June 3rd it was finally time to use this motorhome as we intended!
Rain or not we were on the road.
We took highway #1 from Surrey to Hope and Cache Creek then #97 to Clinton. The rain stopped and we could see deep canyons and undulating mountainsides.
The dark curving line through the center of this photo was a very long freight train beside the swollen Thompson River.
WOW – the suspension upgrades were worth every penny! Rough roads were smoother and corners were more level instead of the “top heavy sway”. Ralph was much less tired than previous drives on similar roads.
We setup near Clinton and started to unwind and get into retirement mode. That took over a week. This park was the perfect place.
Red wing blackbirds must have had a nest along the lake as they were constantly trying to distract us from the water’s edge.
We did finally manage to do some exploring in the area.
When the last ice age receded 10,000 years ago, this Chasm was formed by melting ice cascading over a falls and cutting into lava flows.
The horizontal layering shows the individual lava flows.
There was no way to show the size of the chasm. (Ralph is the red shirt dot on the far side)
The white line about the centre of this photo is the current river.
Lone Butte is named after a volcanic plug that juts up from low hills.
In 1919 the railway in the Cariboo reached Lone Butte but due to financial and political difficulties it stopped there and became known as the railway from nowhere to nowhere. It finally reached Prince George in 1952.
Cache Creek is home to a slice of jade weighing 2,850 pounds.
We happened to arrive on their Annual Graffiti Days, which included a Smoke Show or Burn Out. Vehicles were driven nose first into a cement block enclosure lined with hay bales. The hay was watered down to give it weight and substance. The vehicles drive tires were also watered to reduce friction against the pavement.
The drivers put the pedal to the metal and there was smoke!
There were many types of vehicles from the 1930s to a 2017 Mustang. Front wheel drives, rear wheel drives and all wheel drives showed off their muscle.
Kal Tire provided and installed used tires for those who wanted to save their own tires.
We were watching from directly behind the vehicles. After the performance our hair, faces and clothes looked and smelled like the top of this vehicle.
When we returned to the RV we had to shower and put our clothes into a garbage bag until laundry the next day. The show was worth it!
Very nice!
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