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RE: BC Campground maps and school schedule
Other side of family had a map of all the forest campgounds in BC that I looked at several years ago. He passed away. Anyway which Gov't agency would have that map? Would it be Chamber of BC campgrounds or what? This was just like the old gas station type map. Or maybe I should ask what is the proper name of the dept that is charge of BC campgrounds? Any links or names would be helpful for late summer trip.
And when are most of your school vacations over with?
Thanks for your help.
Most of the School Vacations are over Labor Day weekend.
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05/23/12 06:55am |
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RE: Looking for RV Overnight Parking spot in Creston BC
Depending on which way you are traveling there are a lot of larger pull off's on the Salmo / Creston. There is the Weigh Scales at Yahk there is a small provical campgound in Yahk as well in the spring and fall the RCMP use that turn off to the Campground as a radar trap!
There is also a campgound on Hwy 3 just east of down town Creston can't think of the name right now.
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05/21/12 02:56pm |
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RE: Crossing into Canada and saving the Vegetables
Wow - that sounded like work!
We've crossed many times over the years and no longer bother to look at websites on what foodstuffs are or are not allowed - it is too much of a headache to interpret - then try to make some in-trip adjustment - now - no matter what direction we are travelling in - we try to plan it so that when we cross the border there are few or no perishables on board - and then we do a shopping on the other side. This little system works great - and headaches are gone .....
Jay
Ditto
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05/11/12 09:51am |
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RE: Places to see and visit in BC!!
For some reason my message wouldn't load up yesterday, it has now been completed.
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05/06/12 10:29am |
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RE: Places to see and visit in BC!!
B.C is a big beautiful province with most areas being worthy of a visit. For a cross section of the southern interior I would suggest coming up through Osoyoos and the Okanagan Valley,(Pretty with Orchards and wineries).
Visit the Shuswap Lake area around Salmon Arm and Blind Bay.
Travel the Trans Canada #1 tthrough the Rogers Pass (Revelstoke-Golden), Very Mountainous
Take #93 #95 south to Cranbrook
#3 West to Creston
3A north along the east shore of Kootenay Lake Very scenic area.
Take the Free Ferry across the Lake to Nelson
3A back to 3 Do the circle around Trail & continue to Grand Forks then back to U.S.
Great route however when you exit the Kootenay Lake Ferry hang a right and head up towards Kaslo, New Denver, Sandon, Ainsworth Hot Springs, Trout Lake, Nakusp, Nakusp Hot Spring, Edgewood, Silverton, Slocan City, ( Slocan Lake) Idaho Peak,
View from Idaho Peak Halcyon Hot Spring, all these little towns are with in a 2hrs drive from the Kootenay Lake Ferry.
Route Map
As well as a RV Pilot and living really close to Trail BC, I never ever take the Hwy between Trail. Rossland & Nancy Greene Lake, to many steep grades. Better route if heading east or west is through Castlegar. There are hill either way you go, but nothing compaired to the one from Trail to Rossland. There is a flat route out of the Valley that Kootenay Lake, Nelson Castlegar and Trail are in, just south east of Tail a tad, at a crossing Called Waneta. That Boarder crossing is only open from 9am / 5pm daily. We always use this crossing when we exit or enter Canada as it save on the brakes. The road is a little narrow in spots and you get a great view of the Waneta Dam when you cros the one lane bridge just before the Boarder on the Canadain side, however if flat road is what you want this is it.
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PS: Edgwood is a little out of the way, but what a great little town onthe shores of the Lower Arrow Lakes.
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05/05/12 06:39pm |
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RE: TRAVELING TO ALASKA FROM SPOKANE
Hi Kekita
We live 2.5 hrs north of you on the Canadain side and have traveled the same roads you want to travel.
There are campgounds in Watson Lake and in Teslin, your best bet is to get a copy of MILEPOST and use it. You can also contact Tourism B.C. and Tourism Yukon and they will send you all sorts of free literature including campgrounds locations.
Have a great trip and take more time if you can to see Canada on your way up, or back.
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05/02/12 06:46pm |
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RE: Spring has sprung - Yukon River ice breakup at Dawson City
cool pic Sue
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05/01/12 11:59am |
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RE: Rathtrevor High Tech Sani Money Machine
The more they keep adding the money grabs onto the Provincial Parks, the better is looks for private campgrounds, with wifi, cable, full hookups, stores, laundry and more.
I have to say, I used to push people towards our Provincial Campgrounds in BC, and Yes they are beautiful, however they are pricing them selves off my list of places to stay. I haven’t stayed in a PCG in 2 years now ,and I’m not sure when I will be back. I have found a lot of Private campgrounds that have a lot more bang for the buck, and just a tag more money. We are lucky that we live close the boarder and are spending more time in Wash. State campgrounds which also give you more bang for the buck.
I don’t want to go down the Political road, so I will say this to all political parties, wake up Victoria!
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PS: that first post was a gas,,,,,,,,, I have ideas on how things could go realy bad with this "money grab" of some guy in an office in Victoria.
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04/29/12 07:31pm |
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RE: Highway 16 trouble....maybe Alaska bound?.
We got washouts and mud slides down in the Kootenays as well. We got a ton of rain the last week or so, and then the warm weather made that huge snow pack we had, melt FAST. Within 20 minutes of here we had two major slides on two different Hwys and one will taked weeks to repair. There was a mud slide on Hwy 3 in the west Kootenays that washed 1/2 the road away, down the mountains side about 400 or 500 ft to the bottom. They will need a huge amount of rock to fill that ditch. They do have single lane traffic open on the 1/2 of Hwy 3 that is still there.
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04/28/12 07:46pm |
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RE: Saskatchewan Parks: How Busy?
2 years ago during the 1st week of Augus, we came across the Canada / USA boarder just above Williston N.D. and never had a problem finding a site on eaither side of the line, all the way down to Deadwood, however that was two years ago
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04/27/12 03:48pm |
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Two new Highway Cams Hwy 37 & 37-A
For all you northern BC Travelers there are now two more Highway web cams that have come on line, one in Stewart BC and the other one at Meziadin Jct.
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Meziadin Jct.
Stewart BC
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04/26/12 07:07am |
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RE: German Newbies want to see Canada - starter questions
Just a couple more thoughts.
Why not do it the other way round, west to east? then you will get to see all the mountain parks without risk of campground/road closure.
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I was thinking the same, west to east. One thing to remember though is that many eastern campgrounds close after the Canadian Thanksgiving holiday which is October 8th this year. (always 2nd Monday of October).
The changing color of the leaves here in the east from around the last week of September through to the second week of October can be awesome.
I was thinking the same,, going west to east maybe a better way to go and getting a chance to see all those leves change color, is on our bucket list in a few years.
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04/21/12 07:34am |
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RE: German Newbies want to see Canada - starter questions
I agree with what others are saying most Provincial and some National parks close their campgrounds right after Labor Day weekend. I do know of a few private campgrounds that remain open after labor day, however it is not much after that that they also close. October is a great time to travel in BC however, there will be snow at the higher elevations because in the past, during the Canadian Thanksgiving weekend which is in October we have traveled to the Calgary from the West Kootenays in BC and driven though snow on the higher mountain passes, then again I have also seen 20 degree temps in October and we are outside in shorts having a BBQ.
If at all possible start your trip in late June early July at the latest. If you need any help with things to see send me a message
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04/20/12 03:27pm |
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RE: Mountain parks in April
Got to love Alberta weather..... got a e-mail from our daughter who lives in Cochrane last night. She attached a picture showing “about” 5 – 6 inches of fresh snow on her picnic table on the sun deck!
She said the weather man called for 25 mm or rain for yesterday. However knowing Alberta and it’s goofy weather, just give it a couple of days you most likely won’t even know that it had snowed a few days back.
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04/13/12 06:35am |
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RE: I welcome you to Canada....if ya poor, you have no chance!
In B.C. you have to pay before you pump, that law was passed a few years back.
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04/13/12 06:17am |
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RE: BC Backwoods: bring chicken wire for the porcupines?!
This pic was taken at the Kokanee Glacier cabin parking area. At the time I didn't know why this was done. Did a search when we got back to town and found out it was for porcupines.
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f95/a2448fan/DSCN0105.jpg width=640
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03/29/12 12:12pm |
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RE: BC Backwoods: bring chicken wire for the porcupines?!
I agree with Dave / crosscheck, on extended stays where the vehicle will be left alone a long ways from civilization chicken wire in my books is a must
When we used to hike up Kokanee Glacier we also used Chicken wire, and I highly recommend it if you’re going to leave your vehicle in the bush alone for a few days. We didn’t just do the tires we also strung a large piece right under the engine compartment to keep them out of there. We came back once after staying at the cabin one weekend to find a van from Alberta with no tires and anti-freeze all over the ground!
Another trick for Porky’s and other smaller Critters is Moth Balls readily available at any drug store. We used moth balls at our Snowmobile Cabin to help keep the Pack Rats away. When I had my property up the bush we used do #1 ( guys only) on the ground around the fruit tree to keep the elk and deer from damaging the trees.
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03/28/12 03:10pm |
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RE: leaving in a month or so for Alaska Which Route?
We had snow in the Kootenays again last night and they are calling for it off and on all week. Was snowmobiling on the weekend and saw a lot of snow birds coming back north for the summer.
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03/27/12 03:58pm |
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RE: availability of rv campgrounds
Couple more dates to be aware of, and that I would be making a reservation on are, July 1st and August 1st weekends in Canada. July 1st being Canada Day and August 1st in most Canadian Provinces and Territories is also a long weekend
On both of those weekend you can bet that every Canadian that owns a tent, trailer or camper will be heading to their local campground.
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03/25/12 06:46am |
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RE: best town for 4th of July
International Days
Stewart BC for July 1st and then 2 days later it is Hyder Alaska for July 4th..... used to be 4 days of events, however the towns are a lot smaller now. I haven’t been there for those dates in years but it used to be a blast!
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03/23/12 07:44am |
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