Williams Inn Hotel Williams Lake

... and scenic viewpoints. We took one three-mile loop to a couple of ghost towns that Milepost said was worth the trip but we were a little disappointed. Many of the things along the Barkerville route and the loop were poorly marked. We stopped in the small town of Wells, just a few miles short of Barkerville. Both areas became overnight boom towns due to the discovery of gold in Slough Creek and Williams Creek. Now, with the glory days behind ...

We have completed our trip down the inside passage. Great scenery, boring ride.

I have some left over pictures from Wrangell NP to start off the pictures. Notice how small the towns are. Haines has a summer population of about 2500. Valdez about 1200.

... br> After passing through the small town of Liloette the terrain was almost desert like due to the lack of rain the area has recieved. It conjured up memories of central Texas with the dry grasses and rolling hills. As we made our way to Quesnel, we passed multiple lakes that were crystal clear and streams that seemed so inviting, we just wanted to pull over and jump in. Unprepared for such an adventure, we settled on ...

... Wölfe. Leider hatte Adi nicht zugehört, als ihm Nadine am Nachmittag erzählt hatte, dass die Wasservögel draussen auf dem See einen Ruf wie Wolfsgeheul haben. Das hätte uns etwas beruhigt...

Erleichtert krochen wir aus dem Zelt, nachdem Silvio das Feuer wieder angezündet hatte, denn abgesehen von den komischen Geräuschen war es auch sehr kalt geworden über Nacht, schätzungsweise 5-10 Grad, Ada fror die ganze Nacht!

Mit der aufgehenden Sonne wurde es rasch w ...

Today was a day of riding . . .And then a two hour break in Prince George for some work on the bike. Last night I noticed that my rear tire was lacking enough tread down the middle of the tire, so I decided it was better to replace, than be sorry. So I called ahead to the Suzuki dealer in Prince George and the good news is they have exactly the tires I need, but they do not install ...

... before heading out of town for our next lake, and there were a few nice shops, and the people were very friendly. I liked the Station House Art Gallery at the end of the Oliver Rd. Our next lake was Dragon Lake, most of which was lined with wetland and was home to countless waterfowl. There were baby ducks of every description as we collected data along the shoreline; it probably helped that many of the property owners had left ...

With July 4th on a Wednesday this year, it seemed like a perfect opportunity to take a few extra days off from work, ehem ... for Doyle that is, and get some much needed time in the saddle again. It had been a while since we were on a road trip with the Harley. This time we rode off into the I-5 sunset towards Jasper National Park, approximately 600 miles north of Seattle, for a week on two wheels. Itching to get out of Seattle, we ...

... the colours of the changing leaves were really amazing - much more dramatic than in Vancouver, it looks like a real different place than in summer. There wasn't even a drop of snow on the mountains, but it started about 3 weeks after we had been.

... challenge before - a conference, Paris, hiking, summer weather, fall weather and then South Africa and heat. Yikes! I hope my layers and attempts at coordination work. I guess they have shops in Europe though, right? Anyway, stay tuned. First stop - Amsterdam (apparently there is rain scheduled for the next week) It's hard to leave the grandgirls and I am reminded that I am once again missing everyone's birthdays!! That's an unpopular thing to do to an 11 year old! Take care Mary

... i'm not worried, and family is always there for you. I can't wait to meet up with my best friend Tammy and meet her amazing family, i arrive on the 16th at 605am and i couldent be more excited! I have said goodbye to so many people already and its starting to bring me down, today is my last day in Canada and i am to spend every miniute with my best friends Patrick and Kirty....to bad Naomi's in her CRAZY CAMP LOL, i guess now is a good time to ...