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Coastal Mountains

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We are almost 1100 km (684 miles) north of our home in Penticton and on our way to Watson Lake, Yukon, to see a good friend of ours.

Watson Lake is pretty much due north of our stop for the night in Smithers, B.C. which is marked on the map by the red pin. We have about another 890 km (553 miles) to go.

We have been passing the spectacular Coastal Mountain range and marvelling at their impressive beauty; we will see more of them as we travel further north.

Here, spring is about a month behind the development that has already occurred in Penticton; all the deciduous trees are wearing very new, pea green leaves and the mountains are still liberally topped with snow.

That’s it for now; more to follow later. Happy Friday.

54 thoughts on “Coastal Mountains”

  3. Phew! It’s one of those escapades that you, in the Americas, (no offence meant) take in your stride. My husband throws up his hands in horror at journeys over 200 miles. Have a fabulous time!

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    1. Thank you very much. 😊 No worries, Jo. Canada is the second largest country in the world (after Russia) and most Canadians do take long drives in stride (it could be in our DNA!). We are headed for a town in Yukon called Watson Lake but the thing is that we could drive another 1700 km further north (and my husband M actually has) to the Arctic Ocean. Even then, Canada extends more northerly even than that because of all the islands, but then we would need a boat, preferably an icebreaker. 😉

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  6. That’s a long drive! But at least it’s scenic! It’s interesting how the landscape looks so different further up north, especially in the mountains. Hopefully you’ll see the bison at Watson Lake. Best of luck with the rest of the drive.

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    1. Thank you very much, Linda. Yes, a long drive but very scenic and enjoyable. The landscape changes so dramatically; it becomes so mountainous with wide, glacial rivers and lakes and the contrast in colours between the new deciduous tree leaves and the dark conifers is gorgeous. Yes, Watson Lake does have wood bison; their habitat is wide and extends all over much of NWT. Cheers.

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  9. Dear Lynette
    We are always fascinated by the North. It looks great. Thanks for your pictures.
    We only travelled north on the other side of Canada.
    We envy you a little bit.
    Happy travelling
    The Fab Four of Cley
    🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

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    1. Hello Fab Four, thank you and you are very welcome. As you know the Canadian north is huge and covers many geographical differences. If you love it I hope you’re able to do some more exploring on the western side some time. The North does get in your blood! Cheers.

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      1. Dear Lynette
        Indeed, the North got into my blood. Now I live on the East Coast of England. I participated in an expedition (of the AWI) to NE Greenland, visited Jan Mayen, and spent one winter many years ago in Arctic Finland. I love the Arctic.
        All the best
        Klausbernd 🙂

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        1. Yes, it sounds as if you definitely have it in your blood! I love the Arctic and more generally the North but after six years (and getting older!) we needed to be somewhere more southerly. I have visited Greenland a number of times and find it beautiful. Amazing that you visited Jan Mayen! That’s pretty fantastic. Cheers.

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  13. That’s a long drive, but it looks like spectacular scenery. I love road trips especially in countries where the roads aren’t jammed with traffic as they are here.

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    1. Yes, the scenery really is magnificent. You definitely won’t find much traffic on this route which is a good thing because both of us did such gawking that we had to remind ourselves to stay focussed on the driving!

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    1. Watson Lake itself is a pretty small town that does a lot of servicing for tourists, mining, forestry, etc. It isn’t really noted for much but maybe you have some long lost relatives there! The area around it abounds in natural wonders, though.

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    1. We won’t be spending very long in Yukon on this particular trip but thoroughly enjoyed our drive here. It’s one of the most beautiful I’ve ever done. We are taking a different route back south and have been told that it’s equally spectacular. Cheers.

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