Williams Lake, B.C.

Monday, June 19. Meziadin Lake Prov. Park - 522 km – 8 hours

We had a phenomenal day on the Cassiar Highway! Scenery was spectacular. The air had been cleared by yesterday’s rain. Razor sharp snow-capped mountains and beautiful lakes were the menu for the day.

Cassiar Hwy Scenery

Many Roadside Lakes

Avalanche Tracks

Stopped for a break and happened upon a cross and memorial erected for Leonard Dyck. It put up by the truck drivers of the Alaska Hwy. In case you don’t remember he was a victim of McLeod/Schmegelsky murder spree.

Three separate black bear sightings. They seem smaller than the ones we spotted previously.

The most special sightings were two little red foxes. The first one just ran up and right beside the truck like we weren’t even there. The second one ran ahead on the road then off the road where he promptly caught lunch (see photo – you would have to have been there to appreciate what a lucky photo that is).

Lunch!

Stopped at Jade city. We had made this our destination during COVID as the Yukon border was closed so it was our furthest point north on the motorcycle trip. This time we purchased a cute Christmas ornament as it is what we like to do to commemorate our both travels. We can now say we have completed the Cassiar Highway

Just after we got back underway we spotted a cemetery with “Cassiar cemetery“on the sign over the entrance. We guess it was for workers, etc., from the Cassiar Asbestos Mine although there were many First Nations names (including newborns) as well. The oldest grave being 1963. Lots of plastic flowers and some solar lights.

Cassiar Cemetary Grave

Gassed up in Dease Lake and reminisced about our last trip there. Had to visit the general store for snacks. Also took a drive through Iskut. We had wanted to do this our last trip but the road was barricaded due to COVID. A co-worker of Norma’s worked in the nursing station there and had posted so much about the community we wanted to see it for ourselves.

We stopped to ask one of the Flagman what they were laying the cable for. We had seen many ROHL global network trucks over the entire trip, either on the road or on site (side of the road) working. We were told they were placing fibre optic cables to the north to improve communications.

Tuesday, June 20 - Williams Lake, B.C. Tuesday - 879 km – 10.5 hours

The Provincial Park at Meziadin Lake last night was a very popular spot on a very pretty lake but the mosquitoes forced us inside by dark. Our beautiful clear skies of the north turned into smoky skies by the time we got to New Hazleton. Lots more traffic. Way more inhabited. Lost the smoke just after Smithers so that made for a nicer drive.

So we’re sitting getting gas. A guy jumps out of his car and goes into the shop leaving his car in gear. It started rolling into the vehicle in front, luckily the quick action of the gas attendant to physically hold it back saved the fender bender. We suggested to the poor parker that he owed the gas attendant a tip. He just laughed.

This is our last night before we get home. We have been on familiar roads the last hours of today and will be again all of tomorrow so probably nothing new to post for our last day on the road. 

But we will calculate costs as we are interested in how much the fuel was for this adventure, the total kilometers travelled and will publish an addendum. We have seen fuel prices range from 1.65 to 2.28 per liter.