Sorry posting this one a day late. Bell II had no connectivity available. Funny how that works out in the boonies. Good ride through the pine forest with mountain backdrop to Bell II. Fantastic views, and I even got to see a coyote and a little black bear! Got some pics, but I'll upload them at our next stop in Whitehorse. The Bell II lodge is a basecamp resort for Heli-Skiing. Top notch, full service 5 star style. So we camped in the mosquitos instead. Had a great soak in the jacuzzi to melt some miles away and a fantastic dinner in the little resturant. They say a full service trip is $8000-10000 for a 6 day all inclusive package. Five days of 8 hour heli drops as fast as you can go and all room and board. I think I know what i want for Christmas...
Started raining in the night at Bell II, so we packed camp wet and hit the road after a quick breakfast in the Lodge Cafe. The rain was light, but constant pretty much all day. The road was wet but open and the air cold and brisk. We pushed the pace as fast as we thought was safe to get in out of the cold as quick as possible, and made it to Watson Lake by 3:30. Couldn't find the campsite we were supposed to stay in, but we didn't really look all that hard anyway. After being in the cold wet all day, the idea of setting up camp in the rain wasn't very appealing. So, we used Evan's birthday (Happy birthday!) as an excuse to get a motel room instead. Had a nice dinner at Kathy's eatery. They even had Buffalo burgers and Poutain! Hopefully the weather will clear for tomorrow's run to Whitehorse! -MGates
Started raining in the night at Bell II, so we packed camp wet and hit the road after a quick breakfast in the Lodge Cafe. The rain was light, but constant pretty much all day. The road was wet but open and the air cold and brisk. We pushed the pace as fast as we thought was safe to get in out of the cold as quick as possible, and made it to Watson Lake by 3:30. Couldn't find the campsite we were supposed to stay in, but we didn't really look all that hard anyway. After being in the cold wet all day, the idea of setting up camp in the rain wasn't very appealing. So, we used Evan's birthday (Happy birthday!) as an excuse to get a motel room instead. Had a nice dinner at Kathy's eatery. They even had Buffalo burgers and Poutain! Hopefully the weather will clear for tomorrow's run to Whitehorse! -MGates
PS: There's a place here in Watson lake with posts and people who come and visit put up signs of all kinds. There's thousands of them. We found one from Poway...
Hi there,
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear about the weather, but you are way up North.
Take care of yourselves in the wetness.
Plenty of sunshine in Ramona.
Rocksanne
Standing next to an "Arcadia City Limit" sign?? Boy you guys went the WRONG way !! ;-)
ReplyDeleteHi There -- Great to see my Poway sign is still there from the early 80's.
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