Williams Lake

We left Whistler, BC at about 8 AM, continuing on the Sea to Sky Highway. Our first picture is of Green Lake, set in the mountains near Whistler. There were several places in the highway with 13 % grades. It wasn’t always relaxing, but it was certainly well worth the extra effort. We stopped at Joeffre Lakes to view the glaciers, and at Seaton Lake. We crossed Cayoosh Creek many times on several one lane wooden bridges, often crossing over or under the train tracks. We stopped in Lillooet to see the railroad and station and the Seaton Lake Reservoir Hydro Plant.

We left the Sea to Sky Highway and took Hwy 97 North out of Clinton.

We stopped at 108 Mile Ranch Heritage Site, where many of the log buildings from the gold rush era had been relocated. There are 13 historical buildings there. We toured several of them. We also witnessed the end of a wedding letting out from the church in the rain. 108 Mile Ranch is one of many stops on the Road to Gold Fields. The 0 mile marker was at Lillooet. The towns in this area are called 70 Mile, 100 Mile, 150 Mile etc. The towns established as rest stop houses based on their distance from Lillooet. It’s funny to see towns named after mile markers in a country that is metric all the way.

After leaving 108 Mile Ranch, we were stopped behind an accident in which a truck towing a travel trailer burned completely. The fire started with a short in the wiring in the truck. Thank the Lord that no one was hurt. We were there on the scene for approximately 2 ½ hours. There was fear that the trailer’s propane tanks would explode. Thank the Lord that they did not. A helicopter was sent out to drop water on the grass fire that was started. It reminded me that we are spoiled with the fast emergency services in the U.S. First police car didn’t arrive for 45 minutes. Ambulance didn’t arrive for at least 1 ½ hours, and they never sent out a fire truck.

We are spending the night at Williams Lake on Hwy 97.