A miracle
19 августа 2023 г., Канада ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
On Saturday I get back on the road, after my niece Isabelle’s 6th birthday party. And a miracle occurs - after several calls and insistence with Edmonton Police, I actually get my bike back. ThanksЧитать далее
Jasper NP again
20 августа 2023 г., Канада ⋅ ☀️ 7 °C
Impressions from Jasper, Sunny this time, but it is very cold at night
Jasper NP - Maligne Lake
20 августа 2023 г., Канада ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
A boat tour on Maligne Lake - unfortunately, the view is not very good as it’s very smoky due to all the wildfires in BC
ПутешественникWell if you thought this was bad in terms of smoke I guess BC teaches you different 😂 😬
Mt Robson Provincial Park
22 августа 2023 г., Канада ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Traveling west from Jasper into British Columbia, Mount Robson, is the highest mountain in the Canadian Rockies. With the bad visibility due to smoke, unfortunately, I don’t really see the mountain.Читать далее
McBride - authentic northern town
24 августа 2023 г., Канада ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
I drive into McBride more by chance than by plan and truly fall in love with this very authentic Northern forest town. Especially with the beanery café in the train station and the characters there.Читать далее
Interior temperate rainforest
24 августа 2023 г., Канада ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Coastal climate with lots of rain in between the coastal and rocky mountain ranges creates a rainforest environment. And the salmon have started to come into the cello rivers to spawn - I hope to seeЧитать далее
On the move
24 августа 2023 г., Канада ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
I am on the Yellowhead Highway, one of only 2 road fully transversing the Rocky Mountains in Canada. This is the northern road, only fully completed in 1972. People followed the railroad here, onceЧитать далее
Barkerville Gold Rush Town
25 августа 2023 г., Канада ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
I’m in Gold country, the Cariboo region. Barker like once was the second biggest town in the west after San Francisco! It turned into a ghost town, then into a Historic Village, but Gold is stillЧитать далее
Fort St. James
28 августа 2023 г., Канада ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
75% original Hudson’s Bay Company Trading Fort on Stuart Lake. A vast majority of central and western Canada was discovered by the white man through trappers and traders. I also witnessed the firstЧитать далее
Car issues - I’m stuck in Hazelton and S
30 августа 2023 г., Канада ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
While getting gas at a full service gas station, the idiots there put regular gasoline into my diesel tank. Believe me, you do NOT want that to happen. The engine sounds very unhealthy. I managed toЧитать далее
Hazelton and Smithers
1 сентября 2023 г., Канада ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Apart from being stuck in these towns, there’s also stuff to do and see, and the landscape is really beautiful.
Totem country
1 сентября 2023 г., Канада ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
This area of British Columbia has a very high percentage of indigenous population, and their rich culture. They mainly lived off fish, spending the winters in longhouses, and commemorating theЧитать далее
Northern-most point of my journey
2 сентября 2023 г., Канада ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
On the way to Stewart/Hyder I reach the most northern point of my trip in Meziadin Junction
I’m in Alaska!
2 сентября 2023 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
A 600 km detour to Stewart (Canada) - fairly large and sort of thriving- and neighbor Hyder (Alaska) - almost ghost town. Here the Americans don’t control immigration, but the Canadians do! ImagesЧитать далее
Fish Creek & Salmon Glacier
2 сентября 2023 г., Канада ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
2 big reasons to make the journey to Stewart / Hyder: bears feeding on salmon in Fish Creek, and the huge, unbelievably beautiful Salmon Glacier. Unfortunately, even though I spent about three hoursЧитать далее
Stewart
3 сентября 2023 г., Канада ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Fishing, forestry, tourism and especially mining keep this remote town alive. The only food can be bought in a small bakery in to General stores.
Demolition Derby!
3 сентября 2023 г., Канада ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
After I heard from the tow truck driver (see below) about the race day, I wanted to see it. And it was A LOT of fun! Turn the sound up in the videos…
Terrace, British Columbia
3 сентября 2023 г., Канада ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
I explored the economically important, but touristically pretty boring town of Terrace. Very nice campground close by, Lakelse Lake - for them and many other places, this is the last weekend ofЧитать далее
Labor Day in the Rainforest
4 сентября 2023 г., Канада ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
I’ve reached the Pacific Ocean! I travelled through the coastal rainforest to Prince Rupert, the rainiest and cloudiest town in Canada, and … it rains…
North Pacific Cannery Historic Site
5 сентября 2023 г., Канада ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Want to know why salmon were decimated in the Pacific? There were over 800 Canneries like the historic site I visited today between San Francisco and Prince Rupert from about 1880 to 1980. Add to thatЧитать далее
Prince Rupert
5 сентября 2023 г., Канада ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
This place is all about fishing and tourism. And the Museum of Northern British Columbia has an incredible collection of indigenous art from the area. After I’ve already visited so many villages,Читать далее
A day on the ferry
6 сентября 2023 г., Канада ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Today I took the ferry from Prince Rupert to Port Hardy at the north end of Vancouver Island. 16,5 hours + be there 2 hours early + 1 hour to get off and go to the campground! I got up at 5 am.Читать далее
Northern Vancouver Island
7 сентября 2023 г., Канада ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Perfect weather and surprisingly nice. Images from Port Hardy and Port Alice
Alert Bay
8 сентября 2023 г., Канада ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
A famous First Nations (indigenous) community, 45 min on the ferry from Port McNeill. Carvings, totem poles, artifacts… and the ocean
Whale Watching
8 сентября 2023 г., Канада ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Out of Alert Bay. An unbelievable day! We saw resident orca, transient orca (2 separate species), sea otters, lots of humpback whales, Dall’s porpoise and Pacific white-sided dolphins. I can onlyЧитать далее