Day 3

TETSA RIVER CAMPSITE

WINE BY THE TETSA RIVER

Today’s goal is to make it to the Tetsa River Campground just outside of Fort Nelson.  Well we did make it after a very long uneventful and kind of boring riding day.  The scenery is much like you experience going across say, South Dakota.  Not many trees and rather flat.  Lunched at St John at Mr. Mikes, overpriced like most of Canada.  Kurt’s lunch was excellent (of course he was starving), mine mediocre.  Saw a group of seven en route to Haines to take the ferry to Bellingham.  We saw our second KTM Adventure.  Hey where are all you guys who ride this bike?  We have seen more Harley’s on this trip, strapped to the gills with gear than we see Adventure Bikes!  After lunch we had more of the same scenery until we got nearer to Ft Nelson, the sight was more like the blue ridge mountains of our east coast, especially with the smoky haze.  We pushed the KTM’s luck on gas and stopped to turn on the Adventure Tank 2.2 gallon reserve AND filled up the tank with our portable ½ gallon emergency stock.  Tough going down the road with a 1200GS ADV and its 9 gallon tank.  But we made it to Ft Nelson to refuel.  As we head west out of town we see fewer and fewer cars and rvs, even though it is still very light at 7pm.  Now the terrain changes and become very dramatic leading us up and then down to the Tetsa River Basin.  We find the campground and score yet another picture perfect campsite with fire ring, picnic table and view of a roaring river.  Their state parks truly are something to experience if you are a camper.  Each site is so private you hardly notice another human being.  Kurt cooled off in the river after a very hot day of riding.  Very strange to head off to bed when it is still so light out.