March 24, 2010 | Tips from Travellers >
Dawson Creek, Snowmobiling
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I remember our first snowmobile when I was a kid. We would argue over who's turn it was
to drive. The little kids had to
settle for being the passenger.
We used to tie the hood of an old car on a long rope and
hook it behind the snowmobile and go for rides on the frozen lake. The younger kids in the back, my older
brother driving. He would slow down going into a corner and then speed up as
the hood entered, whipping us around and often shooting us out and into the
snow banks.
Snowmobiling is part of the winter culture here in Dawson
Creek. In the winter, regardless
of where you drive, you will see tracks along the road. Swooping up and down ditches and
snow blanketed fields.
Pick-up trucks sporting snowmobile racks are a common sight
on our roads.
It's wonderful to be outside on a beautiful blue-sky winter
day, together with family and friends breathing fresh air and flying across the
snow. It's an opportunity to get
up close and personal with Mother Nature and see some beautiful countryside.
Then there is the wiener roast and hot chocolate by the
campfire for lunch, followed by more sledding and at the end of it all... a hot
tub.
If you visit Dawson Creek in the winter, hopefully you know
someone with a snowmobile, or bring your own, there are lots of beautiful
places to ride.
The Visitors Center in the N.A.R. park can give you all the
local information.