We are at ‘Ksan Campground in Hazelton, BC. And this is the view out our rear window.
And here’s what the view looks like without clouds. If you look closely you might see the moon rising over the mountain.
We are fairly far north and this was about 9 pm. We’ll be in Alaska for the summer solstice (June 21; longest day of the year) and will have about 22 hours of daylight that day.
Our drive from Fraser Lake to Hazelton was a great drive. The scenery became more mountainous, and we actually started seeing wildlife! The first animal was a bald eagle flying across the road and then into the woods. We were traveling next to a river and it may have been fishing.
Later, I spotted a black bear in the woods next to a stream, peering out watching the traffic pass by. Then, three deer beside the road. And then it happened. Shortly after one of the numerous signs we’ve seen warning of badgers, deer, elk and moose, we actually saw a moose cross the road! No pictures, it all happens too fast, but our caravan leader promises we’ll see plenty of wildlife in places we can take pictures.
As we traveled, we started seeing the mountains above in the distance. Somehow, between the wildlife and seeing snow capped mountains again, it felt like we are now really on our Alaska adventure!
We did have one other animal adventure. We came over a little hill and traffic was stopped in both directions. There were 5 or 6 people trying to capture a horse that had broken out of his pasture.
Every time they caught him and tried to lead him back to his pasture, he broke away. They finally led him across the road, which was where he was trying to get to. There were two beauties waiting for him.
Traffic finally moved on. You can see the dark clouds in the picture. We drove into the storm, which wasn’t too bad, but it rained fairly hard. This area seems to have plenty of water and the rivers are swollen and swift.
Our campground is on a point between two rivers and I was a bit worried that if we got any more rain or snow melt, we might have to evacuate. The boat house was half under water. But the river has receded so we should be ok.
We’ve always joked when packing for a trip in the US, that if we forget something, we won’t be far from a Walmart. In Texas, we were a couple of hours from one and here, at the moment, we’re more than a half day’s drive. It would be an overnight trip to go. They are going to get much sparser as we go. Telephone service is also different. Even in the remotest part of Texas, we could usually get a cell signal. Here, we’ve seen more pay phones than I’ve seen in years. You just can’t always get cell service.
There will be 24 rigs in the caravan and just about as many dogs. All kinds and all sizes of both rigs and dogs. There are truck campers, big motor homes, fifth wheels like ours and travel trailers. Spike and Lindy, our leaders, have a motor home, two small Maltese (like Obi, but smaller) and a large van, with a number of spare tires on top. Hopefully we won’t need to make use of those.
We’ve been enjoying our mountain views, getting caught up on chores (laundry, cleaning, etc) and meeting our fellow travelers. Here’s Steve folding laundry with his new folding board Diana got him. She and I were chuckling at Sheldon on the Big Bang Theory folding his laundry and I mentioned that Steve thought he’d like one. So she ordered one for him and one for Greg.
Tomorrow will be busy with local sightseeing and last minute preparation. There’s a bakery in town that bakes gluten free bread pretty much when someone orders some, so they’re making me 3 loaves I need to pick up tomorrow. Now I just need to make room in the freezer!
Then, Tuesday morning at 9:30, the caravan takes off for Hyder, Alaska, the bear capital of the US.
Deb
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