Robert’s Roost RV Park Quesnel, BC, Canada

Mileage:  48,865

Today we experienced a perpetual haze from the fires.  This is a view from our campsite and then from the road as we headed east toward Prince George.

Prince George is another big hub and we decided to do our replenishing there.  It was 1 pm before we were ready to head south on 97 toward Vancouver.

On the horizon beyond the ridge of mountains we could see billowing clouds of smoke.  There were highway signs warning of dense smoke and poor visibility but that never happened.  We were looking at camping options and just decided to drive for awhile and see what the conditions were and how our driver felt.  He needed a nap and so we pulled into a roadside rest area.  The drive today was through agricultural and foresting areas.  Lots of hay and lots of logs and lots of lumber and lumber mills.

We looked at Ten Mile Lake Provincial Park and decided to move on.  We ended up in the town of Quesnel.

We left the RV at Robert’s Roost and drove back into town with the bikes.  We enjoyed biking through the town.  There is a major construction project underway to upgrade the downtown area and you can tell that it’s going to be very nice when it is complete.

We were on this bridge when Tim noticed something in the water.

He thought it might be a calf.  The guy in the blue shirt said it was a black bear.  He had seen it get into the river.

We watched the bear take the current to the bend and then swim to the gravel bank.

That bear was a strong swimmer!

The bike path led us to the area where the bear had clambered out of the water but we did not see him again.  Up ahead, the bike path had this sign.

We of course took the route by the water.  There was a hospital and a funeral home within ¼ mile of the detour…but thankfully none were necessary.

We continued our ride and found a nice Greek restaurant called Ulysses where we had our dinner.