Our Camping Adventure - Virginia to Alaska
We left Charlie Lake, British Columbia today heading to Toad Lake also in British Columbia. We didn’t have the high winds like we had yesterday, but we did have rain for most of the drive. At time the rain was very heavy. We are now getting into the outback of Canada. In many cases there are large distances between towns. We saw a couple of ‘motels’ that apparently cater to workers. Mainly these motels were construction trailers lined up end to end. We passed Sasquatch Crossing – no didn’t see Bigfoot. We stopped into a gas station the above ground tanks loaded in construction trailers. Guess the permafrost prohibits installing the tanks underground. Plus they can move the tanks as needed due to weather conditions. The particular gas station that we stopped at also had a restaurant advertising best food around as voted by truckers. Since there wasn’t anything else around for miles, they were the only place for food. The gas station and restaurant was their equivalent to our WaWa gas stations!
There was a lot of construction on the highway. In a couple of instances we had to wait for a pilot car to lead us through. In both cases we had to wait about 20 minutes before the oncoming traffic had completed coming through.
We passed through forests that had been engulfed in the 2015 Big Beaver Creek wildfire which burned 19,760 acres of trees. In many areas we could see the new regrowth taking place.
We continued on to the Tetsa River campground to purchase 2 of their world-famous cinnamon buns. Don’t know if I would say they are the best cinnamon buns in the world, but the men in my family love cinnamon buns so we couldn’t pass up the chance. While at the campground we noticed a funny sign on their gas pump. We had been paying .99 to 1.20 per litre for gas. Due to the remoteness of the campground, they were charging $1.59. Take it or leave it. If you need the gas you don’t complain since it can be a couple of hundred kilometers between gas stations.
We arrived at a lovely campground on the Toad River. The Toad River lodge is noted for its collection of over 10,000 hats donated by visitors since the lodge opened in the 1940s. The hats are nailed to every available spot on the ceiling and continuing down the walls.
We did see a few animals today but unfortunately I was not able to get good pictures. We saw a caribou and sheep. Hopefully tomorrow we will have better luck.
Bette Donaldson
48 chapters
16 Apr 2020
2017 Alaska adventure - Charlie Lake to Toad Lake
July 31, 2017
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Toad Lake
We left Charlie Lake, British Columbia today heading to Toad Lake also in British Columbia. We didn’t have the high winds like we had yesterday, but we did have rain for most of the drive. At time the rain was very heavy. We are now getting into the outback of Canada. In many cases there are large distances between towns. We saw a couple of ‘motels’ that apparently cater to workers. Mainly these motels were construction trailers lined up end to end. We passed Sasquatch Crossing – no didn’t see Bigfoot. We stopped into a gas station the above ground tanks loaded in construction trailers. Guess the permafrost prohibits installing the tanks underground. Plus they can move the tanks as needed due to weather conditions. The particular gas station that we stopped at also had a restaurant advertising best food around as voted by truckers. Since there wasn’t anything else around for miles, they were the only place for food. The gas station and restaurant was their equivalent to our WaWa gas stations!
There was a lot of construction on the highway. In a couple of instances we had to wait for a pilot car to lead us through. In both cases we had to wait about 20 minutes before the oncoming traffic had completed coming through.
We passed through forests that had been engulfed in the 2015 Big Beaver Creek wildfire which burned 19,760 acres of trees. In many areas we could see the new regrowth taking place.
We continued on to the Tetsa River campground to purchase 2 of their world-famous cinnamon buns. Don’t know if I would say they are the best cinnamon buns in the world, but the men in my family love cinnamon buns so we couldn’t pass up the chance. While at the campground we noticed a funny sign on their gas pump. We had been paying .99 to 1.20 per litre for gas. Due to the remoteness of the campground, they were charging $1.59. Take it or leave it. If you need the gas you don’t complain since it can be a couple of hundred kilometers between gas stations.
We arrived at a lovely campground on the Toad River. The Toad River lodge is noted for its collection of over 10,000 hats donated by visitors since the lodge opened in the 1940s. The hats are nailed to every available spot on the ceiling and continuing down the walls.
We did see a few animals today but unfortunately I was not able to get good pictures. We saw a caribou and sheep. Hopefully tomorrow we will have better luck.
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2017 Alaska adventure - Virginia to Pennsylvania
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2017 Alaska adventure - Pennsylvania to Michigan
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2017 Alaska Adventure - Michigan
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2017 Alaska adventure - Michigan to Wisconsin
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2017 Alaska adventure - Wisconsin to South Dakota
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2017 Alaska adventure - South Dakota
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2017 Alaska adventure - South Dakota to Wyoming
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2017 Alaska adventure - Wyoming to Montana
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2017 Alaska adventure - Columbia Falls, Montana
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2017 Alaska adventure - Glacier Park Montana
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2017 Alaska adventure - Glacier Park Montana part 2
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2017 Alaska adventure - Glacier Park Montana to British Columbia, Canada
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2017 Alaska adventure - Banff National Park, British Columbia, Canada
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2017 Alaska adventure - Banff National Park, British Columbia, Canada
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2017 Alaska adventure - Banff to Grand Cache, Alberta, Canada
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2017 Alaska adventure - Grand Cache to Charlie Lake
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2017 Alaska adventure - Charlie Lake to Toad Lake
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2017 Alaska adventure - Toad Lake to Watson Lake, Yukon
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2017 Alaska adventure - Watson Lake, Yukon to Whitehorse Yukon
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2017 Alaska adventure - Whitehorse, Yukon to Tok, Alaska
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2017 Alaska adventure - Tok, Alaska to Valdez
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2017 Alaska adventure - Valdez Day 1
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2017 Alaska adventure - Valdez Day 2
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2017 Alaska adventure - Valdez, Alaska to Seward, Alaska
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2017 Alaska adventure - Seward Day 1
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2017 Alaska adventure - Seward Day 2
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2017 Alaska adventure - Seward, Alaska to Homer, Alaska
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2017 Alaska adventure - Homer, Alaska Day 1
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2017 Alaska adventure - Homer, Alaska Days 2 & 3
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2017 Alaska adventure - Homer, Alaska to Kenai, Alaska
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2017 Alaska adventure - Kenai, Alaska to Anchorage, Alaska
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2017 Alaska adventure - Anchorage, Alaska to Talkeetna, Alaska
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2017 Alaska adventure - Talkeetna, Alaska to Denali, Alaska
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2017 Alaska adventure - Denali, Alaska
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2017 Alaska adventure - Denali, Alaska
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2017 Alaska adventure - Denali, Alaska to Fairbanks, Alaska
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2017 Alaska adventure - Fairbanks, Alaska to Beaver Creek, Yukon
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2017 Alaska adventure - Beaver Creek, Yukon to Whitehorse, Yukon
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2017 Alaska adventure - Skagway, Alaska
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2017 Alaska adventure - Whitehorse, Yukon to Iskut, British Columbia
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2017 Alaska adventure - Iskut, British Columbia to Hyder, Alaska
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2017 Alaska adventure -Hyder, Alaska to Fort Fraser, BC
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2017 Alaska adventure -British Columbia to Omak, Washington
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2017 Alaska adventure -Omak, Washington to Culver, Oregon
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2017 Alaska adventure - Culver, Oregon to Caldwell, Idaho
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2017 Alaska adventure - Caldwell, Idaho to Lava Hot Springs, Idaho
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2017 Alaska adventure - Lava Hot Springs, Idaho to Laramie, Wyoming
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2017 Alaska adventure - Beat feet back to Virginia
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