We have been travelling in some of the most beautiful parts of BC at times following the mighty Skeena, Buckley, Nass and Stakine Rivers. They are currently swollen, raging bodies of water dragging silt down to the ocean. We've been told the silt might be the signal for the salmon to begin their journey up-river to spawn. People talk about the rivers as living, breathing forces that bring life and meaning to the communities they flow through. We are continually amazed by their size and force.
The landscape changes - but is always incredible. Coastal Mountains on one side of us with the Hazelton and Cassiar Mountain ranges on the other, all surrounding the Stikine plateau. We are now in boreal forest with a mixture of black spruce, white spruce and aspen trees. A few native flowers are peeking through but the grass is still brown this far north.
We have stayed at provincial parks for the last three days on two beautiful lakes. Bill and Ted tried their luck fishing - no luck. Apparently two-pound rainbow trout lurk under the surface.
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