the attendant did not know either. There was also the additional issue of auxiliary propane tanks which other vehicles were carrying. It was pretty much total mayhem. I recall the attendant saying "thank goodness I've only got 4 more days of this and then we close for the winter.....then it will be up to the ferry captain and his crew to enforce the new regulations"....
Later in the day we would make another stop along the highway.....
Once again we stumbled onto yet another trail close to a bridge crossing.....
And again the trail followed the meanders of a cascascading creek.....
.....and then passed by a climbers crag. Recently I was reading an article about climbers in Yosemite and how disgusting some areas had become. The article said that the rangers are dealing with human feces, toilet paper and trash strewn all about. I was amazed at the cleanliness of this spot. While it seemed completely informal I saw two outhouses & several half log benches, and rakes, shovels and picks strewn about.....and not one single piece of trash.....
We continued hiking downward until we reached the lakes shoreline.....
The dogs got a swim in.....the water felt like ice and the water was as clear as a sheet of fine glass....
We returned to the highway and drove until we connected back onto Highway One.....the Trans-Canada Highway which passes by the tiny mountain hamlet of Revelstoke, B.C. (population 7,000).....
Later in the day we would make another stop along the highway.....
Once again we stumbled onto yet another trail close to a bridge crossing.....
And again the trail followed the meanders of a cascascading creek.....
.....and then passed by a climbers crag. Recently I was reading an article about climbers in Yosemite and how disgusting some areas had become. The article said that the rangers are dealing with human feces, toilet paper and trash strewn all about. I was amazed at the cleanliness of this spot. While it seemed completely informal I saw two outhouses & several half log benches, and rakes, shovels and picks strewn about.....and not one single piece of trash.....
We continued hiking downward until we reached the lakes shoreline.....
The dogs got a swim in.....the water felt like ice and the water was as clear as a sheet of fine glass....
We returned to the highway and drove until we connected back onto Highway One.....the Trans-Canada Highway which passes by the tiny mountain hamlet of Revelstoke, B.C. (population 7,000).....
YukonMontanaTannerTrapper
Explorer
Revelstoke was a friendly little community and I had the good fortunes to spend some time talking with a few of the local townsfolk.....I liked Revelstoke quite a bit.....
I decided to stay for the night so we had plenty of time to visit the little shops and chat with whoever had a bit of spare time.....
Walking trails criss crossed the town and we walked as many as we could. Just outside of town we came across this one lane bridge.....
Bridges crossed what would now seem like the never ending Columbia River.....
And it's here at Revelstoke that the big mountains begin.....
And this would be our last encounter with the north / south flowing Columbia River as here we turned east and began our trip into the lands of the national parks of Canada.....
It had rained all that night and well into the morning.....the roads were still wet when we left Revelstoke and the clouds laid low along the highway.....
The highway first passes along the southern boundary of Mt. Revelstoke National Park and then continues east and runs through Glacier National Park of Canada. Now it was time to make a stop and purchase our national parks pass.....and get on with some exploration. I bought an annual pass, good until October, 2020.....we have no idea how long we are here.....nor exactly where we are going.....
I decided to stay for the night so we had plenty of time to visit the little shops and chat with whoever had a bit of spare time.....
Walking trails criss crossed the town and we walked as many as we could. Just outside of town we came across this one lane bridge.....
Bridges crossed what would now seem like the never ending Columbia River.....
And it's here at Revelstoke that the big mountains begin.....
And this would be our last encounter with the north / south flowing Columbia River as here we turned east and began our trip into the lands of the national parks of Canada.....
It had rained all that night and well into the morning.....the roads were still wet when we left Revelstoke and the clouds laid low along the highway.....
The highway first passes along the southern boundary of Mt. Revelstoke National Park and then continues east and runs through Glacier National Park of Canada. Now it was time to make a stop and purchase our national parks pass.....and get on with some exploration. I bought an annual pass, good until October, 2020.....we have no idea how long we are here.....nor exactly where we are going.....
YukonMontanaTannerTrapper
Explorer
Now the beauty of the Canadian National Parks as opposed to the U.S. National Parks is that the Canadians still allow dogs in their parks which as you can imagine is huge by me. Our first hike of the day was in Mt. Revelstoke National Park and it wasn't more than a half hour round trip at most.....
This informative sign at the parking lot caught my attention due the the world map but as I looked closer the story it told was truly amazing. Mac was quite the world traveler.....
Since arriving in Canada I've only seen one bear.....it was a black bear that was quite a distance away foraging for food on a mountainside.....
This hike began in a cedar forest and soon we came across these red chairs on a hillside.....they were such a cool contrast to all the greens, yellows and oranges of the forest.....
Further along the trail dropped down into a lowland and the remainder of the trail was built on wood decking.....
The only sounds here were that of the birds in the foliage and the river that ran close by.....
What a great way to start ones day.....
This informative sign at the parking lot caught my attention due the the world map but as I looked closer the story it told was truly amazing. Mac was quite the world traveler.....
Since arriving in Canada I've only seen one bear.....it was a black bear that was quite a distance away foraging for food on a mountainside.....
This hike began in a cedar forest and soon we came across these red chairs on a hillside.....they were such a cool contrast to all the greens, yellows and oranges of the forest.....
Further along the trail dropped down into a lowland and the remainder of the trail was built on wood decking.....
The only sounds here were that of the birds in the foliage and the river that ran close by.....
What a great way to start ones day.....
ITTOG
Well-known member
Beautiful pictures.
I had to see where Revelstoke was and noticed it isn't too far from Calgary, which is where I will be at the end of the month. I am hoping to do a couple hikes around Banff. If you go that far check out devil's thumb and Johnston canyon. I don't know anything about them yet other than the pictures online are amazing.
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I had to see where Revelstoke was and noticed it isn't too far from Calgary, which is where I will be at the end of the month. I am hoping to do a couple hikes around Banff. If you go that far check out devil's thumb and Johnston canyon. I don't know anything about them yet other than the pictures online are amazing.
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Chris21700
Observer
Sad to say, but generally speaking I think Canadians have a lot more respect for nature than Americans. Thanks for all of your posts Jerry, I've read every page. Safe travels.
YukonMontanaTannerTrapper
Explorer
ITTOG.....the entire area is almost unbelievable. I can't imagine that you could pick a bad trail as I highly doubt that one even exists. I haven't been here for years and I just wonder why.....
Chris.....yea I'd tend to agree with you. I've been here not quite two weeks and I just get this vibe that Canadians overall seem happier, maybe less stressed. I started the Canada portion of this thread saying that I love Canadians and I stand by that statement.....I'm grateful for their hospitality. And am always pleased to hear from someone that enjoys "My Journeys". You're more than welcome and thanks for the comments as well.....
We continued driving east on the Trans-Canada Highway leaving our first national park behind...
Our next hike would be along the Bear Creek Falls Trail in Glacier National Park of Canada......
We hiked through a silent cedar forest.....
We descended downwards and the silence of the forest finally connected with the crushing sounds of the cascading waterfall.....
The hike, once again, was short and our stay was brief. Weather reports were now calling for a huge storm from the north and there was plenty more to see.....
It seemed as though each turn in the highway brought even more majestic scenery.....at some point I remember thinking can it get any better than this.....and over the next hill, around the next turn.....yes it was even more majestic.....
Chris.....yea I'd tend to agree with you. I've been here not quite two weeks and I just get this vibe that Canadians overall seem happier, maybe less stressed. I started the Canada portion of this thread saying that I love Canadians and I stand by that statement.....I'm grateful for their hospitality. And am always pleased to hear from someone that enjoys "My Journeys". You're more than welcome and thanks for the comments as well.....
We continued driving east on the Trans-Canada Highway leaving our first national park behind...
Our next hike would be along the Bear Creek Falls Trail in Glacier National Park of Canada......
We hiked through a silent cedar forest.....
We descended downwards and the silence of the forest finally connected with the crushing sounds of the cascading waterfall.....
The hike, once again, was short and our stay was brief. Weather reports were now calling for a huge storm from the north and there was plenty more to see.....
It seemed as though each turn in the highway brought even more majestic scenery.....at some point I remember thinking can it get any better than this.....and over the next hill, around the next turn.....yes it was even more majestic.....
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YukonMontanaTannerTrapper
Explorer
Now just some pictures as we continued our drive east.....without the babbling narrative.....hoping you enjoy as much as I did.....
tgil
Well-known member
He is a great babbler!
When I die, I'd be happy to come back as one of your dogs! The sights you see....
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YukonMontanaTannerTrapper
Explorer
Ace / tgil.....thanks guys.....a bit more babble now.....
We continued east driving up high in the mountains.....
By this point I was realizing that I was missing so many pictures that I wanted to take that now I found myself often parking along the highway (in safe spots of course) and sometimes walking as much as a half mile, maybe more, along the shoulder of the highway just to capture that one shot that I wanted.....
Eventually the highway would spiral downward and once again we would enter the Columbia River basin (note: a few days ago I posted that we crossed the Columbia River for the last time.....obviously that ain't right).....
The magnificent colors of the hardwood trees lit up the valley and I can't possibly describe the beauty that lay ahead.....
If there really is a heaven I can only wonder if it could even come close to matching what I saw.....
We continued east driving up high in the mountains.....
By this point I was realizing that I was missing so many pictures that I wanted to take that now I found myself often parking along the highway (in safe spots of course) and sometimes walking as much as a half mile, maybe more, along the shoulder of the highway just to capture that one shot that I wanted.....
Eventually the highway would spiral downward and once again we would enter the Columbia River basin (note: a few days ago I posted that we crossed the Columbia River for the last time.....obviously that ain't right).....
The magnificent colors of the hardwood trees lit up the valley and I can't possibly describe the beauty that lay ahead.....
If there really is a heaven I can only wonder if it could even come close to matching what I saw.....
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