July 13 2011 Grand Forks, BC

Gravel/sand on mountains, lots of slides

Near Princeton hardly any trees

every corner a beautiful new scene

Wednesday July 13 2011

Great trip.  Left Chilliwack about 9:30, east on Hwy #1 till Hope where we got on Hwy #3 for the rest of the trip to Alberta.  Different route than 1 and a bit longer but thought we would see some different scenery.  So far it is beautiful.    We were going around a curve on a down hill on a mountain when a deer came out at the side of the road (steep drop off to a rapid moving stream).  The deer was soaking wet, must have swam across the stream.  Scared us but it turned around and went back down, I guess it decided not a good move to come on the highway!!!!!!!!!!  Going thru Princeton there are not a lot of trees, seems strange after all the trees along the way.  Stopped and got diesel $1.26/l and noon.  The mountains around Princeton are very sandy/gravel looks like lots of land slides.  Keremeos is all fruit stands and orchards and lots of vineyards and winery's right after this town.    Really nice area, beautiful scenery.  Osoyoos - 80 degrees F,  all the rest of the driving has been around 59 - 63 F.  It is like a desert here, pretty cool.  We stopped in Grand Forks, got diesel $1.23/l and picked up a few groceries.  We are staying in Grand Forks for the night at Riviera Camp ground, right on Hwy 3.  When we put the address into the GPS she told us to turn into the campground it was a mobile home park...... can't turn around.......back up............ no camping here....., went down the road aways and saw another one so pulled in and it turned out to be the one we were looking for (6331 Hwy 3, same address).  The guy here says the GPS get messed up here.  It is not the nicest campground but they had a spot for us and we are only here one night.  It was nice out so we sat outside for awhile.  They say they have highspeed internet but it is pretty weak, can't get it working hardly at all.  Also it is right by the highway so a bit noisey.   Nice people here though, wouldn't recomend it for a long stay but overnight its ok.