Well - I threatened I was gonna do this, and starting on the 14th June I DID! :yeahsmile:
Several days before then I had installed new Tourance rubber (130/80 rear on the front and 150/70 rear on the rear), changed oil and filter, cleaned the air-filter and used my Hg (mercury) carb-stix to balance the TBs. A pal from WY arrived afternoon of the 13th, so after a good rest we pulled out of Kelowna Friday AM, headed north, our rain-gear on, as it was cloudy, light to occasionally moderate rainshowers following us north till a HUGE thunderstorm caught us, ending a half hour south of Prince George, BC, and we found a not-too-flooded campground for the night.:clap:
But it DID have moderate to heavy concentrations of caterpillars, so you needed to be pretty careful HOW you ate supper, where you sat, where you walked.... The first day had added 674.8 kms (418 miles).
Next morning we got up to a foggy start, but it burned off as we ate breakfast. Broke camp, loaded the KLR and GREEN HORNET, and after gassing in Prince George we were westbound on the "Yellowhead Hwy", Hwy 16, thru more thunderstorms, but finally sunny as we turned north onto the Stewart-Cassiar Hwy - BC37 - which ultimately joins the Alcan Hwy near Watson Lake, YT.
Heading north 157 kms on 37 gets you to the Metziadin Junction where 37A (the Glacier Hwy) goes west to Stewart and Hyder, but also where the Metziadin Provincial Park campground is. Another large t'storm showed north and east, so into the Park for the night. :clap:
The skies were clear and sunny (everywhere BUT N and NE!), a relief, but BOY were there ever mosquitoes! You MIGHT notice one in the picture of the lake :huh: on the next post from the morning....
We got the tents up PDQ, then heated and ate dinner before retreating to shelter as the thunder/ lightning show started. :yeahsmile:
Today added another 634 kms to our total.
The pics show us in my garage "suiting-up", half-way to Prince George on a 'rare' dry moment, then making camp at Metziadin Lake.
Several days before then I had installed new Tourance rubber (130/80 rear on the front and 150/70 rear on the rear), changed oil and filter, cleaned the air-filter and used my Hg (mercury) carb-stix to balance the TBs. A pal from WY arrived afternoon of the 13th, so after a good rest we pulled out of Kelowna Friday AM, headed north, our rain-gear on, as it was cloudy, light to occasionally moderate rainshowers following us north till a HUGE thunderstorm caught us, ending a half hour south of Prince George, BC, and we found a not-too-flooded campground for the night.:clap:
But it DID have moderate to heavy concentrations of caterpillars, so you needed to be pretty careful HOW you ate supper, where you sat, where you walked.... The first day had added 674.8 kms (418 miles).
Next morning we got up to a foggy start, but it burned off as we ate breakfast. Broke camp, loaded the KLR and GREEN HORNET, and after gassing in Prince George we were westbound on the "Yellowhead Hwy", Hwy 16, thru more thunderstorms, but finally sunny as we turned north onto the Stewart-Cassiar Hwy - BC37 - which ultimately joins the Alcan Hwy near Watson Lake, YT.
Heading north 157 kms on 37 gets you to the Metziadin Junction where 37A (the Glacier Hwy) goes west to Stewart and Hyder, but also where the Metziadin Provincial Park campground is. Another large t'storm showed north and east, so into the Park for the night. :clap:
The skies were clear and sunny (everywhere BUT N and NE!), a relief, but BOY were there ever mosquitoes! You MIGHT notice one in the picture of the lake :huh: on the next post from the morning....
We got the tents up PDQ, then heated and ate dinner before retreating to shelter as the thunder/ lightning show started. :yeahsmile:
Today added another 634 kms to our total.
The pics show us in my garage "suiting-up", half-way to Prince George on a 'rare' dry moment, then making camp at Metziadin Lake.