Tuesday, 12 July 2016

Leaving Yukon into BC and the deadly Cassier Hwy

Left the campground on a sunny Yukon Morning. Within minutes I was in BC driving down Hwy 37, the Cassiar Hwy part of the Northern Circle route. This highway or better yet paved  path is much more dangerous than the Alaska Highway and scared the hell out of Chloe during our 2011 trip. In 2011 a family of four was killed along the highway as we were driving down. The scenery is amazing  but wildlife was restricted to black bears. Sorry Nat, no bison. I am sure there will be more.





A forest fire picture. How desolate!




I was heading for Meziaden Provincial Park for the night. Unfortunately I did not make it. About 500 km into my drive I came upon an accident scene. Traffic was blocked in both directions. Another fatality on Hwy 37. We waited in line for about 1.5 hours and finally an RCMP officer came down and told everyone the highway would remain closed until morning. The only option was either drive back to the Alaska highway and cut down thru Fort Nelson or camp for the night. I had just passed Kinaskan Provincial Park about 3 km before the accident. So I turned around and hightailed it towards the park. Many other people just set up camp on the road. Not me! I made it to the park ahead of a caravan of rv's all wanting to do the same. There were only 35 spots. I got one right on the water. The park was filled. $20 for a site and firewood. But no water or electricity or showers!



The lake.






So I set up camp. I quickly learned that tent campers are different from RV campers. RV campers head inside to eat and relax. Us tenters  stay outside, sit around the campfire and socialize. I had a pleasant evening with a gentleman from Whitehorse and a young lady from Washington state. She was returning home after tenting in the Yukon. Made me feel like a wuss. Sitting around the campfire having a beer or three. The RV people sat inside and watched videos or whatever....

3 comments:

  1. That lake is so clear it looks absolutely stunning. Good job not killing the baby bears.

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    1. The bears are actually the only roadside animal that runs away. Go figure.

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  2. OMG!! What beautiful views

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