Chasing the Fraser

So. Last week I made my annual trip north up to Prince George. It has been so long since I travelled anywhere (not including last week's rather insane 21 hour round-trip jaunt to Comox to secure lodgings for the year...) that I was happy to embark upon a full day's drive. My two eldest sisters both live in the PG area (hence the annual pilgrimage) and I wanted to see them before making the leap to Vancouver Island in two weeks. As I am currently overwhelmed with tasks to complete before moving, I had to keep it short and sweet. I slept in on Friday, so didn't get on the road terribly early, and of course ended up taking no pictures on the way up. I raced the Fraser all the way back down to Deroche (it's kinda cool we live on the same river, even though it's an 8 hour drive to get there), but did stop once or twice (and occasionally just slowed down) to snap some pics. So for those of you who wonder where the world-travelling, picture taking Solomon disappeared to, she's back! O.K, so this isn't as exotic as Ecuador, as intriguing as India, as novel as Nepal... Sorry, got a little carried away there... Still, it is travel related... After a fashion. Feel free to ignore all family pictures.

Saturday night was sushi night

My sister Anita with her husband Yvon, and their daughter Michelle with her new guy Mike


My nephew Danny stopped by his mommy's on his way to a wedding so she could iron his shirt... oh, and to see me too. He let me drive his brand new 2007 Mustang.

Nita's dog Sophie

My sister Becky and her hubby-to-be Randy
on Sunday night (which turned out to be steak night)

Her boys Evan and Gavyn

Their seriously drooly and one-eyed dog Angel

Two rather rude looking mushrooms in Becky's yard. Sorry. Couldn't help myself.

Moose poo. Sorry. Once again. It's just that when I saw it
I thought of those little cans of "moose turd" candies that
Parks Canada sells in their souvenir shops.

Ahhh... Is there anything more beautiful than a pulp-mill sunset?

I love the long drive through ranch land...
Which reminds me, I was at the StupidStore with my sister,
where they were playing "Where have all the cowboys gone?".
While the song was on, I counted no less than 7 guys wearing either
cowboy boots or hats, or both. Apparently the answer to that question is PG.

One of my favourite stops, The Chasm near Clinton B.C.

There's a row of these old buildings near the Ashcroft junction. I have no idea what they were used for or when they were built.

Marble Mountain, just above the town of Lytton where the Thompson and Fraser Rivers join.

The mountains at the south end of the Fraser Canyon.

This tree has been defying gravity my entire life...
Every time I drive past I expect it to be gone.

Ruby Creek, as seen at a speed of about 80 km/hr. It is the scene of one of the most infamous Sasquatch encounters ever recorded... So I didn't linger. Or slow down too much.

And on a final note, just to make this feel more travel-ish here is a video of the road through the canyon...