After filling both the car and the RV with gas, it was time to go a little further east. After looking at our brochures of the area, I knew I wanted to stop at Ancient Forest for lunch. Ancient Forest is the most inland temperate rainforest in the world. It is located about 60 miles east of Prince George along Yellowhead Highway. We found the parking lot to be very unfriendly for RVs as it was not level. We turned the refrigerator off and set off for a good hike.
We chose to walk the trail counterclockwise and look for a few geocaches that were supposed to be hidden in the forest.
There was a nice boardwalk throughout the forest. Volunteers from local communities are continuing to build the boardwalk and repair sections as needed.
One of the trees is named Treebeard after the character in
The Hobbit. This tree is the guardian of the forest.
We also visited Treebeard Falls.
Before leaving Ancient Forest, we had to see the oldest tree! To get to the oldest tree, we had to walk under this downed cedar.
Then we arrived at the oldest tree in Ancient Forest! It is estimated to be over 1000 years old.
Of course, all the geocaches in Ancient Forest had been muggled so we didn't get to add to our numbers.
Once back at the RV, it was time to drive to McBride, British Columbia, where we would spend the night. McBride is a railroad town which is evidenced by their welcome sign and all the street signs. There are several towns northwest of McBride that can only be reached by train. It was not so bad staying near the train depot because the trains that went through at night didn't have to blow their whistles as there was no road they crossed in McBride!
After a quick ride around town we drove to Beaver Falls east of town where we found a geocache along the trail.
Beaver Falls is not a high waterfall, but it is a powerful one. We were amazed at all the different paths the water took to get beyond the large rocks in the river.
It was a great hike to the falls, but time to head back to town to find a place to eat dinner.
On our way into town earlier in the afternoon, we spotted this sign for Gigglin' Grizzly Pub. We thought it might be a good place to eat, especially since there were so many cars in the parking lot!
It turned out that we made a good choice. The food was good and the place was busy! After a satisfying dinner, it was back to the RV to plan our stay at Jasper National Park.
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