Day 6 - Burns Lake, BC to Prince Rupert, BC

Two songs titles/lines keep running through my head.

It's too late to turn back now!
North to Alaska

Directions are pretty simple. Go north and turn left.

What a fantastic day today was! I didn't expect this leg of the trip to be the best so far. After the lake district we started to the coast. The colors of green are amazing in the trees. With some pine and lots of birch and poplar type trees in light and dark green mosaics it is a beautiful quilt.

We shortly start seeing snow capped mountains lining our route. I think this leg of the ride may follow some old glacier and river valley routes. Shortly we find that the highway is following a river with fantastic lush forest and snow capped mountains nearby. This goes on for miles and miles.

The weather is cool and with a high gray cloud cover. Even the color of the gray skies against the whites of the snowy mountains paints a pretty picture.

As we follow the river it gets wider and wider. Within 30 miles of the coast the river now is about a quarter to half a mile wide. Some sea birds can be seen and it seems like there is a the smell of the ocean in the air.

As usual we checked in at the nights lodging, had some dinner (fish and chips with fresh Halibut!), coffee and a chocolate oat bar for desert at a local coffee shop. We scouted out the area to find where to catch the ferry tomorrow morning.

For the next two days will be at sea going up the inside passage.

Ended the day doing a little adjusting on the travel reservations, blogging, TV, reading, and bed.