Epic Vancouver road trip!!

[creed1969]

Cut across country thru camrose and wetaskawin an we'll be jumping onto #2 shortly, south of edmonton. We'll try to keep up

[re1]

Have a great trip !

Lots of deer around Princeton through Manning park,
Maybe the odd Black Bear in the park as well.
Great time of year for this trip .

[creed1969]

Made it to Calgary yesterday with no problems! Will be heading out again soon, but here's a picture from last night - we did a bunch of longboarding last night along the river and downtown with a couple buddies. Great fun!

[creed1969]

SW of calgary. Near Black Diamond. If it wasnt rainy the rockies would be in the background .

[creed1969]

Well we are almost to Cranbrook and have had no problems! It was rainy this morning but as soon as we got into the mountains it cleared up. The chevy keeps up with traffic fine, though we havent seen any major climbs yet. Handles fine in the curves too. Getting lots of thumbs ups! Haven't seen any other old pickups out so far...did see a very nice '69 Camaro in Firney though.

Here is Frank Slide, where in the early 1900's an enormous slab of rock broke off the mountainside and buried most of the town in rubble.


Here is the worlds largest truck in Sparwood, the only one built. Used for mining coal. The turbo blew in 1990 so they retired it...a replacement would have been a one-of-a-kind part.


And here is a shot just outside of Firney.

[trac209]

Cool pics,thanks for sharing

[magwakeenercew2jh]

Man, you are bringing back some memories...
....Thanks so much for the pics.

Just in case a local gets his hackles up, I believe it's "Fernie".
Then again, I've been wrong before.....

This pic is a killer:

[Willys47]

love it ! thanks for taking us along. Cheers eh

[hdff]

looks like a great time so far, keep the pics coming!!!!!! i was up in canada last summer on the bike, beautiful is all i can say!!! went from vancouver along hwy 3 to just above glacier. would love to live up there

[geezer#99]

Thanx for jogging the old brain!!
I worked for Kaiser Coal back when that big truck first arrived. They assembled parts of it down along the highway close to where it sits now. Hauled the box up the hill on a seperate trailer. They drove the cab and chassis up the main road. It broke down 6 times. Mostly hydraulic lines. The four most senior 'Deuce' drivers (200 ton haul trucks) got to run the big guy. It spent a lot of it's first year getting fixed. Hauled a lot of rock though!!
I ran a 100 ton for a couple years. You haven't lived until you've driven uphill at 2 mph for 3 miles with a 140 tons of coal on board or downhill when the brake retarder failed and your rear brakes went up in smoke and you trailed a big ball of fire until you went up the runaway lane.
Enjoy your trip!!

[HeavyD]

Cool pics! I have done the same trip as you a few times and it never gets old, just beautiful scenery. I think the mine truck needs an ls swap..everything else seems to be getting one!

[creed1969]

Made it to Creston with no problems at all...truck is running like a dream so far, praise God!

[Ol Blue K20]

Thanks for the ride. That's some pretty scenery, what an awesome trip. Keep the pics coming. Stay safe.

[timski69gmc]

Just realized you were coming through. Big show in Sandpoint, ID this weekend, with the main show on Saturday. Then a car show in Creston on Sunday.
Would have been great if you could have added this to your schedule.
Enjoy the drive, and keep sending pics!

[Coley]

Wow....looks like a great trip so far! That Nelson/Kootenay area is really cool high mountain forest country.....watch for Grizzlies!...lol.
There are some great steep hills heading west out of the Nelson area that are entertaining in the heat of summer...no worries on this trip tho' this time of year.
Glad to hear the truck is running well....but not surprised!
Keep on truckin' dudes.
Coley

[Hubscrub]

I'm really enjoying the pics, beautiful country.

[bruceman1968]

Creed1969, We asked for pics and y'all have really delivered! Thanks for taking the time to post from the road. Awesome Thread!! Great pics!! Stay safe. Keep having fun!

[creed1969]

Drove from Creston to Summerland today. Beautiful, beautiful country. Had a couple long climbs where the temp started to creep up...but never problematic.

Had to tighten a very loose fan belt before we took off in the morning.


On the road again












Wrapped up the day by jumping into the Okanagan lake. Its chilly in May

[Billhilly]

Great pictures Creed! Makin me feel 'homesick'! I lives up Highway 33 for a few years... driven alot of what you have. Enjoy Vancouver/ the rest of your trip. Safe driving!

[hamjet]

Great shots Creed, I don't even have to leave my house and I feel like I was sitting in the pass seat. Thank you...

[hdff]

is the pic of the truck overlooking a lake and town Osoyoos? looks like it we stayed there last year on our bike trip!!!

[re1]

Originally Posted by hdff

is the pic of the truck overlooking a lake and town Osoyoos? looks like it we stayed there last year on our bike trip!!!

Yes, that is Osoyoos

[creed1969]

Made it to Vancouver

[Willys47]

so are you going to make it over to the island ? it looks like you have had great weather so far

[creed1969]

We've got a ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Nanaimo booked in the morning . Gonna spend Sunday and probably Monday exploring the island.