Enjoying BC: We take so much for granted as we travel
life’s highway and it also seems that RVing is much the same. Aſt er a trip to Southern Utah (Zion
National Park), up to Moab and through Salt Lake City, then Reno and home in Chilliwack BC, we realized we had learned a lot of lessons on the way, from camping in parking lots, coping with mud aſt er a snow melt, to just dealing with small things that happen when you are a novice to living in an RV. On our return, we got set for another
adventure, thinking that that was just a matter of hooking up and hitting the road again. Not so. As I was backing up my 5th wheel (19-ſt Security) I noticed that one of the tires had a worn tread but only on one side. T at told me that something was not in line. So I went to Ken’s Tire and Wheel on Alexander in Chilliwack, BC and I asked Mike to take a look. Sure enough, an axle was out of alignment. Now to fi nd someone to correct it. T e Chilliwack shop that could do it was all booked up. Off to Abbotsford I went and talked to the crew at Tek Truck Services on Vye Road. T ey work on heavy trucks but Paul told me to bring in the unit. I did and they re-aligned it and made it ready for travel.
I then realized that I had to go back to
Ken’s Tire and Wheel as the tires were old, worn and unsafe and needing to be replaced. T ey have a bay for RVs so also checked the bearings and brakes for me thankfully as they discovered one of the bearings was completely shot and the other in poor shape. Off to the interior of BC we went with
the fi rst stop at Manning Park’s Coldstream Campground. T is park is worth the stop as it is nestled in the trees and there is lots of room for the dogs to walk. T is is important as we travel with three: two large and one small. We stayed a couple of days. Next we headed along Hwy 3 to Salmo
BC, which is just east of Trail, the historic smelting town that is worth a visit. At Salmo we continued along Hwy 3 to the Salmo River and just across the bridge (about two miles from Salmo) we turned into the fantastic campground called T e Rocking River Campground. We got a lovely campsite and parked right along the Salmo River. T is place is UNIQUE, as there are camp areas and not camp slots that you drive through or back into. So, if you have two or three units in your party, this is a place you can circle the wagons and have a good time together. All the spots are named aſt er an article that decorates the trees around the spot that
you are in. Some have boats or records or plastic dinosaurs. And all the outhouses are clean and have a theme. It was neat to visit them all just to see. Sue and Wayne are the greatest hosts as they make you feel that you should just park and never leave! We were only going to stay two days but ended up staying for three nights. T is campground is dog-friendly and they can be loose providing they are under control. When we leſt we traveled north on Hwy
6 through the city of Nelsok, a quaint town, as it seems that it is a trip back into the 60’s. Well worth spending a day or so checking out the shops and neat eateries. We then motored up Hwy 31 to Kaslo and
spent time looking the town over. Small but worth the time spent. Even though the road is two lanes and hilly, (good road for a motorcycle), the scenery is well worth the drive. At Kaslo we took Hwy 31A and headed
over to Hwy 6 to Nakusp then south on Hwy 6 to Burton. We took up residence at the Municipal Campground that is located on the shores of the Upper Arrow Lakes. We walked the beaches, fi shed off the end of the dock and enjoyed the magnifi cent view of the grandeur of the mountains and the sun on the water. British Columbia has it all! Lyle Black
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