Trains, Trains and more Trains

Lac Le Hache, Canada 

May 29, 2016

Trains along both sides of the Frazer River

Leaving Lac Le Jeune PP, three streams met up in the very exciting parking lot of the Walmart in Kaloomps.  Don’t really enjoy shopping like this, but with 25 feet of aluminum trailing behind you, there aren’t many choices.  We all bought our BC fishing licenses and stocked up on food.  Decided to all have a potluck tonight with the 3 of us staying at Lac Le Hache.  Kevin had to buy a pair of rubber boots (big necessity here, you betcha) for the wet, crazy weather we have been having.  

Followed the Jackson’s N on the 97 - The Cariboo Gold Rush Trail.  These drives have been truly amazing and I can’t imagine the scenery getting much better that this.  The skies have been extremely photogenic with funnel clouds, hail storms, torrential down pours and then blue skies with puffy clouds. 

Found a DQ in Cache Creek and all got our double-double’s :)

Officially in the big mountains along the Cariboo Highway, we now have 4 airstreams together.  Using our radio’s is nice for upcoming weather events.  The Barrett’s had a heck of an experience with a bad, bad hail storm.  Hard to remember it’s just coming up on June.  No summer here yet.  We stopped at 108 Mile House, an Historic Site that was established as a post house on the Cariboo Wagon Road to the Goldfields.  This area is know as the “Log Cabin Capital of North America.” Lots of cattle and horses abound, also a big rodeo area.  

The Clydesdale Barn at Historic 108 Mile House

Note on these Provincial Parks of Canada.  Hands down good job Canada.  $18 Canadian dollars, which is about $14 US dollars at this time.  Dump stations with great drinking water.  Sites are all very private and usually are around a body of water.  Big Trees. Many of them have “shelters” which can be used.  They have 3 or 4 walls with a big wood burning stove inside and wood stacked and ready to use.  Nice big picnic tables.  Really lovely.  Have NOT had any problem getting a campsite, many available as there are PP’s one after another.  Have had texts from the Polk’s and Murphy’s and Pall’s that there PP’s are the same.  Just beautiful.  

Kevin, Michael, John and Nancy went fishing along the lake in the evening.  Weren’t catching anything, but Kevin did spot an Osprey had a nice fish in his claws flying high, but 2 Bald Eagles chased the heck out of him and he dropped his supper.  Oh well, drop dinner or loose your life?            Tomorrow off to ??? 

Nancy looking pretty snazzy fishing