Bowron Lakes Cariboo trip

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Gary T, Glenn B, and Bill W went on a trip to the Cariboo including Two Sisters Peak, Yank's Peak, Bowron Lakes, Barkerville, Wells, Quesnel Forks ghost town, and other areas. These first pics are Two Sisters Peak and views toward the Bowron Lakes system below. Elevation 2100 m.

 

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We were just there, guess I know where Glenn got the idea for that

 

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Two more of Two Sisters Peak...

 

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We were just there, guess I know where Glenn got the idea for that

Well, Mat, Glenn actually got the idea from Dave Allen when he was with him in the Mackenzie ll run in 2013, but we're glad that you enjoyed it as well.
~Bill

 

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We also camped at Ghost Lake Falls and here's Gary after a night of Fireball Whiskey...

 

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We also went up Yank's Peak, named after an American miner, and found the higher
areas pretty boggy.

 

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We were pretty lucky with campsites, usually right beside lakes, rivers, or streams:
Quesnel Forks, Ladies Creek, Ghost Lake, Whiskey Creek, Anton Lake, and Farwell Canyon.

 

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Quesnel Forks ghost town is well worth a visit. It was deserted and we had
it all to ourselves...

 

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Have a seat...

 

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Barkerville has grown with the addition of frontier buildings from
other ghost towns...

 

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Gary shot this view of Barkerville from u

p the hill, over Williams Creek...

 

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More Barkerville...

 

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Wells, near Barkerville, has some cool old machinery and a free museum...

 

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On the way home I stopped at the funky little village of Spences Bridge.
A dude named Geoff runs the pretty cool Vulture Garage with his
assortment of gems. Here is a 1940 Pontiac Arrow with an immaculate
interior. Also for you "other guys", he holds a Willys Jeep and Dodge Ram...

 

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That's about it for this trip, ending with a couple more pics of Spences
Bridge; you know the place where you never bothered to s top because
you were in a hurry to get to that

Cache Creek Hungry Herbies grease burger...

 

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Great pics, Bill!

 

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We were just there, guess I know where Glenn got the idea for that

From Dave Allen (Prince George wheeler) when he was with us on the second Mackenzie run in 2013.

 

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And here I thought you guys were just copying my trip there from last year.

 

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Hehe, you guys pretty much hit up a bunch of the same spots only one week later. Barkerville for us was a bit wet, you definitely had better weather for that one. Wan't very impressed with Ghost lake, crappy access and not much for camping. We ended up going down on the main FSR just south west of there (beside the abandoned hunting lodges) and camped down by the creek after a little river crossing. The falls are cool though.
I see Bill got a new fish eye lens

 

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Wells, near Barkerville, has some cool old machinery and a free museum...View attachment 1327138 View attachment 1327139 View attachment 1327140 View attachment 1327141

Did you stop at the Wells Hotel for scotch? A selection of over 200 bottles.