Fri - 23 from Houston, BC

Shady Rest RV Park
Site #33 - $22, p/w/s, Internet, Temp 17C

We spent the night in this nice, well kept campground just out of Houston. It was one of the cheaper places we've stayed, with full hookup (including internet). It was a treat to have the power for coffee and my hair blower this morning!! I also was able to do a couple loads of laundry.

The drive continued -- We walked on and then drove across the Hagwilger Canyon Bridge at Hazelton, one of the highest suspension bridges in N. America.



This was also supposed to be Totem Pole capital of the world with it's more than 50 poles. I don't know, we drove through what seemed like the entire community and never spotted one!!?? go figure! It was an interesting old native community, however, but not really for larger RV's. We nearly 'dead-ended' a couple of times! (Things that make my hair go gray!)

Pulled off for lunch in Kitwanga where it was 19C (!!) and then headed up Hwy 37 (Cassiar Hwy). The temp reached 22C. The 153 km stretch we did today on 37 was probably some of the best/smoothest hwy we've been on. (If only we should be so lucky the rest of the way!) There was very little traffic - (Only passed one vehicle going our direction.) We haven't been very lucky with the wildlife. One black bear ran across the hwy today and we saw one near Barkerville plus 2 coyotes.

Tonight it's back to a Prov. Campground (Meziadin Lake) with no hookups. It sounds like a beautiful spot and a popular stop for visitors going to Alaska and up this Cassiar Hwy. I'm a little concerned because I was reading on the internet last night that the opening of this campground was delayed because of higher then normal snow pack and in fact, today is opening day!

Drive to Meziadin Lake

P.S. Yes, Charlie, we did 'smell the mighty Skeena'. The fish are just waiting for you!