Bezaire's Ramblings

Finally, a reasonably clear evening gave us a pretty sunset picture, one of several nice shots in the album titled 05-28 Clover Pass at right.

The sea filled the bottom third of this narrow, glacier-carved canyon leaving Misty Fjord with its snow-capped cliffs soaring 3,ooo feet and spewing magnificent falls of spring melt water.

Accessible only by plane or boat, Continue reading ‘Yawn… Just a Boat Ride’…

On this dreary rainy day, the photos are not so bright and cheery, but they do show a couple of interesting features…

Continue reading ‘Tides and Humpbacks’…

Do you remember, as a child, chasing fireflies right before the sun went down?  We called it dusk – and in the middle of summer we  might be able to push the time to be home all the way past 9:30! Last night, here in Prince Rupert, dusk came around 11:30pm. The sky was already lighting at 4:15am this morning (You know – it’s that early morning bathroom call). Many people said that living in a land that has so much daylight would be difficult for them.  I disagree – in BC there is so much to see and explore I fall exhausted into bed every night! Continue reading ‘Random Thoughts on BC’…

Chatting along the docks is a great way to learn about the industry.

Continue reading ‘Fishermen share’…

Then hang out at a cannery!

Prince Rupert is a small city (about 13,000) with a thriving fishing industry and a  port for car ferries and container ships. We were told that nearby Mt Hays provides a wonderful vista and lots of eagles, but this YouTube video of the road is no exaggeration — we only took our little Scion 1/4 of the way before giving up that trip. We were afraid of getting lost in the potholes!

Fortunately, however, Prince Rupert does provide Continue reading ‘Wanna soar with the eagles?’…

Yea! More blue skies! To celebrate, before leaving for Prince Rupert, we took  off for a Park about an hour North of Terrace called Anhuukuut’ukwssim Axhwsm Angwinga’asanwskl Nisga’a, or Nisga Provincial Park. Boy, Ig would love to use that name for Scrabble! The park shows how little impact has been made on the lava that flowed 300 years ago. Continue reading ‘7 Bears, 3 Deer & a Couple Dozen Eagles’…

This morning was another ‘nudge Dave awake – the sun is shining’ kind of morning. But, since he was up ’til 3:00am working on my art website, I thoughtfully crept outside to take some photos at 6:30am. Of course, that lead to pulling out my paints… Continue reading ‘You’re Visiting Terrace???’…

We have found some fantastic camping sites – along rivers, lakes and mountains. Our site along Dragon lake in Quesnel was no different – except that it seemed everyone in the park was either fishing, getting ready to fish or talking about how little fish they caught. Continue reading ‘Fly Fishing Extravaganza’…

Quesnel, our next destination spot turned out to be a great place to explore. We parked our RV on the edge of a big lake and went off to explore Barkerville, the largest living history museum in North America. Continue reading ‘A 100km race, the year 1856 and 3 bears!’…

It seems as if most roads in BC have names as well as route numbers. Route 99, from Vancouver to Lillooet is called the Sea to Sky Highway – and traverses rain forest to desert mountains. The 13 and 14 grade mountain grades, with tight hairpin curves thrown in for extra excitement, made for a nerve wracking day of travel. Continue reading ‘A Wild Ride to Lillooet’…

Most spring days in BC – many other spring days in BC.

A cause for celebration…

We knew this trip to the Northwest would mean a wet spring, and true to expectations, we’ve seen about 5 rainy days for every dry one. Continue reading ‘Ahhh… Sunshine!’…

Our day started with many ups, downs and hairpin turns crossing Vancouver Island. After a frustrating stop at an uncooperative Canadian Tire store, we had a pleasant experience at a helpful Wal-Mart where we got the flat tire on our Scion fixed. Continue reading ‘Perspective’…

The Wild Pacific Trail is a circular path that runs along the edge of a spectacular peninsula – it offers fantastic views around every bend. We calculated that our 4 mile walk would take us about an hour like at home. Fat chance! Although it was very cloudy, we found many spots to photograph and put them into an album called 05-11 Wild Pacific Trail at right. We’ll return tommorr0w, with the hopes for a sunny day, to roam, paint and snap pics.

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