I am suffering from sticker shock. Even with a slightly favorable exchange rate and high Canadian sales tax, there is no anticipating the prices. I think a more realistic exchange rate would be 1.50 CD to 1 USD. I say this after a rather unscientific survey that found Subway 5 dollar footlongs selling here for 6 to 8 CD. The Wendy's dollar menu was 1.39 to 1.99.
My vocabulary is insufficient to describe the scenery seen yesterday and today. I do now understand why this is such a popular trip.
Today we rode from the campground to Prince George, BC.
Prince George is the first depressed city I have seen in BC. There are two pawn shops and/or check cashers on each block. The first dingy looking motels I've seen in Canada are here. The Ramada is pretty nice but is very expensive.
Here is a sight that was two miles down a dirt road but worth the diversion:
This is Little Hells Gate Regional Park.
When a sign says "Moose next 8 km" expect to see moose. We saw one with velvet still on it's horns about 20 feet from the road right after such a sign. He wouldn't stick around to be photographed, though. A couple of miles further on a small bear was in the culvert. Fred got a picture of it.
The problem with trying to get a good photo of the scenery is that "I ain't no Ansel Adams!" All of my scenery shots look feeble compared with what I saw.
Internet is sometimes not convenient so I may go a few days between posts. Our progress is slow as there are lots of things to see. I've a long way to go yet.
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