Lynden, Washington, USA to a boondocking spot in the parking lot of Mount Begbie Fire Lookout, 70 Mile House, British Columbia, Canada

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: