July 02, 2010 | Tips from Travellers >
Smithers, Guest Ranches & Horseback Riding
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I spent Canada Day seeing the country the way the settlers did, on horseback. The newly cut Round Lake Recreational trail network just 25 km east of Smithers are a hidden gem for horseback riders, campers and in the winter X-C skiers with a day use lodge for warming up and 13 campsites on the banks of the Bulkley River. The trails are new and never over crowded so they give you that sense of being far away from any civilization making your hike or ski feel more like an epic trek through the northern BC wilderness...
June 21, 2010 | Tips from Travellers >
Smithers, Kayaking & Canoeing
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It's always the small subtle moments that make me so happy to live in Smithers... Beautiful sunset over Lake Kathlyn, bring your canoe and enjoy the view :)
June 07, 2010 | Tips from Travellers >
Smithers, Sightseeing Tours
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Last Saturday my girlfriend and I packed up the Volkswagen and headed to Prince George for the day, a trip I had made 1000's of times before but this trip however turned out to be a little special.
We left Smithers at 6am so we could have plenty of time in the city before returning the same day. We arrived just before 10 am without experiencing anything out of the ordinary, like clock work we passed through Telkwa, Houston, Burns Lake, the Fraser Lakes and Vanderhoof, everything like it usually was. We spent the day in PG but like all things in life its never the destination but always the journey.
We headed out of the city at 6pm and began the 368 km journey home again. For those of you who aren't from the north as the sunlight begins to fade and you are staring at the beautiful sunset your eyes really should be on the sides of the road...
One owl, one bald eagle, one hawk, 8 deer, one bull moose and one mother black bear with a massive litter of cubs... WOW! If you have ever driven into Smithers at sunset you know how beautiful it is to see the sun at the peak of Hudson Bay Mountain, but after starting to see all the wildlife the sunset was the last thing on my mind.
So for those of you who are planning a trip up north remember that the views on the side of the road can be just as spectacular as those of the sun setting over the firey orange mountain tops...
May 28, 2010 | Tips from Travellers >
Fort St. James, Historic & Heritage Sites
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Finally got around to checking out the heritage site at Ft. St. James. it was fantastic! We got a guided tour through the site by actors in period costume, had breakfast and dinner cooked for us on an old wood stove/oven, bartered with a shop keeper over a price for my pelts ;) but after spending the night in the "mens House" sleeping on a hay filled bed I got to take in this view... perfect