Sunday, August 26, 2012 Vanderhoff to Chilliwack

Saturday was a short day of driving from Vanderhoff to 100 Mile House, 248 miles.  We stopped at the Visitor’s Center in Williams Lake, a beautiful log building.  We are camping in the community campground in 100 Mile House, $10/night.  Met a very interesting couple from Vancouver, BC, Gordon and Pat McCabe.  She’s an artist and gave us a greeting card of one the totem poles she has painted.  It's obvious that when you meet people in campgrounds you already have one thing in common, RVing.  From that common point it’s not hard to find more interesting things. The McCabes are from Vancouver and gave us some tips on traveling in the area.  We exchange business cards and will give them a call on our next trip to BC.

Just a five minute walk from the campsite was this little water falls.   

On Sunday, we drove to Chilliwack (60 miles from Vancouver) via the Frazer River valley.  In some areas I would call it a pass.  It has steep mountains on both sides, a narrow road, 6-7% grades, and many tunnels. That describes about 80 miles of highway.

The photo to the right shows the tunnels for the railroad. It appears that rock slides have forced the building of tunnels.  

There are lots of rapids on the river too.  We saw many rafters that were taking advantage of the fast water.

The tunnel in the photo is 2,500 feet long, one of the longest in Canada.

Tomorrow we're going to Minter Gardens, the number 2 public garden in BC.