100 Mile House to New Hazelton

We got up early on Wednesday morning and hit the road at 7am hoping to get some miles in before it got too hot. When we left it was under 60 degrees and stayed in the 60’s all morning so real pleasant riding. The road and scenery were great and we ran pretty much straight to Prince George where we stopped at a Tim Hortons for coffee and a snack.

After fueling up and a quick trip to Walmart to pick up a tiny Phillips screwdriver bit to pull the back off my Garmin, we headed northeast on HWY16. This 720km stretch of HWY16 between Prince George and Prince Rupert is also known as the “Highway of Tears” - for the numerous women who have gone missing or been murdered along this route. Apparently violence against women continues to this day along the highway. Very sad such a naturally beautiful space has such a horrible history.

We passed lots of beautiful lakes in between rolling hills while looking ahead at snow covered peaks. The end of the day got very hot - but not nearly as extreme as yesterday. Highs today were about 95 vs 115 on Tuesday.

We ended up in a small motel in New Hazelton, BC - with good A/C. I had stayed here on two previous trips up to Alaska so knew it was a decent place to sleep - despite its obvious lack of curb appeal.

Tomorrow we will visit a small town in Alaska called Hyder. It is unique in that the only way to access it by land is through Stewart, BC. There is a tiny one booth border crossing there and we will cross over, and then right back. But not before visiting the Salmon Glacier and then “The Bus” - a delicious Halibut fish shack in Hyder. I’ve been to both and it is well worth the slight detour side trip as we head north. Pick of the bikes parked below our balcony just because. We will have better pics tomorrow from Stewart and Hyder + a couple of glaciers.

CN