Picto Diary - 19 June 2016 - Back to lower 48.
Day 12. 430 miles. Quesnel, BC to Tonasket, WA. 2012 BMW F800GS motorcycle. Wyatt Earp and The chief left Quesnel, BC hyper early to make the direct 675 mile run from Quesnel, BC to Touchet, WA. Today's ride was just Galt and Mwah (sic). Back to lower 48.
Above: Galt, on 1993 BMW Paris Dakar motorcycle, parked at vista of Highland Valley copper/molybdenum mine. BC route 5. British Columbia. 19 June 2016.
Highland Valley is located 60 miles southwest of Kamloops, BC. The giant Valley pit has yielded more than 1.1 billion tons of ore in its lifetime.
Post Quesnel we enjoyed riding south on curvy, low traffic secondary roads.
Above: Logs. Quesnel, BC. 19 June 2016.
Timber and mining operations are pervasive as we descend British Columbia towards the United States. We noted significant oil and gas presence when we were in Alberta, near Grande Prarie a week ago.
25% of Canada's economic output oil and gas related.
Above: Bishop and Galt. Horstings Farm Market. Cache Creek, BC. 19 June 2016.
A good place to stop. Deli sandwiches and homemade pies. Ma and Pa farm store.
Above: 1993 BMW Paris Dakar (Galt bike) and 2012 BMW F800GS (Bishop bike) in front of Red Apple Motel room, Tonasket, WA.
A tisket... Tonasket... a red and yellow basket...
Motel selection was based on "Where would TIMDT never, ever stay... even for free."
Had a good shower. Real nice, non water saver fixture, jet of hot water. You don't have to stay in the shower twice as long. That's 50% of any hotel room evaluation.
Above: Cocktail hour. NBA championship game. Red Apple Motel
room. Tonasket, WA. 19 June 2016. Good game. I had no dog in
the hunt. Looks like a pretty good story for LaBron James.
Above: Stephen D. Taylor eating Mexican food at Rancho Chico Mexican Restaurant. Tonasket, WA. 19 June 2016.
We knew this place would be good as there was a bevy of, twenty year old plus, beat up looking pick-ups parked in front.
Addendum:
Eagle, Steve I think that is the eagle that we looked at when it was born in the nest I can tell by the White Head !!!!~
Mr. Z3,
Ojai, CA
Thanks Steve for another great travel log and commentary,
Hoops,
Pelham, NY
Spectacular photos - I have glacier/helicopter envy. Next on my list!!
Mrs. Driggs,
Salt Lake City, UT