Hi,

We made it to Prince George, BC by 5:30 p.m. today. The drive was nice, but long. We covered terrain from lush mountains and valleys following the Fraser River and driving through the canyons. Then near Cache Creek we entered an arid section that looks a lot like the dry mountainous areas of NV or AZ. Low scrub brush, few trees, lots of red dirt and rocks even with the Fraser R. flowing by. The next area was a lot like the east side of OR where there are lots of trees and meadows. Nothing eventful happened today, but yesterday the Canadian customs agent told Bart to be ready next time we get to the border. I had suggested we get our passports out (they were in our backpacks in the back of the Suburban). Of course he found his, but claimed I was giving him the wrong directions to find mine. Our backpacks are identical in makeup! The agent was so frustrated with us that he said, "Be prepared next time!" OUCH!

We are now trying to decide if we want to take the scenic route or the more traveled route. Serious map reading later tonight. It looks like the scenic route is shorter, but it also has about 100 miles of unpaved road. Since we have been really lucky with good roads, I opt to not have my brains rattled by the bumpy road or chance doing something to the trailer.

We visited with Kristen's grandmother and went to lunch with her. She is 85 and doing well. She is still going up and down three flights of stairs rather than wait for a slow elevator.

The second photo is just outside Hope, BC and the first is entering China Bar Tunnel which is supposed to be one of the longest tunnels in North America. When we entered and saw the end of the tunnel right away, we figured we had both been in longer tunnels.

Since I started this blog, we have eaten dinner and conferred with a friend in Incline who has taken ".... the road less traveled." and we are going to do that one too (called the Cassair Hwy number 37). It's over 800 miles from Prince George, BC to Watson Lake, YT so it will take two days. After that it will take us a day to get to Whitehorse, YT then another day to Tok, AK and home for a total of 5 driving days. We should be home by Monday. WHEW!

That's all for now.