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August 2014 - Bella Coola / Chilcotin

A motorcycle trip via backroads to Bella Coola
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Day 1 - Aug 2nd. We left Kelowna early stopping at the Route 97 diner in Westwold for breakfast. Lots of 50's memorabilia, good food and nice people.
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Day 1 - Aug 2nd. We left Kelowna early stopping at the Route 97 diner in Westwold for breakfast. Lots of 50's memorabilia, good food and nice people.

  • Day 1 - Aug 2nd. We left Kelowna early stopping at the Route 97 diner in Westwold for breakfast. Lots of 50's memorabilia, good food and nice people.
  • Adrian is riding a 1991 R100GS BMW.
  • I'm riding a 2006 KLR650 affectionately known as Gumby. We think we're well set up for the back roads and for camping.
  • A rest stop overlooking Kamloops lake. We ran into a couple of fellows from Bella Coola who gave us some good intel on things to see in the area.
  • The weather is starting out perfect.
  • Shortly after buying food and fuel in Clinton, we hit our first gravel on Big Bar Lake Road. Leaving the Hwy 97 corridor we're also leaving Cell phone range for a few days.
  • We checked out the Provincial Park campground at Big Bar Lake, but all the sites near the water were taken or reserved. We decided to check out the recreation site 8 km down the road at Little Big Bar Lake.
  • Little Big Bar Recreation Site turned out to be a good choice. We had it all to ourselves. I took a run back to the Provincial Park for some water and to confirm that the fire ban was not in effect here.
  • It didn't take long to set up our first night camp. If the weather had been inclement this would have been pretty wide open, but with the clear skies it was beautiful.
  • Adrian starts preparations for dinner while Gumby looks on.
  • Hmmmmmm....... Puritan Stew and noodles. Camp dining at it's ....... something.
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  • There were a couple of cabins/homes across the lake. We were on the plateau around 4000'.
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  • Sun going down over Little Big Bar Lake.
  • Adrian looking after the fire with his hockey stick.
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  • Day 2 - Aug 3rd - We had a fairly cold night at this elevation and were entertained for part of the night by the dogs barking across the lake. Sound carries pretty far when it's this quiet. I woke up to this in my tent window.
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