British Columbia North to South

I essentially crossed 3 territories as big or bigger than Texas in 5 days. The toll I put on Dante was too much... I was only a couple hours away from my destination of Vancouver, on a 13 or 15 degree grade I started loosing my brakes. I was barely able to pull over in time to hit a large flat patch of gravel. As soon as I came to a full stop, all 4 brakes started smoking. Oops, lol.
Other than that, my trip through BC went well. I picked up a hitchhiker near the end of the Yukon. James was on the side of the road with nothing but the clothes on his back and an MP3 player. We had a great time for the 3 day ride, he navigated me through the good short-cuts that GPS ignores, and I was able to get him to his family on Van Island in record time.

 HUGE Bison

 Natural Hot Springs

 Now that is clean water

 I'll take the Log Cabin #1 Combo to go please...

 Wow,

 Beautiful!

 James and I

Vancouver at last
Well, I've had a good time in Vancouver. I was able to catch up on some sleep, I got to sample the food, I visited Stanley Park, the markets, downtown, and got Dante into the shop. ARGH! New rotors, new calipers, new brake pads, and 2 new shocks... YES this BC, Yukon and Alaska are rough on automobiles... Be forewarned! I will post a more detailed acct of Vancouver at a later time, but I need to hit the road and get back to the lower 48 today. Will rest my bones in Washington tonight. BUT, I must add that Vancouver is a REALLY cool city, and I will put it, and Vancouver Island (which I must $kip for now) at the top of the list for places I want to visit/revisit
Special thanks to Clara and Dave for the hospitality