Jenn drove our coach and I followed in our truck (due to the tow failure) 273 miles / 439 km, about five hours of driving, from Azouzetta Lake Lodge & Campground in Mackenzie to Stampede Campground in Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada, continuing to return home.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading south:

An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:

Again, not a lot of pictures of this trip (and the next couple), since I was driving. But I had to take a few more of Azouzetta Lake Lodge & Campground:

We went to the cafe again for breakfast, and got some croissants for today and cinnamon rolls for later:

More views:

Rest stop on our way:

Fuel stop for the coach and truck:

Arriving at Stampede Campground in Williams Lake:

Campground reservation board:

Campground map:

Our site, #45:

After our truck decided it didn’t want to go to Alaska after all, we made the difficult decision to head home, rather than try to continue our trip in a sub-optimal way, by either driving separately or leaving our truck in Fort St John and renting a car in Alaska. We’ll try again in a year or two.

Jenn drove our coach and I followed in our truck (due to the tow failure) 150 miles / 241 km, about three hours of driving, from Rosco’s RV Park in Fort St John to Azouzetta Lake Lodge & Campground in Mackenzie, British Columbia, Canada.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading southwest:

An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:

No pictures of the road from this trip (and the next few), since I was driving, but still a bunch from our stops.

We stayed at Rosco’s RV Park for two nights, and had lunch at TJ’s Country Kitchen, out front of the RV park:

I zip-tied the loose truck components before departing:

Checking on the truck at a rest stop:

Lunch stop at A&W in Chetwynd:

Arriving at Azouzetta Lake Lodge & Campground:

Check in at the cafe:

Campground map; we booked site #22:

Opening the gate for our coach:

Our site, #22; no hookups, but very scenic:

Nice views all around:

We had pizza and poutine for dinner at the cafe:

Back to our site:

We drove our coach 206 miles / 332 km, about four hours of driving, from a boondocking spot in the parking lot of Mount Begbie Fire Lookout near 70 Mile House to MamaYeh RV Park & Campground near Prince George, British Columbia, Canada.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading north:

An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:

Begbie Summit elevation 1232 m (4041 ft):

Barn and 130 Mile Lake:

Williams Lake rest area:

Turn to Prince George:

Interesting rocks:

Bridge over Quesnel River:

River and BC-97 highway:

Arriving at MamaYeh RV Park & Campground:

Campground map:

RV park playground:

Our site, #1:

Not particularly level:

But very long:

That evening we went into Prince George for dinner at A&W:

Root beer in frosty mugs, grass-fed beef burgers, and fries; all very tasty:

Back to our site:

We were on our way to Alaska! (Or so we thought.) Our first leg was to get just south of the border with Canada.

We drove our coach 206 miles, about four hours of driving, from our home base near Shelton to Lynden / Bellingham KOA in Lynden, Washington.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading north:

An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:

Oakland Bay near Shelton:

Joining I-5 North:

Tacoma Dome:

Rest area with RV dump stations:

Rest area… with a clueless car and a van in the truck parking:

Lunch:

Seattle skyline:

T-Mobile Park, home of our Seattle Mariners, with a closed roof:

Heavy traffic:

Tunnel under convention center:

Zuck’s megayacht:

Rest area:

I-5 bridge over Skagit River:

Almost a collision:

Arriving at Lynden / Bellingham KOA:

Narrow driveway:

Our site, #6:

The site was so short, we had to park our truck over by the office (I think the first time we ever had to do that):

We drove our truck from home down to Cummins, then drove our coach back home on the same day; 255 miles (each way), about five hours of driving (each way), from Cummins Coach Care in Coburg, Oregon to our home base near Shelton, Washington… again.

Here’s a map showing our route home, heading north:

An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:

Our coach:

Departing Cummins:

I-5 North:

Oops:

We stopped at the first rest area again, to see if the issue recurs… fortunately it did not; looks like the turbo replacement was the real fix:

Triple trailer:

Exit to I-205 North:

The mountain’s out — Mount Hood:

Leaving Portland:

Mount Hood again:

“Oregon Thanks You; Come Back Soon”; not for a few months, thanks:

Just can’t get enough of Mount Hood:

Closed rest area:

Back to Gee Cee’s Truck Stop again:

This time, we got fuel:

And DEF:

Then we went into their restaurant for dinner:

A long day; getting towards sunset:

Exit towards Shelton:

Shelton:

Our coach at home:

We drove our coach 255 miles, about five hours of driving, from our home base near Shelton, Washington back to Cummins Coach Care in Coburg, Oregon.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading south:

An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:

On the way:

Rail crossing:

WA-101 South:

“Take Turns Merging When Congested”… yep, that’s how it’s supposed to work; zipper merge, people:

To I-5 South:

Engine fire:

Bump:

A pipe thing… I wonder what it is? ChatGPT thinks it’s a conveyer segment, which seems plausible. Looks like a catwalk and handrail on the right inside:

Gee Cee’s Truck Stop, a favorite stop on I-5:

They have a restaurant and deli:

We had lunch at the restaurant:

Back to our coach:

Train:

Interstate drawbridge between Washington and Oregon:

Entering Oregon:

Welcome to Oregon:

Fremont Bridge:

Portland:

Aerial tram:

Coburg exit, again:

Back to Cummins:

Parked at Cummins: