Smithers Riverside Municipal Campground Smither, BC, Canada

Mileage:  48,550

12 weeks yesterday and 10,000 miles today.

I like to take pictures of clouds and today was a good day for it.  The day began grey and rainy but as we traveled east we could see patches of blue sky.  I think that the clouds looked dramatic.

This is Carwash Rock.

There was a glacier in the mountaintop.

Today we were just driving/riding east with no particular destination in mind.

At about 12:30, Tim asked what the camping options for the evening might be.  Smithers sounded like a cool little town.

We have heard that there are bad fires near Prince George.  We noticed the faint smell of smoke a couple of times today but nothing more than that.

On our way into the campground we passed a lemonade stand. There were 5 kids of all ages, the oldest was probably about 12.  They were serving cookies and lemonade and were collecting donations for the fire relief effort…so cool!!

We took our bikes and rode around the town.  Smithers is designed to look like an Alpine Village.  There were lots of neat shops and lots of beautiful flowers.

We learned that there was a Bulkley Valley Fall Fair this weekend and we decided to check it out.

There were old tractors.

Wagon rides.

4H animals.

A petting zoo.

A rodeo.

And live music and carnival games and amusement rides and cotton candy and lots of other junk food.  It was a very nice afternoon.  While we ate we spent time talking with Louise.  She was an older woman who was born and raised in Smithers.  You could tell that she was very proud of her community and she knew lots of people at the fair.

Our campsite is by the Bulkley River.