BC & Rockies Road trip - next month!
We are returning to BC from Scotland (UK) for another road trip and this time we have nearly 6 weeks, starting on 18th August. We will be in a hired van and will arrive on Vancouver Island that after...
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One of my favorite sights-not-to-be-missed in BC is the Takakkaw Falls-Spiral Tunnels of the CPRR-Kicking Horse Pass area between Field and Lake Louise. Takakkaw is the highest waterfall in BC and, although the road has some extremely tight hairpin turns, you should be able to do it in a van, but not in a much larger RV (tour buses have to back up to get around the hairpins after stopping traffic in both directions).
My other favorite BC location is the Okanagan Valley, with its glacial lakes, lakeside fruit orchards, hillside Vineyards (think Rhine River Gorge), and numerous wineries. Several of those wineries come with with GREAT restaurants serving fresh, locally-produced fruit, vegetables, and meat. The valley is surprisingly warm, so September weather should be very pleasant--so pleasant that we are going to be there about that same time!
A campground we really enjoyed between Prince Rupert and Prince George was at the tiny town of Burns Lake. The free city-owned campground is right on the lake, with free potable water and an RV dump two blocks west and a rec center with showers a short walk across the city park. There were a dozen or more tree-shaded, gravel back-in and pull-thru campsites with picnic tables and firepits, but no hookups. Great place for an overnight just a couple of blocks south of the Yellowhead Highway!
My other favorite BC location is the Okanagan Valley, with its glacial lakes, lakeside fruit orchards, hillside Vineyards (think Rhine River Gorge), and numerous wineries. Several of those wineries come with with GREAT restaurants serving fresh, locally-produced fruit, vegetables, and meat. The valley is surprisingly warm, so September weather should be very pleasant--so pleasant that we are going to be there about that same time!
A campground we really enjoyed between Prince Rupert and Prince George was at the tiny town of Burns Lake. The free city-owned campground is right on the lake, with free potable water and an RV dump two blocks west and a rec center with showers a short walk across the city park. There were a dozen or more tree-shaded, gravel back-in and pull-thru campsites with picnic tables and firepits, but no hookups. Great place for an overnight just a couple of blocks south of the Yellowhead Highway!
