McLeese Lake, B.C. (Day 3)

A little over 400 miles today and we ended up at McLeese Lake as recommended by a local.  We took it easy and left around 9am and were at the border within an hour.

The crossing didn't take too long.  They asked some basic questions like where I was heading, how long I was going to be in Canada, if there was anyone I was visiting, how much cash I had on me, and if I was a concealed weapon permit holder .... wait what?  She didn't ask that last one to Paul or Steve.

After some pictures at the "Welcome to Canada" sign, there were lots of official signs, including a "move over, it's the law" sign!  The difference I noticed here though was that people were driving a lot faster.

As we keep going North, it just gets more scenic.  Along CA 1 there are waterfalls practically dumping on the highway.  I didn't get a picture because I thought surely that was the last highway side waterfall in this section of road.

We found a hidden road over a railroad track just past this little town of Yale.  There were gravel patches here and there and it ended up along side of the railroad on the left, and then on the right was a very wide fast flowing river below some very large cliffs.  I think I counted three or four separate waterfalls.

We met another motorcycle rider who recommended we ride Hwy 8. He was a pretty fast rider, but we ended up passing him and the mountie who pulled him over.  It was about a 45 minute ride one way to Little Nicola.  Nice twisties, but we just turned around to get back on our route. Overall a good recommendation.

Had lunch at a pub in 100 Mile House.  There wasn't much around and felt like a mix between a country bar, reno, and a retirement home.  It took about an hour to cook our food, but at that point, we were in no hurry.  It was good to be off of the bikes for a bit. Pretty decent food though!

When we got to McLeese Lake, we were greeted by other riders.  A couple of them owned Harleys, but purchased Dual Sports just for this trip.  They were on their way back from Alaska, which was nice because we got the scoop on key road conditions.