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RE: Out the door....
Currently in Williams Lake...doing the morning stuff and about to head down #20 towards Bella Coola.
Gary
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09/18/20 10:44am |
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RE: Border closure extended
Where did you see November 21? The latest report I found is October 21. CBC Report
Every time I post about an extension...someone suggests that it's the wrong information. Please...do a Google search.
Gary
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garyhaupt
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09/18/20 10:41am |
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Border closure extended
Till November 21st. I see they now call it a "partial closure".
Gary Haupt
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garyhaupt
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09/18/20 10:16am |
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RE: Out the door....
Overnight in Clinton...library/wifi has nice on-street street parking....roll out the bbq and have at'r....
https://i.imgur.com/UvyGlOt.jpg]https://i.imgur.com/UvyGlOt.jpg
Clinton..pop 650...old cowboy/mining town. Don't fret about me using the bbq.
Gary
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garyhaupt
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09/17/20 08:00am |
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RE: Out the door....
Canyon to Clearwater, or back to Merritt before going to Wells Gray?
we're mapping it out to save for the future! :-) Will be watching your blog, so keep us posted -thanks.
Vancouver, Canyon, Merritt, Kamloops to Clearwater for Wells Grey..then on to Jasper/Banff.
I have removed the FB info...decided to limit who would see how many at home, would see that we are away.
The Blog still will see the pix.
Let me know if you need more info. Always happy to help.
Gary
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garyhaupt
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09/15/20 09:43am |
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Out the door....
Off this morning for a 4 to 6 week wander about BC.
Penticton to Kamloops to William's Lake, Bella Coola, back along 20 to Hanceville, south on dirt thru the Gang Ranch, ,Lilloett, Squamish, Vancouver, Harrison, Canyon for train spotting, Merritt for jam, Well Grey Jasper, Banff...plus any hot springs along the way. Taking the kayak....I keep saying fish, but....we'll see.
I run with VHF LADD 1 up, if you see us...give a shout.
https://i.imgur.com/ZRFiRD1.jpg]https://i.imgur.com/ZRFiRD1.jpg
Gary Haupt
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garyhaupt
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09/15/20 08:14am |
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RE: Total outdoor flame device ban Oregon SP
Am I the only one thinking...not a word about the fires in Oregon? or about the huge fatality count? The cities that have been totally destroyed? Only about whether or not someone can cook their steak?
Gary Haupt
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garyhaupt
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09/12/20 09:06am |
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4x4 roll over and recovery
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Gary Haupt
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garyhaupt
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09/04/20 05:37pm |
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RE: 4 maybe 5 weeks....
Commonly referred to as 'The Hill'...originally built by the residents of Bella Coola and the valley. The hill is not paved. They run semi's up and down..canneries and so on. There are protocols to be followed on the hill. Some of the corners are narrow. Switch backs and all that, so...one looks way ahead to see what's coming at you. More than one tourist has driven down and paid to have their rig driven up. The wrecks down the sides are legion....
Gary
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garyhaupt
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08/31/20 01:12pm |
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RE: LOOKING IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES
Try putting some heat inside the RV on a cold-ish day. That might/should show a condensation line on the exterior. Mine is aluminum framed too, I and framing shows up easily under those conditions.
Gary Haupt
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garyhaupt
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08/31/20 09:14am |
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RE: 4 maybe 5 weeks....
"That would be sweet....I am following a thread on a FB page...San Josef, Rath Cove and Winter Harbour, from Port Hardy. Now I can't wait for January!"
Just returned to Port Hardy from a day trip to Alder Bay and Telegraph Cove where Killer whales are common (not today). Have been to Grant Bay, and my kids have been to San Josef, Rath Cove, and Cape Scott several times each. As I tap this out, my youngest is at Cape Scott again for a few days.
Winter Harbour is a straight drive with the others a 1 ½ to 2 ½ hour drive on very rough active logging roads followed by a hike of up to 4 hours to Cape Scott.
For Rath Cove it is easier to do the last of it by canoe, or kayak for maybe an hour, otherwise a more difficult hike for an hour or so.
For a better road and a better time, good weather is a bonus. If you don't care, all of the above are awesome. I would plan to camp around Port Hardy somewhere and drive. Lots of options.
To your knowledge...San Josef has a road? I don't see either one of us doing the hike into Cape Scott..bearing in mind, we are talking winter, too.
I think we are going to start out via the Sunshine Coast and trundle along. We won't get going till January or February..if storms are raging, we'll hide out a bit.
Gary
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garyhaupt
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08/30/20 09:02am |
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RE: 4 maybe 5 weeks....
I'm envious. We went to Canada back in 2005, I think. Did the Banff, Lake Louise, Jasper, Well Gray Provincial Park, Kamloops, and Revelstoke and everything in between and still didn't see enough. Have not been able to make it back.
We share a similar sentiment, just that ours is about Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah and New Mexico...our winter haunts. Instead, this coming winter will see us wandering BC...probably over to Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast. We'll probably have to do it bits n pieces. I don't quite see us out for 2/3 months at a stretch. But..a couple weeks here..a couple there, we hope is doable.
Gary
Vancouver Island seems to be in many people's plans with good reason for sure. We have been bumming around the Island since April with trips home now and then for laundry and maybe a hockey game on a big tv.
Vancouver Island is amazing but don't tell anyone.
Probably spend the winter near Campbell River. Might run into you somewhere.
That would be sweet....I am following a thread on a FB page...San Josef, Rath Cove and Winter Harbour, from Port Hardy. Now I can't wait for January!
Gary
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garyhaupt
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08/28/20 01:44pm |
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RE: 4 maybe 5 weeks....
We're down here and would like to tour north of the border but that has to wait. Close to us, though, is Glacier National Park, an option but WOW. Here's a pic of the Logan Pass parking lot a while ago. I actually see an open parking spot!
http://sandeace.com/scenics/loganpark600.jpg
We could drive our truck camper over the pass from the West but continue to St. Mary where we'd have to turn back (at last report) because the Blackfeet Tribe has closed the Blackfeet Indian Reservation to recreation because of the virus. Good for them.
The Blackfeet official website has a section described as "Prevent the spread on the Rez." Again, good for them.
By a long shot, this is the most spectacular road trip I have ever taken. St Mary to Lake MacDonald for a weekend, then back over the pass on my brother's bike. On the outside. An unforgettable ride.
It has ben many years, but returning is still on my bucket list.
Sorry to hijack your thread, Gary. I couldn't resist making a comment.
This is not a hijack..this is a great addition. Fabulous drive, it is.
Gary
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garyhaupt
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08/28/20 01:39pm |
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RE: 4 maybe 5 weeks....
Best do it soon....the pass will be closed soon enough due to snow.
Gary
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garyhaupt
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08/28/20 09:36am |
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RE: Just saying
Oh for sure..it will. Just have to wait this put. We miss you guys, too....eh.
Gary Haupt
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garyhaupt
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08/28/20 09:35am |
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RE: 4 maybe 5 weeks....
I am on an Off-Road Camping BC FB page and was laying out the plans. Someone reminded me that Bella Coola has been closed to outsiders. I sent off an E to the band office requesting a permit..and hey presto....Neat stuff.
Gary
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garyhaupt
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08/27/20 02:27pm |
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RE: 4 maybe 5 weeks....
Gary want to say he wanted to get out. He enjoys the BC area he lives in.
Every part of his and my liked portions of Western Canada is what we like to see.
There is areas of the US that I do not care fore but like to see it.
Don't condemn others to enjoy just getting out!
:)
Gary
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garyhaupt
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08/27/20 02:14pm |
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RE: 4 maybe 5 weeks....
Almost time...we are going to take off for a month long BC wander come Sept 15th. Probably drift thru highway 20 to Bella Coola, come back same way and Wells Grey Park, find some wild hot springs, watch trains in the Fraser Canyon. Spend a few days in Vancouver.
Can't say I ani't ready.
Gary Haupt
Done most of that, just not Bella Coola. Road scares me a bit :)
Oh, and I doubt I'd ever try towing in Vancouver unless I had no choice. Can't even stand driving down there :)
Yeah..I don't know that I'd go touring around Vancouver, either, if I had a tow behind.
Gary
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garyhaupt
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08/27/20 02:14pm |
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RE: 4 maybe 5 weeks....
I'm envious. We went to Canada back in 2005, I think. Did the Banff, Lake Louise, Jasper, Well Gray Provincial Park, Kamloops, and Revelstoke and everything in between and still didn't see enough. Have not been able to make it back.
We share a similar sentiment, just that ours is about Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah and New Mexico...our winter haunts. Instead, this coming winter will see us wandering BC...probably over to Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast. We'll probably have to do it bits n pieces. I don't quite see us out for 2/3 months at a stretch. But..a couple weeks here..a couple there, we hope is doable.
Gary
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garyhaupt
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08/26/20 02:27pm |
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RE: 4 maybe 5 weeks....
Muncho Lake is beautiful if you go that way, but stay away from the logging and mining trucks. Despite the economic positives, seeing that destruction will ruin your trip.
Logging is never pretty. I am a BC boy and have done a short stint in the woods. Not for me, that life. But...the reality is..logging and mining = $$ and like everything in this world..it makes the wheels turn.
Thanks for the tip.
Gary
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garyhaupt
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08/26/20 09:33am |
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