I'd come back here

Hazelton, BC

July 17^th

We are making our way east in order to keep our August 9^th appointment at the Highland Ridge/Open Range Factory Repair Shop for replacement of our slide floor that separated on the day we began our trip in early April.  Dad’s and Todd’s repair job is holding up so far.  We are treating the slide with special care and we don’t fully deploy it so it drops flush.  It only took about a week of stubbing our toes on the raised slide before it finally sunk in to ‘step up’.  When it gets repaired, everyone will have to be reprogramed.

We have found another gem of a campground in Hazelton, British Columbia.  Ksan Campground has spacious, long sites with a nice grassy space between sites.  The wifi here rocks!!  Last night I sent out several messages.  Now tonight, we have a poor excuse for wifi….but at least it is something….so better than nothing.  But this will not go out until we find better wifi.   I wish we had had the time to stay on at Kzan.  With our Good Sam discount on top of a senior discount on top of the Canadian/US exchange, the site was VERY reasonable.  The campground was in a nice setting by the water.  Dad even commented on the design/layout of the sites.  Each site is separated from the next by a raised berm.  The site has a space for the picnic table and fire pit.  It is really well designed. 

And a bonus….they let us wash at the site.  Boy was that needed after traveling over a few miles of dusty construction.  The vehicles ahead of us kicked up a storm of dust.  We hung back a bit so we could make out the road we were traveling on. 

We did find time to take a tour of the First Nation totem poles.  The 16 poles are well over a 100 years old, some even close to 200.  When you stop and think of the tools that they used to do the carvings, it really adds an appreciation for the artistry. 

To get to the campground, the route took us over a one lane suspension bridge

Suspended over a deep gorge

Not a good trip for anyone who has a fear of heights.  It was a LONG way to the water😉  I'll just bet I could do a marvelous double pike, back flip, dog dive if the water was deeper. 

Oh I almost forgot.  Hazelton also has a super restaurant...at least the doggie bag was full of delicious smells.  AND they have fantastic deserts according to Aunt Janice.

A chocolate volcano cake filled with hot fudge and topped with ice cream.  No...it didn't make it to the doggie bag, but her breathe sure smelled good😋

Hickory

......on the road again