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My stepdad, Darrel used to say, “Sometimes you’re the windshield and sometimes you’re the bug!”.\u00a0 Most days we’re the windshield but every now and then things go wrong.<\/p>\n

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From Prince George, BC<\/strong><\/span>, we turned due west onto \u00a0Highway 16 <\/strong><\/span>(aka the Yellowhead Highway<\/strong><\/span>) and then north again on Highway 3<\/strong><\/span>7 (the Cassiar Highway<\/strong><\/span>) headed for Boer Mountain<\/strong><\/span> and then the town of Smithers<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n

We passed the town of Vanderhoof<\/strong><\/span> and just as the sun broke out from what has been a heavy lid of grey clouds for several days, a logging truck barreling down the two-lane highway in the opposite direction launched a large rock that hit the passenger side windshield just above the wiper.\u00a0 The gunshot-like sound it made scared us all and the walnut-sized impact was so intense that the although it didn\u2019t create a hole all the way through the safety glass, it hit hard enough to dislodge chards of glass from the inside of the windshield.\u00a0 The chards were thrown all over the dashboard and out onto my shirt.\u00a0 I wasn\u2019t wearing my sunglasses because it had been overcast for most of the day and have thought many times since that I was lucky the rock hit the windshield so low that the glass didn\u2019t spray into my eyes or face.\u00a0 The road was in good shape, it was just an unfortunate stray rock.\u00a0<\/p>\n

We were a little shaken, but with a bit of tape inside and out on the windshield, we continued on our way.<\/p>\n\n\n

\"\" — Bailey’s Concerned Look<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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With just a few miles left to log that day, it was nice to get to the Kager Lake Recreation and Bike Park<\/strong><\/span>.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The camping at Kager Lake<\/strong><\/span> is free!\u00a0 Although they do ask for donations that go towards maintaining the bike park.\u00a0 Although there is no electricity or hookups at the campground, there are pit toilets on site for campers.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The bike trails here were engineered by some of the same groups that designed the trails in Whistler<\/strong><\/span> so there\u2019s something available for all levels and the campground provides a point of access to all trails.\u00a0 There was a road that allowed people to shuttle bikes up in a car and ride down, but it looked to be a little challenging for the me to drive the RV up and back so Doug road to the top of Boer Mountain<\/strong><\/span> on a trail aptly called \u201cHuff and Puff\u201d before enjoying the swoopy decent down \u201cWhen Pigs Fly\u201d.\u00a0 He rode just over 9 miles and had 1400 ft of climbing, which is pretty impressive on a mountain bike.<\/p>\n
All the trail names were pig themed \u2013 Pork Cutlet, Little Piglet, Razorback, etc.\u00a0 The next day Doug rode the lake trail with me.\u00a0 It was relatively flat and short at just over 2 miles long.\u00a0 This was a warm-up for Doug, who road back up \u201cHuff and Puff\u201d, down \u201cCharlotte\u2019s Web\u201d and then a lower portion of the bike park to ride \u201cPiglet\u201d, \u201cPork and Beans\u201d and \u201cSouuweet\u201d before looping again around Kager Lake<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n
He thoroughly explored this bike park and was happy to have the new mountain bike (versus last year\u2019s gravel bike) to do so.\u00a0 The gravel bike would have been fine in Whistler<\/strong><\/span> with some paved rides (like the one that parallels the Sea to Sky Scenic Byway<\/strong><\/span>), but it wouldn\u2019t have been nearly as much fun here and very difficult to complete \u201cWhen Pigs Fly\u201d on the old gravel bike.<\/p>\n\n\n
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After two days at the campground, we were back on the road\u00a0and broke up the drive with a laundromat stop in Burns Lake<\/strong><\/span>, some calls to our insurance company regarding glass replacement as the spider web crack continued to spread; a stop at one of the most scenic Safeway Stores I\u2019ve ever seen in Smithers <\/strong><\/span>as it looked out towards a craggy, deep blue mountain range; and some tank filling and dumping in Hazelton<\/strong><\/span>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
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Hazelton<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n
Continuing north on the Cassiar Highway<\/strong><\/span>, about 2 hours later we stopped for a night at the Meziadin Lake<\/span> Campground<\/span><\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This small campground is primitive with no hookups, but its well maintained and the lake is absolutely beautiful!<\/p>\n\n\n
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Meziadin Lake<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n
If you\u2019ve been following our travels, you\u2019ve probably noticed that I do most of the trip documentation (i.e. this blog), but Doug has the lion\u2019s share of maintenance, research, and planning, so he deserves a whole lot of credit for keeping us up and running, all of the beauty we get to see, the great places we camp and the activities we do!\u00a0 As you can see, whether in bug or windshield mode, he\u2019s doing an amazing job!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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\"\" — Bailey’s Concerned Look<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
$\"\"$ <\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n
With just a few miles left to log that day, it was nice to get to the Kager Lake Recreation and Bike Park<\/strong><\/span>.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The camping at Kager Lake<\/strong><\/span> is free!\u00a0 Although they do ask for donations that go towards maintaining the bike park.\u00a0 Although there is no electricity or hookups at the campground, there are pit toilets on site for campers.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The bike trails here were engineered by some of the same groups that designed the trails in Whistler<\/strong><\/span> so there\u2019s something available for all levels and the campground provides a point of access to all trails.\u00a0 There was a road that allowed people to shuttle bikes up in a car and ride down, but it looked to be a little challenging for the me to drive the RV up and back so Doug road to the top of Boer Mountain<\/strong><\/span> on a trail aptly called \u201cHuff and Puff\u201d before enjoying the swoopy decent down \u201cWhen Pigs Fly\u201d.\u00a0 He rode just over 9 miles and had 1400 ft of climbing, which is pretty impressive on a mountain bike.<\/p>\n
All the trail names were pig themed \u2013 Pork Cutlet, Little Piglet, Razorback, etc.\u00a0 The next day Doug rode the lake trail with me.\u00a0 It was relatively flat and short at just over 2 miles long.\u00a0 This was a warm-up for Doug, who road back up \u201cHuff and Puff\u201d, down \u201cCharlotte\u2019s Web\u201d and then a lower portion of the bike park to ride \u201cPiglet\u201d, \u201cPork and Beans\u201d and \u201cSouuweet\u201d before looping again around Kager Lake<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n
He thoroughly explored this bike park and was happy to have the new mountain bike (versus last year\u2019s gravel bike) to do so.\u00a0 The gravel bike would have been fine in Whistler<\/strong><\/span> with some paved rides (like the one that parallels the Sea to Sky Scenic Byway<\/strong><\/span>), but it wouldn\u2019t have been nearly as much fun here and very difficult to complete \u201cWhen Pigs Fly\u201d on the old gravel bike.<\/p>\n\n\n
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After two days at the campground, we were back on the road\u00a0and broke up the drive with a laundromat stop in Burns Lake<\/strong><\/span>, some calls to our insurance company regarding glass replacement as the spider web crack continued to spread; a stop at one of the most scenic Safeway Stores I\u2019ve ever seen in Smithers <\/strong><\/span>as it looked out towards a craggy, deep blue mountain range; and some tank filling and dumping in Hazelton<\/strong><\/span>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
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View from the Safeway<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Hazelton<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n
Continuing north on the Cassiar Highway<\/strong><\/span>, about 2 hours later we stopped for a night at the Meziadin Lake<\/span> Campground<\/span><\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This small campground is primitive with no hookups, but its well maintained and the lake is absolutely beautiful!<\/p>\n\n\n
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Meziadin Lake<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n
If you\u2019ve been following our travels, you\u2019ve probably noticed that I do most of the trip documentation (i.e. this blog), but Doug has the lion\u2019s share of maintenance, research, and planning, so he deserves a whole lot of credit for keeping us up and running, all of the beauty we get to see, the great places we camp and the activities we do!\u00a0 As you can see, whether in bug or windshield mode, he\u2019s doing an amazing job!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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