Jul 29
One of the highlights of a drive up the Cassiar highway is a detour to the “Grand Canyon of Canada” – the Grand Canyon of the Stikine River located in British Columbia. This is one of Canada’s premier canyons and a really fun drive to boot! The road leads to the historic Telegraph Creek and …
Jul 24
On my big trip to Alaska, I was always looking for interesting side trips. The useful road and provincial park map of northern British Columbia provided by the helpful BC visitor centers depicts a short road up to a town called “Cassiar”. Since I was driving the Cassiar highway to Alaska, I figured this must …
Jul 19
While at the Williams Lake Stampede, I met a guy from Smithers and he gave me lots of great ideas for side trips on my roadtrip to Alaska. One of his suggestions was to visit the Nass Valley in northeastern British Columbia for interesting First Nations (Native American) villages, lava flow, and hot springs. I …
Jul 15
On my big road trip to Alaska, I decided to make a detour to Prince Rupert. I had met some nice people from Prince Rupert at the Fountain of Youth Spa on the Salton Sea in California. Prince Rupert has a nice waterfront, but the tourist attraction that had the biggest impact on me was …
Jul 11
When planning my big trip to Alaska, I originally figured I would be in British Columbia (BC) for the 4th of July, since I was going to be spending Canada day in Barkerville, smack dab in the center of BC. But then I got to researching and found there is one small outpost of Alaska …
Jul 06
My time at the Williams Lake Stampede, a Canada Day weekend tradition, was fun, but I decided to move closer to Alaska and had googled “where to spend Canada Day near Williams Lake”. I quickly discovered a historical village called Barkerville. Canada Day at Barkerville is their biggest day of the year as they celebrate …
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