This is All Starting to Look Way too Familiar

All photos taken May 11, 2022. No snow worries on the Coquihalla Highway on this date and only a few slow downs due to reconstruction after the November 2021 atmospheric river flooding. The weather was cloudy with a few sunny breaks and at 120 km/h (75 m/h)the road flew by. To continue reading, please click

The Snow-Quihalla

All photos taken February 5, 2022. Just before shutting down my laptop the previous evening, I again checked all the weather reports along our route to home and was disturbed to see that 10-15 cm of snow was predicted between Hope and Merrit and that this could affect our drive home. Knowing that forecasts have

Broke-a-Halla

All photos taken on January 26, 2022. This was the part of the drive we were most worried about. On November 14, 2021, an atmospheric river dumped up to 255 mm (10 inches) of rain on the area between Merritt and Hope, causing numerous washouts and damaging more than 20 sites along this route. To

On the Road Again

All photos taken January 26, 2022. We are beginning to know the subtle nuances of this route, as this was our 8th trip in just under 2 years. But, each trip has slight differences and this one was no exception. To continue reading, please click here. Alternatively, click here to go to new Blog Site

Road Trip – Vancouver to Kamloops

All photos taken on September 23, 2021 as we drove from the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal into Vancouver’s West End and beyond. PART 1 – Bouncing Through Vancouver This was the start of our 2 day trek back to Jasper, Alberta for our family mountain time. We drove into Vancouver to pick up K and Benji

Scenes Through a Dirty Windshield #5 – Vancouver to Kamloops via the “Smokequahalla”

NOTE: This post contains slideshows and if you are reading it on your phone, it is best viewed direct from the SITE, rather than in the READER. All photos taken on July 24, 2021. Our parking meter and visiting time both expired at 2:00 P.M. We said our goodbyes and headed back on the road,

Scenes Through a Dirty Windshield #3 – Kamloops to Vancouver

NOTE: This post contains slideshows and if you are reading it on your phone, it is best viewed direct from the SITE, rather than in the READER. All photos taken on July 20, 2021. Our hotel included breakfast and we wondered how they would handle this so soon after Covid. Their solution was a brown