Day Three
We woke up in Yakima to clear blue, cloudless skys and decided to check the
FAA Alaskan Weathercams - Here's Sheep Mountain
But what the heck, that's a couple of days away so we depart Yakima about 9 am
straight towards Mt Rainier in the far distance
It's a long ways off but it's a big mountain
We follow river valleys up past Omak and other little towns in north central Washington
Some spots remind us of Switzerland
Soon we reach the US Canadian border which is right there
Our point of entry is Penticton British Columbia
Nice beach on short final over the lake
Nice ramp, not too many airplanes though
Here's a PIK (Pilot Information Kiosk) where you can get weather info and file flight plans
Being the dumb American that I am I managed to get myself locked in here
because I didn't take note of the access code to get back out to the ramp
I had to wait for my brother to come and rescue me
Canadian customs didn't meet us but the lady was a bit miffed at us because we arrived 45 minutes early
She said that normally that is not acceptable so be aware that they want an accurate ETA
We left Penticton on a flight plan for Prince George
On the way we flew over countless beautiful lakes - I couldn't begin to remember the names of them all
The colors of many of them were pretty interesting
There's another one, this is way out in the middle of nowhere but there were some houses
and airstrip and a seaplane base
and 3 bars on my cellphone!
Verizon - there is no substitute
Our plan is to stop at Prince george for gas
The weather has been great today and it's real pretty country up here
Here's the straight in approach to Prince George
There was still plenty of daylight but it was looking as though we probably will want to go up the 'trench'
rather than follow the Alcan Highway as the weather to the east of the hills is not as good
So we decide to park at Prince George for the night so we can enjoy the trip tomorrow
I know there are people who don't believe Man ever went to the moon
Some of you may not believe we really are in Canada
So here's definitive proof - sandals with socks on
Tomorrow - Whitehorse, Yukon Territory