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We were on the road by 9:15 and heading south again on the Cassiar Highway. We had been driving for about 30 minutes when it started raining again. Then a little later this black bear cub ran across the highway in front of us and I tried to time my photo so as not to photo the windshield wiper blades – it didn’t work. I bet Mama black bear (we didn’t see her) got after him for dawdling about before crossing the highway!
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The Cassiar Highway is known for its scenery and mountain views, but with the low clouds and rain we've only had these views of the mountains - still pretty though.
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We stopped for lunch at noon at a pull-out alongside the road.
After lunch we saw this black bear near the side of the road. He was standing up and I did get a photo of him (it’s not the best), but he ran off before I could get another photo.
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We’ve seen about 6 black bears alongside the highway, but they were either too quick or we saw them too late to get a photo.
We had planned on staying at Hazelton tonight, but we saw a billboard for a Boston Pizza at Smithers and decided to stop there for tonight. I looked through our Trailer Life Directory and the British Columbia Campground Directory we got at the Watson Lake Visitors Information Center to find a campground in Smithers. There is a municipal campground in Smithers and it sounds nice, so we’re going to stay there.
We stopped for gas at an Esso station at the Moricetown Indian Reserve and who should pull in next to us, but Merla & Steve who we met in Skagway. They had been behind us on the highway and recognized the RV and car. They said they had passed by our RV when it was parked on the Cassiar Highway and saw our note in the window about the flat tire. We had already gone back to Watson Lake when they drove by, so we missed seeing them.
Steve and Merla had also stayed at Tatogga Lake Resort, but they were there the night before we got there. It turns out they had 2 flat tires on their trailer since we had seen them in Skagway. They were going to drive another 4 or 5 hours before stopping for the night. We exchanged cards and e-mail addresses before they left to continue on south on the Yellowhead Highway.
We got 201.526 liters at $1.24 a liter which equals 53.253 gallons at $4.736 a gallon at the Esso station. They had a strange way of pre-paying for gas. You told them how much gas you expected to get and they would charge your card for that amount and then when you finished fueling up, they would put the correct charge on your card. Very strange - if we had known about this, we wouldn't have stopped here for gas.
When we reached Smithers we turned on to Main Street (we saw this Alpine Man statue at Main Street)
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By the time we got the RV setup and ready to leave to dinner, the sun was shining – a welcome sight. Before we left the campground, we saw the campground attendant coming around collecting the camping fees and we stopped to pay him the $26 CAD for tonight’s stay.
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We drove back into town and stopped at Boston Pizza for dinner. We got an order of Cactus Cut Potatoes ($8.45) and ordered a medium Rustic Italian pizza ($25.25). We really enjoyed the Cactus Cut Potatoes and the pizza was OK – I don’t know if it was our choice or just not as good as we remembered one we had at a different Boston Pizza.
Before returning to the RV we stopped at Safeway to get a few groceries and then stopped at Tim Horton’s to buy some donuts and fritters. Smithers is a pretty town and we wish we had more time to explore it, but we are ready to get back to the lower 48.
When we got back to Riverside Park we took Tinker for a walk down along the Bulkley River which flows alongside the RV park. Tinker hasn’t seen this much grass in a very long time – a couple of months, I think. He really liked running around or doing the “Bichon Buzz” in the grass.
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