Alaska 2011: 5/23 - 25 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and North to Clinton

Our first night in Canada was just across the border at an RV park in Surrey. Next morning the plan was simple enough, drive through downtown Vancouver to Stanley Park, a really nice city park adjacent to downtown Vancouver. Monday, May 23 was a Candian Holiday, much like our Memorial day, so the park was crowded as people were off work. The day was nice and sunny and we enjoyed our stroll around the park, some 4 miles along the water and lunch of fish 'n chips on a concession patio. After spending a few hours at the park, we headed north and stayed the night in an RV park at Squamish, British Columbia.

Stanley Park - Vancouver, BC

Squamish, B.C. RV Park

Leaving Squamish we drove to Nairn Falls Provincial Park at Pemberton, BC. A very nice park with a trail to Nairn Falls which we walked after getting settled at our campsite. The 2 mile round trip walk was beautiful. Through the woods with some steep inclines along a river of fast running water and rapids flowing over huge underwater rocks. We made it to the falls, then rested for the return trip. On the way back we heard what sounded like a powerful engine - looking down through the trees and the rapids, we spotted a boat churning upstream towards the falls. He obviously knew what he was doing (or not - depending on your view) dodging the rocks and running at full throttle. We got a couple pics on their return trip downstream. We could hear a woman screaming as the boat flew past us below. We caught a glimpse of the wording on the side of the boat and saw that it was a tour boat - We don't know where it started the trip, but this part was pretty awsome.

Nairn Falls

Tour Boat

June on the Nairn Falls Trail

At the Nairn Falls Campground, we met another couple driving to Alaska with their travel trailer - Fred & Olivia Harrington from Waxahachie, Texas. We exchanged plans and ideas and enjoyed the company.

P.S... We bought our first gas in Canada yesterday - about $5.42/gallon after the conversion to US Dollars.

Our drive from Nairn to our campsite tonight in Clinton was gorgeous. On the way we stopped for a couple hours in the town of Lillooet where we had lunch and strolled downtown. Our first bear sighting occured this morning. A Black bear and her cub were on the roadside and scurried back into the woods as we drove past. We also had to slow twice for deer on the road. They moved off after I blew the horn.

We've been tripping now since April 3rd and it seems every day just gets better. Follows are some of the days photos - enjoy.