Pruden Lake Provincial Park redeemed itself from our stay three years ago. What a great little park. They even gave a separate beach for dogs with its own picnic table. Our campsite was on the top of hill and Donner spent most of his precious time watching to the left and right for intruding dogs, of which their were several.
The ride down route 16, despite its tragic history, was nothing short of exquisite. Mountains, hills, rivers, lakes, streams, bridges, railroad tracks, farm land, small communities every 50 miles or so, and rest stops about every 20 miles. As the road weaves through these settings, it has a meditative effect.
The posters at the rest stops for the missing girls have all disappeared from when I was here last, but you cannot avoid thinking about the history of this road. One sign on the long hiway was enough though to provide a reminder to anyone who forgets.
I stopped off at Beaumont Provincial Park three hours up the road from Pruden and found it to be pleasant and convenient park, but I would have pulled in after dark the night before so I am thrilled with my decision to stay at Pruden and not push for Beaumont.
We made our goal at Seely Lake Provincial Park at 7:00. What a wonderful little overnight park this is. This is my third time here, the first time with Sonntag in 2000. This camp, like Bow River, is right on the hiway, but as long as there are no horns or brakes, the traffic actually is sleep-inducing.
Today, at the intersection of 16 and 37, we head north about 300 miles on an empty road to Kiniskan Lake Provincial Park. I hope site 25 is available. After that, we hit the Yukon for two days, where we will pitch our tent on the banks of the Yukon in Dawson City, then on to Alaska across the Top of the World Hiway. So far, we have travelled almost 5500 miles from the 38th parallel in DC to the 55th now. But we still hope to make it to the 68th before we turn the Defender around and head south.
Photo of Donner posing at Seely Lake..
Ed and Donner, from on the road
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