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Want to get the travel fever? Get the Milepost, the bible of the north country travel, it doesn't matter what year edition, just pick a section and start reading. The Milepost contains road descriptions as well as the history of the area. If you are a Ebay-er, spend a few bucks and have it sent to your front door. Ours is a 2005 that came from the Red Wing Public Library in Red Wing MN that was discarded. Make sure that the edition that you are considering has the large fold our map, it is important.
Sept 13 2009
Our first 60 miles heading south on the Cassiar Highway has about 20 miles of gravel road and with some soft spots on a detour. The rest is paved wide one lane with no center stripe and no shoulder.
An update...After having driven the entire distance, this is a very nice scenic road and I am glad to have traveled it.
We spent the night on the road at the Simmons Lake overlook. Very nice scenic spot with lake and small cabin on the other side. 367.2 milepost It rained most of the night, sometimes a hard rain. We wondered how that would turn our because we were expecting a 20 mile section of gravel in the morning. It turned out they had just seal coated it and it was a very good road even in the wet weather. Tomorrow the weather is expected to clear by afternoon with mostly sunny on Monday.
Sept 14 2009 from Lake Meziadian Provincial Park BC
Nice day at sunrise and a low hanging moisture cloud hanging over the Meziadian Provincial Park.. This is a beautiful campground with a 12 mile long lake attached. Also the first Provincial campground that has a generator and solar powered wifi hotspot.
We drove into Stewart and Hyder today for another full day of sightseeing and adventure. This Cassiar highway that we have been traveling is a scenic wonderland of mountains and glaciers. Stewart, BC and Hyder, AK are old mining towns that are trying to hang onto something and that is tourism. The mines are all closed although there is still a lot of exploration by mining cos. Only about a 1/3 of the people are left because the mines have shut down. It is a walk back into history with all of the old building and attractions. We enjoyed the day very much. This is a link to the Stewart Hider web page. Well worth the time to read about these two historical places. It is also the gateway to the Tongas National park. We spent some time at the fish creek where the bear come to fish. It also has a large glacier that you can drive to.
Sept 15 2009
We are leaving the Lake Meziadian park and heading south to the Yellowknife junction and then to Port Rupert, BC. This will put us into Port Rupert this evening. It is a side trip that will add about 300 miles, but we don't want to pass it by. More later
John and Barbara
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