July 22, 2013 Monday Day 15 Had brunch overlooking the harbor at the Crest Hotel -Smoked Local Salmon Benedict for me, Fisherman's Special for Michael. We have decided that, once in awhile, a meal at a 5-star hotel with all its gleaming granite, fancy woodwork, food, artwork, service, atmosphere, etc. is a nice welcome contrast when camping. Today we took a leisurely stroll around town going to the Railroad Museum, Fire Station Museum & the Port Interpret...

July 21, 2013 Sunday Day 14 Rained all night and on and off during the morning. We expect this will be our weather for our time in Prince Rupert and the southeastern portion of Alaska. We didn't let that stop us though because this morning we planned to hike the Butze Rapids/Grassy Bay Trail. It was just about high tide when we made it to the observation point overlooking the rapids. Butze Rapids is a natural occurrence which is due to the ebb and flow of tide...

July 20, 2013 Saturday Day 13 We left Hazelton, BC at 9:00am, (64 degrees out) to complete our last driving leg of the journey for awhile. We are bound for the coast today, heading to Prince Rupert where we will spend 3 nights, then on Tuesday we begin the Alaskan Marine Highway (Ferry) part of our trip. It is amazing to think that we have driven across North America from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific. Highlights from today's drive: Skeena River - a long, ...

July 19, 2013 Friday Day 12 What a beautiful place we have found. We slept so well last night with the windows open, listening to the gentle sound of the waves and every once in awhile we heard the cry of a loon. This morning we took our time, relaxing by the glassy lake with our breakfast. It was hard to leave this quiet, tranquil setting, on Francois Lake, BC, but we were excited to move on towards Alaska. Within the first few minutes of our drive along the...

July 18, 2013 Thursday Day 11 We headed north and west this morning, leaving Jasper National Park. For today's trip we have about 360 miles to go on Trans Canada Highway/ Hwy 16 to Birch Bay Resort Campground on Francois Lake in BC. Crossing the border into BC, we are now on Pacific time. We entered Mount Robson Park and drove by beautiful Yellowhead Lake, Moose Lake, then along the Fraser River for most of the way. Mount Robson is the highest point in the Can...