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+Jim Tom Stimpson I feel the same, nearly every time we visit Lillooet we have to go down to the bridge for a look and a short walk. A great old bridge that I remember as "the" bridge as a kid!
There once was several beautiful riveted metal truss bridges near me , there are slowly disappearing one by one and being replace with boring concrete expanses all in the name of "progress" or "safety". Historical groups resisting /fighting to preserve and losing against the state or federal powers that be. They say becoming unsafe, I say BS and it makes me sad. Enjoy that beautiful landmark bridge.
+Jim Tom Stimpson Most of our railway bridges are still the old original ones from 1880's and 1920. But most of our highway bridges have been replaced with modern and as you say, boring structures. Here too, the authorities are intent on tearing the old structures down due to safety concerns. Canada seems even more "safety conscious" than the U.S. and if not for safety concerns than we tear down old structures to "modernize". Pretty sad to lose so many heritage structures. At least you guy's have strong national pride helping to preserve your heritage!
Thanks Jerry! Yes we have some incredible scenery in our backyard, and great roads to ride. It is a bit chilly here too, and plenty of snow, which is my time to edit videos instead of record them, so please keep watching, there will be some new ones really soon!
During Sturgis week in '05 I rode across Wyoming, camped in Cody, then to Yellowstone, down to Jackson Hole, back up the Idaho side around the Grand Teton Mountains, camped in Last Chance, then up to Cooke City and camped there before riding the Beartooth Highway up to Billings, over to Crow Agency to Little Big Horn National Monument and back down to Sundance where we usually camp for Sturgis. That was my longest trip to date from Omaha Ne. I sure would like to get this far up and ride this beautiful country. Your videos have peaked my interest! Now I'm looking into flying to Vancouver, renting a bike from BC Cycle Rentals and spending a week touring the countryside.
That sounds awesome, both the past trip and the future plans. We really enjoy riding in Wyoming, it is quiet roads (except the northwest corner) and really great scenery with nice, friendly little towns. BC has some really awesome countryside to explore, a week would give you a pretty nice look at some of the variety in the southern portion, BC is the size of Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington combined, so focus on just a small portion of it, and the southern portion is the most accessible, especially with an arrival at Vancouver. From Vancouver the highways of interest are 99 and 1, maybe 99 up and 1 to return on. 99 offers a taste of our rugged coastline, then does a high pass crossing of our mountains before entering the south central interior semi-desert area at Lillooet. From Lillooet 99 follows a portion of the very rugged Fraser Canyon and then on to Cache Creek. At Cache Creek you would pick up Hwy 1 and ride along and above the Thompson River to Kamloops. We live just west of the city, and from Kamloops there are lots of options, and just to many secondary routes to ride them all. What I might suggest, if you feel your time will allow is riding north on Hwy 5 toward Jasper, Alberta. This will give you a taste of our treed valleys and mountainsides, but more importantly a short side trip into Wells Gray Park is worth your time if you are so inclined, to see some spectacular waterfalls. Arriving at Jasper you will head south on the Icefield Parkway (Hwy 93), and this is the reason you travelled north to Jasper. The Icefield Parkway south to Banff is a spectacular view of the Canadian Rockies, it's only drawback is it will be quite busy. Alternatively you may want to skip this northern diversion and make your way east to Banff (great Canadian Rockies scenery) on Hwy 1. From Banff continue south on Hwy 93 to Radium Hot Springs, BC and do a tour of the small towns of the BC Kootenay region. Cranbrook, west to Creston, north to Nelson and then Kaslo, west on 31A to New Denver, west to Vernon and back to Kamloops. From Kamloops head south on one of the locals favorite rides, Hwy 5A to Merritt. From Merritt take Hwy 8, lots of twists and turns on this great canyon ride, to Spences Bridge and Highway 1. This lines you up for riding the Fraser Canyon and back to Vancouver. These are just suggestions, joining together some of the highlights. You could lose yourself in the small towns of the Kootenays alone for the week you are planning. Some things to know about BC. Our elevations might deceive you, a high pass here is 4,000 to 4,500 feet, which may not seem that high, but the further north you travel the lower the treeline becomes, along with seasonal and temperature differences. A 4,500 foot high pass in BC is like a 9,000 foot pass in Wyoming. BC has a very diverse landscape, and an equally diverse climate. If you expect to see coast to mountain tops on a bike June through early October is the season. May is a possible month, it can be very pretty then, but chilly mornings and afternoons for long rides, and potential of snowstorms in high passes. BC is primarily a Pacific Coast province, warm but often wet in the spring, especially near the coast. The dry south central interior is the anomaly, we have an extended riding season compared to the rest of the interior, with a very dry climate, approximately 300 sun days a year and less than 10 inches of rain. We also have temps of 90 through 100 for much of July and August in the south central interior. If, during your planning, you have questions about something, don't hesitate to ask, I might be able to help. Rob
Love your vids!!! I visit an AirForce buddy in Oregon every year, Always check your vids to see where we want to ride to. California, all over Oregon. Now Washington and Canada!!! Thanks!! Johnny in Florida..
Have ridden it both ways, many times, in sunshine, rain & snow. Keep going west for more beauty and end up at Long Beach. (Long Beach is the largest and longest beach in the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.) Then head back east to Calgary, Alberta. Ride safe.
awrite... ere we go... Awesome video/views/pipes/torque.. One o' my favorite pieces o' pavement. Nice bike too! My previous ride was a Roadstar with Vance & Hinds. Currently ride a Road King with Vance & Hinds Pipes & Canyons ... no other to ride Thanks for thee Awesome Videos
You guys are living my dreams. Your rides are indeed epic. You’ve never posted anything less. I always try to guess where you’ll post your tag line...I’m batting about .500 so far. Two questions: 1- how many miles on the old Roadstar now? and 2- have you done the loop over to Vancouver Island yet? If so, I haven’t run across it yet. Would love to see the Blue Beast on the ferry. Thanks for all the vicarious riding pleasures.
Wow, thank you very much. For your questions, we have just over 70,000 on our Roadliner, and we have not been over to the island on the bike yet, but it is on our list. Really like hearing from people that are enjoying our videos, so thank you again, and stay tuned there are more rides to come!
Beautiful ride! Thats on the books for this year. What is your bike? ( I'm fairly new to riding) Starting my third year riding and ride a Star 1300t. I'm not so new myself at 59yr. but really enjoying a passion delayed. Thanks for the ride!
+willyb933 The ride to Lillooet, from any direction, is well worth the time, spectacular scenery, not a lot of traffic, what else do you need? For that matter there are many rides in BC's southern interior that are exceptional, so plan on spending a bit of time in the area to take in some of what is here! Our bike is a Star Roadliner with a few extras and a few mods. Glad to hear that you discovered riding, there is no better way to explore a highway, as you have discovered! Glad you enjoyed our ride, stay tuned, we have new rides every Friday! Maybe we will see you out there, Rob
Thanks Rob! I live in Burnaby and always enjoy your posts. I'm in the Yamaha cruiser catalogue here but not seeing the Roadliner…It has the 1854cc I'm assuming. That bike sounds great with a deep throaty report. I have a 08 1300t which i just traded my first bike (950t) for last july. My 950 was new 2014 loved it but the 1300 has low miles and lots of goodies. Vance n hines slip on but does'nt have that deep sound of your bike. Im told that 1854cc is a really good motor ..lots of torque etc.
+willyb933 You are correct, the Roadliner is the 1854cc motor. We are very pleased with it. The motor is very old school, even using pushrods, and the bike is quite old school itself, we like it that way. It does produce a lot of torque and plenty of horses, 124 and 116 on the dyno (with the aid of a tuner and a couple other mods). The deep sound is provided in part by our Cobra X-tra Long drag pipes with flow through baffles. I am not a fan of loud pipes for the sake of loud, but I do want to hear the bike at highway speeds. Many people think pulling the baffles out is just right, I find this usually just obnoxious. Using a flow through baffle will knock down the sharper high pitches that are produced with no baffle. With our setup being gentle on the throttle will keep the bike fairly quiet, but it has a great sound when we load the engine a little bit. You can find a bit more information about what we are up to by checking out our Facebook page here: facebook.com/dryrockstudios Keep in touch, and when you ride this way we may be able to share some tips with you. With a little warning we may even have the coffee on if we aren't out for a ride ourselves.
Highway 99 is pretty diverse, from the beautiful coast views around Howe Sound to the canyons coming into and going out of Lillooet, you are really going to love riding it! Something to keep in mind, both for 99 and otherwise, the closer to Vancouver the heavier the traffic, especially on weekends. Vancouver to Pemberton is very popular, and beyond that the traffic thins out, beyond Lillooet the traffic is lighter still.
+Rod Shepherd The area has many great highways: the rest of Highway 99 from Vancouver up to Lillooet; the Fraser Canyon; the Cariboo Highway (take it all the way to Barkerville); Highway 5A (next Friday's ride video) if you are riding an adventure sport the Bridge River Road from Lillooet is incredible stuff; It's a long list! You are going to have a great time!
thanks. will just be in a car with the family but we are spending 5 months in north american and vancouver up past lillooet is early on in the trip. i watch alot of your videos, especially those i know i'll be following along on
+Rod Shepherd 5 months is going to be an awesome trip! Not sure that you want my advice but you can google some of this stuff and decide, and you may already know about it. Driving from Vancouver to the interior, if you are only taking one route and want the most adventurous one (it is paved) take Highway 99, Vancouver to Lillooet and beyond, this is the one route not to be missed (I sort of assume you are probably already doing it). At Lillooet if you want to raise the bar still further on highway adventure drive the Bridge River to Bralorne (this one is gravel) also take a side trip from this route to Shalath then return to Lillooet. This route is not for everyone, easy with a car, but narrow, no guardrails, it might not be what you are looking for, but it is some of the best, most rugged scenery you will find anywhere (and no one knows about it except the locals). Another attraction often overlooked by tourists is "Barkerville". A preserved 1870's goldrush town that has come alive with period entertainment. Google this for more info. If you like history, this is an awesome place, you will laugh and be educated at the same time. If this kind of stuff is your thing plan on being there for a very busy 3 days. You said family so I assume kids, and whatever age, they will enjoy Barkerville. Wells Gray Park is often missed as the tourists go to our national parks and miss this gem. It is known as the waterfall park. Again Google! While you are near Lillooet drive down to Lytton and book a whitewater rafting trip with Kumsheen Rafting. These guys are world class, and they are in world class whitewater. Extremely safety conscious, they will give you a memory you will not forget through scenery you will not believe. That is all British Columbia stuff that is a little off the beaten tourist route but shouldn't be. If you are traveling to Alberta, which you probably are going to Banff, be sure to drive the Icefield Parkway, world class scenery on this highway! Also in Alberta is the Royal Tyrell Museum which is often missed. Dinosaurs and more. World class and great scenery nearby. Again, Google! I hope I have touched on something of value to you! Have a great trip! And thanks for watching my vids!
thanks, i'll check out those places. sadly Barkersville will be closed when we are near it in May, so decided to go up to Whitehorse via Hyder then come back through the fort st john and the rockies before crossing into the usa, for 88 days there before crossing back to canada at niagara falls. Not sure about rafting, we'll have a 8 & 6 year old with us and the 8 year old has disabilities. he's currently into anything that moves so i'm working in as many different forms of transport as is possible that we think he can handle and we can afford. the dinosaur musuem is on the plan towards the end of the trip. also hoping to find some farmers markets and corn mazes since both of those are very foreign to us here. sadly while we have an abundance of tropical fruit they aren't really available from farms. mostly now i have a plan for the route as i needed to know roughly how much to save. now just filling in gaps and looking for local attractions like driveins, quirky roadside stops and other locallised places that are in cities/towns we are heading through. and this is where videos like yours come in very handy.
+Rod Shepherd Yep, I think rafting is out, I believe it was a 100 pound minimum and 10 years of age. Barkerville would have been a blast for them. You should probably still go. It isn't closed in May, or any time of the year, it just doesn't have much for activities in May, and buildings are not open. You can still walk around the town and see the old buildings, read the signs. The Brittania Mining museum will be right up the kids alley, very well done, along Highway 99. They have an underground tour as well. May is a bit early for much of BC, still pretty cool, water sports on our lakes will be too cold yet. Also most tourist things will be closed. Corn Mazes won't be happening until September. I don't want to be a damper on your Hyder- Whitehorse- Fort St. John leg of your trip, but I would suggest spending the time elsewhere. My reasons would be: 1) the time of year, pretty much everything is closed tourist wise. 2) A lot of miles between rewards, the north is the land of miles of skinny trees and not much else. Honestly from Whitehorse to Fort St John has 2 spots worth seeing, Liard Hot Springs and Muncho Lake-Stone Mountain. That's 50 miles of Scenery in a 18 hour drive, and your total drive would be more like 40 hours driving time using Prince George as a starting point. Just poor rewards vs miles. The Stewart Cassiar Highway (Hyder) is similar in rewards. I feel a bit like I should not interfere, but I would look at other options and stay in the southern half of our province especially at this time of year. You will have far more visual rewards per mile driving north, checking out Barkerville (and nearby Wells) for one day. Continue north to Prince George and then swing east to Mount Robson, on to Jasper, south on the Icefields Parkway to Banff and then depending which way you might want to go from there. This would be stunning scenery on at least 1/2 of the drive, and the other part would be not bad. Nothing, really nothing, on your Whitehorse loop will even come close to this scenery. Thinking of your kids and transportation ideas I would leave Banff and return to BC, scenery will be again, stunning. Drive to Revelstoke (on the way is Yoho National Park, Google Takakkaw Falls). At Revelstoke take a tour of the Hydro Electric Dam. Also a very good Railway museum. Nearby is Three Valley Gap (Google), quirky, great little ghost town and museum. From here you can head south if you wish, stop at Summerland and have a short Railway Ride on the historic Kettle Valley Railway. If you choose to instead proceed west you may want to rent a houseboat at Sicamous for a cruise on the Shuswap Lake (Google). Continue west through Kamloops (we live near here) and continue to Ashcroft. Sundance Guest Ranch is a dude ranch with horseback riding in our awesome cowboy/western scenery, we are desert here. There are lots of good dude ranches available in the area, but Sundance stands out. Head south from here and you will pass through the Fraser Canyon back to Vancouver. Go to the Delta ferry terminal and take the ferry to Victoria. This ferry ride is the better of 2 routes for scenery. In Victoria there is a lot of tourist stuff, and most of it will be open. Further north on Vancouver Island go to Tofino and check out that Coastline and go on a whale watching trip. Return to Victoria. Take another Ferry to Washington State and in Seattle go to the Boeing Museum (really good). I just gave you a tour of the very best of BC (no Fort St John) and got you to the U.S.. You could change up the order I put it in, or you may choose only a bit or none of this. But that is a local resident's 2 cents worth.
Hola Robert. Saludos desde Costa Rica. Estaré visitando a mi mamá en Vancouver, Burnaby del 2 al 15 de junio 2019. Quisiera conocerte y entregarte un presente. Renté una Harley por cinco días y me gustaría conocerlos. Espero tu comentario. Gracias
Podría ser posible, muy probablemente el fin de semana del 8 y 9 de junio. No puedo decirlo con seguridad en este momento, pero más cerca del momento en que lo sabré. Ahora vivo aproximadamente 9 horas al norte de Burnaby, pero es posible que nos encontremos a mitad de camino. ¡Mantenerse en contacto!
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Boy that is spectacular scenery up there...what a ride!
Love that bridge at the end! I love old bridge architecture.
+Jim Tom Stimpson I feel the same, nearly every time we visit Lillooet we have to go down to the bridge for a look and a short walk. A great old bridge that I remember as "the" bridge as a kid!
There once was several beautiful riveted metal truss bridges near me , there are slowly disappearing one by one and being replace with boring concrete expanses all in the name of "progress" or "safety". Historical groups resisting /fighting to preserve and losing against the state or federal powers that be. They say becoming unsafe, I say BS and it makes me sad. Enjoy that beautiful landmark bridge.
+Jim Tom Stimpson Most of our railway bridges are still the old original ones from 1880's and 1920. But most of our highway bridges have been replaced with modern and as you say, boring structures. Here too, the authorities are intent on tearing the old structures down due to safety concerns. Canada seems even more "safety conscious" than the U.S. and if not for safety concerns than we tear down old structures to "modernize". Pretty sad to lose so many heritage structures. At least you guy's have strong national pride helping to preserve your heritage!
Love your videos, thanks for sharing.
Thank you for watching!
Nicely done!
Very nice! I'm loving watching your videos while it's below zero here in the midwest. This place looks incredible, thanks and keep up the good work!
Thanks Jerry!
Yes we have some incredible scenery in our backyard, and great roads to ride.
It is a bit chilly here too, and plenty of snow, which is my time to edit videos instead of record them, so please keep watching, there will be some new ones really soon!
During Sturgis week in '05 I rode across Wyoming, camped in Cody, then to Yellowstone, down to Jackson Hole, back up the Idaho side around the Grand Teton Mountains, camped in Last Chance, then up to Cooke City and camped there before riding the Beartooth Highway up to Billings, over to Crow Agency to Little Big Horn National Monument and back down to Sundance where we usually camp for Sturgis. That was my longest trip to date from Omaha Ne. I sure would like to get this far up and ride this beautiful country. Your videos have peaked my interest! Now I'm looking into flying to Vancouver, renting a bike from BC Cycle Rentals and spending a week touring the countryside.
That sounds awesome, both the past trip and the future plans. We really enjoy riding in Wyoming, it is quiet roads (except the northwest corner) and really great scenery with nice, friendly little towns.
BC has some really awesome countryside to explore, a week would give you a pretty nice look at some of the variety in the southern portion, BC is the size of Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington combined, so focus on just a small portion of it, and the southern portion is the most accessible, especially with an arrival at Vancouver. From Vancouver the highways of interest are 99 and 1, maybe 99 up and 1 to return on. 99 offers a taste of our rugged coastline, then does a high pass crossing of our mountains before entering the south central interior semi-desert area at Lillooet. From Lillooet 99 follows a portion of the very rugged Fraser Canyon and then on to Cache Creek. At Cache Creek you would pick up Hwy 1 and ride along and above the Thompson River to Kamloops.
We live just west of the city, and from Kamloops there are lots of options, and just to many secondary routes to ride them all. What I might suggest, if you feel your time will allow is riding north on Hwy 5 toward Jasper, Alberta. This will give you a taste of our treed valleys and mountainsides, but more importantly a short side trip into Wells Gray Park is worth your time if you are so inclined, to see some spectacular waterfalls. Arriving at Jasper you will head south on the Icefield Parkway (Hwy 93), and this is the reason you travelled north to Jasper. The Icefield Parkway south to Banff is a spectacular view of the Canadian Rockies, it's only drawback is it will be quite busy. Alternatively you may want to skip this northern diversion and make your way east to Banff (great Canadian Rockies scenery) on Hwy 1. From Banff continue south on Hwy 93 to Radium Hot Springs, BC and do a tour of the small towns of the BC Kootenay region. Cranbrook, west to Creston, north to Nelson and then Kaslo, west on 31A to New Denver, west to Vernon and back to Kamloops.
From Kamloops head south on one of the locals favorite rides, Hwy 5A to Merritt. From Merritt take Hwy 8, lots of twists and turns on this great canyon ride, to Spences Bridge and Highway 1. This lines you up for riding the Fraser Canyon and back to Vancouver.
These are just suggestions, joining together some of the highlights. You could lose yourself in the small towns of the Kootenays alone for the week you are planning.
Some things to know about BC. Our elevations might deceive you, a high pass here is 4,000 to 4,500 feet, which may not seem that high, but the further north you travel the lower the treeline becomes, along with seasonal and temperature differences. A 4,500 foot high pass in BC is like a 9,000 foot pass in Wyoming. BC has a very diverse landscape, and an equally diverse climate. If you expect to see coast to mountain tops on a bike June through early October is the season. May is a possible month, it can be very pretty then, but chilly mornings and afternoons for long rides, and potential of snowstorms in high passes. BC is primarily a Pacific Coast province, warm but often wet in the spring, especially near the coast. The dry south central interior is the anomaly, we have an extended riding season compared to the rest of the interior, with a very dry climate, approximately 300 sun days a year and less than 10 inches of rain. We also have temps of 90 through 100 for much of July and August in the south central interior.
If, during your planning, you have questions about something, don't hesitate to ask, I might be able to help.
Rob
Love your vids!!! I visit an AirForce buddy in Oregon every year, Always check your vids to see where we want to ride to. California, all over Oregon. Now Washington and Canada!!! Thanks!! Johnny in Florida..
Thanks Johnny, for watching and commenting. I really like to hear when someone is using my vids to assist in trip planning and dreaming.
Awesome Video!!! Safe riding!
one of my fav rides ..
Have ridden it both ways, many times, in sunshine, rain & snow.
Keep going west for more beauty and end up at Long Beach. (Long Beach is the largest and longest beach in the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.) Then head back east to Calgary, Alberta. Ride safe.
awrite... ere we go...
Awesome video/views/pipes/torque..
One o' my favorite pieces o' pavement.
Nice bike too!
My previous ride was a Roadstar with Vance & Hinds.
Currently ride a Road King with Vance & Hinds
Pipes & Canyons ... no other to ride
Thanks for thee Awesome Videos
Hey Lyle, yes we do like our 'liner with the Cobra pipes.
Thanks for watching and the comment, stay tuned for more to come!
You guys are living my dreams. Your rides are indeed epic. You’ve never posted anything less. I always try to guess where you’ll post your tag line...I’m batting about .500 so far. Two questions: 1- how many miles on the old Roadstar now? and 2- have you done the loop over to Vancouver Island yet? If so, I haven’t run across it yet. Would love to see the Blue Beast on the ferry. Thanks for all the vicarious riding pleasures.
Wow, thank you very much.
For your questions, we have just over 70,000 on our Roadliner, and we have not been over to the island on the bike yet, but it is on our list.
Really like hearing from people that are enjoying our videos, so thank you again, and stay tuned there are more rides to come!
Robert Merz
I know it's a a RoadLINER, just a brain cramp. Love to see that island video. Thanks.
I get that all the time, the brain cramp that is.
Beautiful ride! Thats on the books for this year. What is your bike? ( I'm fairly new to riding) Starting my third year riding and ride a Star 1300t. I'm not so new myself at 59yr. but really enjoying a passion delayed. Thanks for the ride!
+willyb933 The ride to Lillooet, from any direction, is well worth the time, spectacular scenery, not a lot of traffic, what else do you need? For that matter there are many rides in BC's southern interior that are exceptional, so plan on spending a bit of time in the area to take in some of what is here!
Our bike is a Star Roadliner with a few extras and a few mods.
Glad to hear that you discovered riding, there is no better way to explore a highway, as you have discovered!
Glad you enjoyed our ride, stay tuned, we have new rides every Friday!
Maybe we will see you out there,
Rob
Thanks Rob! I live in Burnaby and always enjoy your posts. I'm in the Yamaha cruiser catalogue here but not seeing the Roadliner…It has the 1854cc I'm assuming. That bike sounds great with a deep throaty report. I have a 08 1300t which i just traded my first bike (950t) for last july. My 950 was new 2014 loved it but the 1300 has low miles and lots of goodies. Vance n hines slip on but does'nt have that deep sound of your bike. Im told that 1854cc is a really good motor ..lots of torque etc.
+willyb933 You are correct, the Roadliner is the 1854cc motor. We are very pleased with it. The motor is very old school, even using pushrods, and the bike is quite old school itself, we like it that way. It does produce a lot of torque and plenty of horses, 124 and 116 on the dyno (with the aid of a tuner and a couple other mods). The deep sound is provided in part by our Cobra X-tra Long drag pipes with flow through baffles. I am not a fan of loud pipes for the sake of loud, but I do want to hear the bike at highway speeds. Many people think pulling the baffles out is just right, I find this usually just obnoxious. Using a flow through baffle will knock down the sharper high pitches that are produced with no baffle. With our setup being gentle on the throttle will keep the bike fairly quiet, but it has a great sound when we load the engine a little bit.
You can find a bit more information about what we are up to by checking out our Facebook page here: facebook.com/dryrockstudios
Keep in touch, and when you ride this way we may be able to share some tips with you. With a little warning we may even have the coffee on if we aren't out for a ride ourselves.
Super
Highway 99 is pretty diverse, from the beautiful coast views around Howe Sound to the canyons coming into and going out of Lillooet, you are really going to love riding it!
Something to keep in mind, both for 99 and otherwise, the closer to Vancouver the heavier the traffic, especially on weekends. Vancouver to Pemberton is very popular, and beyond that the traffic thins out, beyond Lillooet the traffic is lighter still.
nice ride. i'll be doing it in reverse in 2018
+Rod Shepherd The area has many great highways: the rest of Highway 99 from Vancouver up to Lillooet; the Fraser Canyon; the Cariboo Highway (take it all the way to Barkerville); Highway 5A (next Friday's ride video) if you are riding an adventure sport the Bridge River Road from Lillooet is incredible stuff; It's a long list! You are going to have a great time!
thanks. will just be in a car with the family but we are spending 5 months in north american and vancouver up past lillooet is early on in the trip. i watch alot of your videos, especially those i know i'll be following along on
+Rod Shepherd 5 months is going to be an awesome trip! Not sure that you want my advice but you can google some of this stuff and decide, and you may already know about it.
Driving from Vancouver to the interior, if you are only taking one route and want the most adventurous one (it is paved) take Highway 99, Vancouver to Lillooet and beyond, this is the one route not to be missed (I sort of assume you are probably already doing it).
At Lillooet if you want to raise the bar still further on highway adventure drive the Bridge River to Bralorne (this one is gravel) also take a side trip from this route to Shalath then return to Lillooet. This route is not for everyone, easy with a car, but narrow, no guardrails, it might not be what you are looking for, but it is some of the best, most rugged scenery you will find anywhere (and no one knows about it except the locals).
Another attraction often overlooked by tourists is "Barkerville". A preserved 1870's goldrush town that has come alive with period entertainment. Google this for more info. If you like history, this is an awesome place, you will laugh and be educated at the same time. If this kind of stuff is your thing plan on being there for a very busy 3 days. You said family so I assume kids, and whatever age, they will enjoy Barkerville.
Wells Gray Park is often missed as the tourists go to our national parks and miss this gem. It is known as the waterfall park. Again Google!
While you are near Lillooet drive down to Lytton and book a whitewater rafting trip with Kumsheen Rafting. These guys are world class, and they are in world class whitewater. Extremely safety conscious, they will give you a memory you will not forget through scenery you will not believe.
That is all British Columbia stuff that is a little off the beaten tourist route but shouldn't be.
If you are traveling to Alberta, which you probably are going to Banff, be sure to drive the Icefield Parkway, world class scenery on this highway!
Also in Alberta is the Royal Tyrell Museum which is often missed. Dinosaurs and more. World class and great scenery nearby. Again, Google!
I hope I have touched on something of value to you!
Have a great trip!
And thanks for watching my vids!
thanks, i'll check out those places. sadly Barkersville will be closed when we are near it in May, so decided to go up to Whitehorse via Hyder then come back through the fort st john and the rockies before crossing into the usa, for 88 days there before crossing back to canada at niagara falls. Not sure about rafting, we'll have a 8 & 6 year old with us and the 8 year old has disabilities. he's currently into anything that moves so i'm working in as many different forms of transport as is possible that we think he can handle and we can afford. the dinosaur musuem is on the plan towards the end of the trip. also hoping to find some farmers markets and corn mazes since both of those are very foreign to us here. sadly while we have an abundance of tropical fruit they aren't really available from farms. mostly now i have a plan for the route as i needed to know roughly how much to save. now just filling in gaps and looking for local attractions like driveins, quirky roadside stops and other locallised places that are in cities/towns we are heading through. and this is where videos like yours come in very handy.
+Rod Shepherd Yep, I think rafting is out, I believe it was a 100 pound minimum and 10 years of age.
Barkerville would have been a blast for them. You should probably still go. It isn't closed in May, or any time of the year, it just doesn't have much for activities in May, and buildings are not open. You can still walk around the town and see the old buildings, read the signs.
The Brittania Mining museum will be right up the kids alley, very well done, along Highway 99. They have an underground tour as well.
May is a bit early for much of BC, still pretty cool, water sports on our lakes will be too cold yet. Also most tourist things will be closed. Corn Mazes won't be happening until September.
I don't want to be a damper on your Hyder- Whitehorse- Fort St. John leg of your trip, but I would suggest spending the time elsewhere. My reasons would be: 1) the time of year, pretty much everything is closed tourist wise. 2) A lot of miles between rewards, the north is the land of miles of skinny trees and not much else. Honestly from Whitehorse to Fort St John has 2 spots worth seeing, Liard Hot Springs and Muncho Lake-Stone Mountain. That's 50 miles of Scenery in a 18 hour drive, and your total drive would be more like 40 hours driving time using Prince George as a starting point. Just poor rewards vs miles. The Stewart Cassiar Highway (Hyder) is similar in rewards.
I feel a bit like I should not interfere, but I would look at other options and stay in the southern half of our province especially at this time of year.
You will have far more visual rewards per mile driving north, checking out Barkerville (and nearby Wells) for one day. Continue north to Prince George and then swing east to Mount Robson, on to Jasper, south on the Icefields Parkway to Banff and then depending which way you might want to go from there. This would be stunning scenery on at least 1/2 of the drive, and the other part would be not bad. Nothing, really nothing, on your Whitehorse loop will even come close to this scenery.
Thinking of your kids and transportation ideas I would leave Banff and return to BC, scenery will be again, stunning. Drive to Revelstoke (on the way is Yoho National Park, Google Takakkaw Falls). At Revelstoke take a tour of the Hydro Electric Dam. Also a very good Railway museum. Nearby is Three Valley Gap (Google), quirky, great little ghost town and museum. From here you can head south if you wish, stop at Summerland and have a short Railway Ride on the historic Kettle Valley Railway.
If you choose to instead proceed west you may want to rent a houseboat at Sicamous for a cruise on the Shuswap Lake (Google). Continue west through Kamloops (we live near here) and continue to Ashcroft. Sundance Guest Ranch is a dude ranch with horseback riding in our awesome cowboy/western scenery, we are desert here. There are lots of good dude ranches available in the area, but Sundance stands out. Head south from here and you will pass through the Fraser Canyon back to Vancouver. Go to the Delta ferry terminal and take the ferry to Victoria. This ferry ride is the better of 2 routes for scenery. In Victoria there is a lot of tourist stuff, and most of it will be open. Further north on Vancouver Island go to Tofino and check out that Coastline and go on a whale watching trip. Return to Victoria. Take another Ferry to Washington State and in Seattle go to the Boeing Museum (really good).
I just gave you a tour of the very best of BC (no Fort St John) and got you to the U.S.. You could change up the order I put it in, or you may choose only a bit or none of this. But that is a local resident's 2 cents worth.
Hola Robert. Saludos desde Costa Rica. Estaré visitando a mi mamá en Vancouver, Burnaby del 2 al 15 de junio 2019. Quisiera conocerte y entregarte un presente. Renté una Harley por cinco días y me gustaría conocerlos. Espero tu comentario. Gracias
Podría ser posible, muy probablemente el fin de semana del 8 y 9 de junio. No puedo decirlo con seguridad en este momento, pero más cerca del momento en que lo sabré. Ahora vivo aproximadamente 9 horas al norte de Burnaby, pero es posible que nos encontremos a mitad de camino. ¡Mantenerse en contacto!