Day 24 July 25, 2025 Kitwanga British Columbia to Vanderhoof British Colombia 241 miles
We were getting up and loaded up when a man in a jeep pulling a small trailer came into the campground. He wanted to show Rob what he bought an what he panned to do with it. He had talked to Rob yesterday.
While he was talking three logging trucks went the same direction on the nearby road. Two were empty and one was loaded. There is some kind of mill further down the road from the campground. We could hear the noise from it. This town is so small that at least one member of every family must work there.
The skies are cloudy again today but not much rain. The clouds make the mountains difficult to see. They also make for some interesting photos.
The volume of traffic has increased significantly. There are more towns and increasing is size along the way. Fuel prices are dropping the further south we go.
One of the mountains to the west of the town of Smithers has a visible glacier. Too bad the side curtain is so dirty the photo just looks out of focus. The blue tint to the snow and ice is clearly visible.
The landscape now has more open space for ranching. We saw lots of grass hay both in bales and dry rows ready to bale. We also saw more cattle.
A bird actually hit the passenger side door near the windshield. We are pretty sure it died. We have had some come close but this was the first solid hit.
The road is being resurfaced for a few miles. They use a pilot car to lead the one lane flow. Traffic really backs up. There must have been close to a mile of vehicles behind us.
When we got to the hotel a couple came up to us and asked if we had been on the Dempster recently. We talked with them for several minutes.
The town has what sounded like a wonderful bakery. Unfortunately they are closed until August 4. Then we tried the laundromat. It closes in 1.5 hours and we don’t have everything located. Therefore it must be time to go have pizza. My, but that was a busy place. The crew was all hustling. Most of the orders were take out until a little later in the evening. Then the dining area filled up. We ordered their special and have enough leftovers for tomorrow.
Since the mosquito population here was less Rob spent time adjusting the brakes. He also bolted the license plate back on. Lots of things need tightened up after a thousand miles of gravel road.
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