Alcan no, Cassiar Si
Day one of this years trek north saw me breeze through Canadian customs between Sumas, WA and Abbotsford, BC and make Cache Creek, BC the first night.
Weather was, as expected, perfect and wild sunflowers were in their prime.
Day two saw me stopping once again at the amazing visitors center in Williams Lake. Constructed by a local company, it is quite a showcase of what can be done with log construction.
This is the front.
Then you go inside and it gets really interesting.
The bottom half of the main post.
And the top section. There are examples of interesting joinery and truss work.
And carving.
The cities of Dawson Creek and Chetwynd were hit hard by flooding and Hwy 97 was cut in several places. The authorities do not think they will get it open for at least a week, and then it will probably be one lane with pilot car escorts.
Since I was passing that section the next day, it looked like I would be taking the Cassiar again this year. I ended up pushing on to Smithers, BC, a few hours past Prince George and a little more than an hour east of the beginning of the Cassiar. It is a good place to start if you want to get through the Cassiar in one day.
Spoiler Alert, I made it to Soldotna where I’m holed up a Tony’s. After a brief rest and laundry I’m off to the Worsfold’s on the mountain above Homer tomorrow. More photos of the route in the next post.
The weather was mostly perfect and I only had a few inches of mud to scrape off the rig.
So far I've reached acceptable proficiency at the following, in chronological order: Silversmith, infantryman/door gunner, helicopter pilot, fireman, carpenter, residential contractor, FAA Air Traffic Control Specialist and crotchety old retired guy. Currently, I'm learning to fly again and that is what this is all about. 7/7/2020 edit: As I have had the opportunity to reflect (old people do that a lot) on my actual proficiency level at the above occupations, I feel adjustments are in order. The term "acceptable" depends on the observer, their own proficiency and experience level. Acceptable to me might be woefully deficient to the master. I think it would be more accurate to claim that I have earned a living wage at all of these occupations but never got rich. Actually, I feel that I have gotten rich at the last one. I have what I need and am profoundly grateful for all of it. The future looks bright indeed, as I have learned to fly again. For that I have all of you to thank. Thank You!
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