Prince George, Canada Travel Blogs

Prince George
Aug 25, 2007 (10 photos)

... didn't someone email us to tell us !! we used to live just around the corner & have fond memories of the place.... Prince George, the Spruce capital of the World this time !! most of the Spruce sits in piles instead of forests, relaxing in ...

This Is Not An April's Fool's Joke
Apr 1, 2007 (4 photos)

... , 52% against - the treaty which was signed with such a flurry of ceremony and publicity at the Civic Center here in Prince George on October 29, 2006.(The Tsawwassen First Nation will be voting this summer) In order for the treaty to take effect, it ...

Farewell
Sep 4, 2009 (451 photos)

Friday, September 4, 2009 - Prince George, BC This morning we say our final farewells to our new friends.  I wish that I could have gotten to know some of the people better than I did.  We had a fabulous trip with an amazing group of ...

Seven Wonders of CANADA and the Michelin Man
May 19, 2007 (1 photos)

... Did the Michelin Man Do? - A follow-up to Blog No.19  ------------------------------------------------------ ----------- Part 1: Seven Wonders of Canada - Blog 18  (my nomination) Part 2: Seven Wonders of Canada - Can I Not Count to Three? ...

CN RAIL -- the INLAND PORT CONCEPT
Mar 31, 2007 (10 photos)

... . Any containers on the way to Prince Rupert must pass through Prince George. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------- With yesterday's (March 30, 2007) announcement the entire concept of the ...

Prince George: Economic Outlook
Jan 15, 2007 (7 photos)

... , I know that recent hockey seasons have started with a lot of optimism. The same word can best describe the economic outlook for Prince George - optimism. Since our arrival here in August (2006), it is hard to pick up the local papers-- the Prince ...

Show n' Shine
Jun 18, 2007 (54 photos)

... is an anniversary of sorts.    It was a year ago, June 16, 2006, that we made our first visit to Prince George, British Columbia.   Going back a little further, two years ago we were living in beautiful Ottawa.   It was June ...

ALASKA / YUKON - Not Getting Lost in the Shuffle
Mar 5, 2008

Alaska / Yukon My travelogue for major travels is entitled E X CU R S I O N S  (bad choice, since I now would now prefer "ON THE ROAD AGAIN", but the title of a blog cannot be changed) This travelogue is presently identified by the H A W ...

Seven Wonders of Canada: Our Choices
May 28, 2007

... No. 5 - Spiral Tunnels No. 6 - Museum of Civilization No. 7 - Trans Canada Highway   ----------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- This is one of the SEVEN parts of the SEVEN WONDERS ...

Nechako River - Cross Country Skiing
Jan 18, 2007 (29 photos)

... -Country Skiing Along the Nechako River I have steadfastly continued with my regime of Nordic Walking since our arrival here in Prince George. Since winter's arrival I no longer walk along the Fraser River in Fort George Park as we had done during ...

Prince George Cougars - Sold Out!
Apr 17, 2007 (4 photos)

... off days, for I am happy to report that with 7:50 minutes to go in the game the score is 8-1 for the Prince George Cougars (final score 8-2). I think this is going to be a happy town tonight.. I said I wouldn't write again about the ...

CN DERAILMENT - The Strategy of Removal?
Aug 22, 2007 (9 photos)

CN Derailment - The Strategy Unfortunately, my trip to the Discovery Coast took me away from Prince George just at the critical moment when the final salvage and clean up operations were to take place. The strategy, based on photos taken just before ...

BC Forestry Industry - One in Five
Apr 13, 2007 (2 photos)

One in Five I attended several presentations at the Annual Convention of COFI (Council of Forest Industries) here in Prince George (April 12-13, 2007). One of the points made at the Convention was that the Forestry Industry needs to do a better ...

Seven Wonders of Canada - Banks of Fraser River
Apr 28, 2007 (52 photos)

... posted some photos as well as a slide show. www.travelpod.com/members/lobo   (Prince George: Blog No. 18 - Seven Wonders of Canada) Thank you for your consideration. More photos can be viewed by clicking the "VIEW ...

Southpark RV Park
Jul 11, 2008

... to move a little faster starting to cover 250 to 300 mile per day. So if we can caught a few pictures along the way I will. On the way to Prince George we saw a black bear, moose and a few deer. Ray and Christa

Fort George Park - A Great Place to Nordic Walk
Sep 13, 2006 (57 photos)

... (Sept. 14, 2006) I just heard on Radio Canada that researchers at the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) in Prince George have discovered that the mountain pine beetle can travel long distances by using wind currents as high as 800 m. to ...

Seven Wonders of Canada - The Final Seven
Jun 13, 2007

... it really qualify as one of the Seven Wonders? I don't think so.    Pier 21   Supporters of Canada's "multiculturalism" policy would be happy with this choice.   Pier 21 is selected as an acknowledgement to the great wave of ...

A Library with a View
Sep 16, 2006 (57 photos)

... like a ribbon in the green forest cutting over the ridge towards College Heights and some of the best suburban living in the Prince George Region. Libraries have always held a special fascination for me. I am sorry to say, the fascination was not based ...

"And the Jaws of Death Were Near..."
Aug 8, 2008 (13 photos)

... cried "He's been eating berries! He's been eating berries!"  Does this scat fascination never end?...the prior week back in Canada there was not a mention of it, but within hours of crossing back into Alaska it's topic #1; ·     ...

From "On the Road" to "Gone Traveling"
Jul 4, 2007

From ON the ROAD to GONE TRAVELING My trip to the North-West Territories and in particular to Yellowknife has ended and to date I have completed three blogs. There are five more blogs to be completed about this trip which in retrospect was ...

On The Road Again - Northwest Territories
Jun 20, 2007 (1 photos)

On the Road Again Peace Liard Circle Tour http://www.bcadventure.com/adventure/circletours/peace.htm Today I hope to drive to Dawson Creek, BC which is Mile 0 of the Alaska Highway. The Liard Highway branches off from the Alaska Highway near ...

On The Road Again - Discovery Coast
Aug 12, 2007

On the Road Again - The Discovery Coast Passage Since I am leaving for another road trip tomorrow, I will have to put off the completion of the Northwest Territories trip till some later date. The first part of tomorrow's trip will be to travel 10 ...

A L A S K A - Getting There - Part 1
Sep 3, 2007 (14 photos)

... This is the exact same route that I took to reach the Liard Highway and which is documented in EXCURSIONS: Blogs 9 - Prince George to Dawson Creek Dawson Creek is "Mile 0" of the A L A S K A H I G H W ...

Jean Beliveau - The Ultimate Traveler
Jun 2, 2007 (3 photos)

... Senate (appointed) and the Governor-General (appointed). Her Excellency Michaëlle Jean is the current Governor-General of Canada. Federal legislation must receive the approval of all three parts of Parliament in order to officially become a federal ...

ON THE ROAD AGAIN
Jun 21, 2007 (1 photos)

On the Road Again Peace Liard Circle Tour http://www.bcadventure.com/adventure/circletours/peace.htm Today I hope to drive to Dawson Creek, BC which is Mile 0 of the Alaska Highway. The Liard Highway branches off from the Alaska Highway ...

The First Signs of Spring
Apr 28, 2007 (13 photos)

The First Flowers of Spring 2007   Living in downtown Prince George, it is a pleasure to be liberated from the proverbial dependence on a car.   More often than not, when we do go out, the old Volvo stays in the underground parking and we ...

CN Derailment - The Arrival of Big Bertha
Aug 10, 2007 (9 photos)

CN Derailment - Arrival of Big Bertha I would like to follow up on two items I discussed in yesterday's blog. Firstly: "I took a drive to the south rail yard this evening and was surprised to find one of the burned out tanker cars in full sight ...

Alaska / Yukon - THE EPILOGUE
Oct 5, 2007

... myself in an environment conducive to better understanding the story of the "Last Frontiers" of the United States and Canada. Therefore, I was open and receptive to the many historical plaques, references, exhibits and museums which are found in these ...

Flooding on the Nechako - The Saga Continues
Jan 27, 2008 (39 photos)

... still in doubt. While the situation is serious for the businesses and the residences close to the river, the city of Prince George is not threatened. We live close enough to the Nechako River to see its beautiful banks or escarpment from our ...

Seven Wonders of Canada - The One That Got Away
Jun 13, 2007

...   Blog No. 25   Part 6: Seven Wonders of Canada: The One That Got Away Coming soon Part 7: Seven Wonders of Canada - One Man's Treasure is another Man's Junk                   & ...