A miracle
August 19, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 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. ThanksRead more
Jasper NP again
August 20, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 7 °C
Impressions from Jasper, Sunny this time, but it is very cold at night
Jasper NP - Maligne Lake
August 20, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 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
Mt Robson Provincial Park
August 22, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 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.Read more
McBride - authentic northern town
August 24, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 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.Read more
Interior temperate rainforest
August 24, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 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 seeRead more
On the move
August 24, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 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, onceRead more
Barkerville Gold Rush Town
August 25, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 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 stillRead more
Fort St. James
August 28, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 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 firstRead more
Car issues - I’m stuck in Hazelton and S
August 30, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 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 toRead more
Hazelton and Smithers
September 1, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 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
September 1, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 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 theRead more
Northern-most point of my journey
September 2, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
On the way to Stewart/Hyder I reach the most northern point of my trip in Meziadin Junction
I’m in Alaska!
September 2, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 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! ImagesRead more
Fish Creek & Salmon Glacier
September 2, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 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 hoursRead more
Stewart
September 3, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 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!
September 3, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 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
September 3, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 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 ofRead more
Labor Day in the Rainforest
September 4, 2023 in Canada ⋅ 🌧 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
September 5, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 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 thatRead more
Prince Rupert
September 5, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 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,Read more
A day on the ferry
September 6, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 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.Read more
Northern Vancouver Island
September 7, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Perfect weather and surprisingly nice. Images from Port Hardy and Port Alice
Alert Bay
September 8, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 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
September 8, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 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 onlyRead more






















































































































































































































































































































