Zero Service...good or bad...jury is still out!!

We arrived at the Visitors Centre just outside Mt. Robson Provincial campground on June 8. In front of us in the parking lot stood Mt Robson, which is the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies. On March 1, 1913 the 3,954 meter mountain and surrounding area was established as the second Provincial Park in B.C..

The campground was so beautiful! Quite small, tons of trees and very big private sites. We quickly set up, opened a beer and Barry did his happy dance!! Love it when he dances!!

We expected that we may not have great service, but as it turned out we had no service at all which was a different experience for sure.

We made our daily drive to the Terry Fox Regional Park to check in with Ryan and Jenn. It was only about 10 km so was not a big deal. Mount Terry Fox is a peak in the Selwyn Range of the Canadian Rockies. In 1981 the previously unnamed mountain was named in honour of Terry Fox.

Mount Terry Fox was officially dedicated to the memory of Terry Fox and his gallant Marathon of Hope on September 22, 1981 by the family of Terry Fox and the people of B.C.

I have to say I was somewhat disappointed to hear that several hiking trails were closed due to previous flooding. But all was not lost! We found some great short hikes around Mt. Robson just along the highway. Rearguard Falls was such a wonderful surprise. It was a short and steep hike through the trees to a crazy waterfall. You could get so close to it! The powerful force of the raging water against the huge boulders transformed previously jagged edges into what appears to be incredibly smooth and shiny abstract sculptures.

We also found Overlander Falls Trail, which was a fun trail that started at Overlander Falls and then ran parallel to the river. While walking along the trail, we came across “Hogan’s Camp”. It was an area with very little remnants of the Dennis Hogan’s railway construction camp. Dennis Hogan was a contractor for the Grand Trunk Pacific and Canadian Northern Railways. This was one of many “end of steel” camps established during the construction of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway from 1911 to 1914.

We then moved to McBride Beaverview RV Park on June 14. It’s a private campground and is basically a huge yard that was made into rv sites. I love walking bare feet on lush grass!!! I think it’s the Islander in me!!! It was very nice.

While we were in McBride we dropped Merlot off to be groomed, and went to the Ancient Forest. It was amazing! Some of the trees in this area are over 1,000 years old, perhaps even 2,000 years old! The most temperate rainforests are found by the ocean, but the Interior Wetbelt (area of the Ancient Forest) is the only known rainforest in the world found so far (800 km from the ocean).

We arrived in Prince George on June 17! Barry played golf with Pat and Keith, whom he hasn’t seen in a very long time. They had a great afternoon catching up and reminiscing on the golf course! We joined Pat and his wife Faye for breakfast at the golf club in the morning. Such great people! We also took in both weekend Markets in Prince George where we enjoyed deep fried Bannock (it was amazing) and bought some suspicious cyclops hot sauce made and sold by Pat’s brother, Mike.

Unfortunately the Exploration Place Museum & Science Centre was closed, and the Cottonwood Island Nature Park was also closed due to damage from flooding. Overall, our trip to Prince George was very enjoyable! Heading to Smithers with a quick stop at Fraser Lake!!

Don’t forget to check out the pics in the Mt. Robson to Fraser Lake gallery in the 2022 Canada album.