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On our way towards Alaska, we entered Canada! Oh, so full of hope and plans for the next three months.
We drove our coach 238 miles / 383 km, about five hours of driving, from Lynden / Bellingham KOA in Lynden, Washington, USA to a boondocking spot in the parking lot of Mount Begbie Fire Lookout, 70 Mile House, British Columbia, Canada.
Here’s a map showing our route, heading north:
An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:
Canadian Border Inspection:
Welcome to British Columbia, Canada:
Maximum 100 km/h:
Trans-Canada 1 East:
Circle Route British Columbia Heritage Discovery:
Welcome to Hope, BC:
Yale rest area:
Yale Tunnel:
Saddle Rock Tunnel:
Saskatchewan train:
Sailor Bar Tunnel:
Spuzzum Tunnel:
Two tunnels in quick succession:
China Bar Tunnel:
Wildlife Corridor:
Thompson River:
We attempted to fuel at a Esso card lock pump, using our Open Roads fuel card, but it didn’t work:
A little later, we had better success at a regular Wesco diesel pump, albeit having to do three separate $250 transactions (yes, our coach takes a lot of fuel); fueling our coach was an ongoing hassle in Canada:
Arriving at the boondocking spot:
Welcome to Mount Begbie Lookout:
Our boondocking spot, where we spent the night with no hookups:
After breakfast the next morning, we walked on the trail up the mountain:
View partway up:
Cell tower at the top:
Lake view:
Fire watch tower:
Back to our coach:
There's a larger area below where we parked, but it wasn't very level:
