Clinton - Snowy Highway...

This picture, taken on the last day of the year (2016-12-31), was never really supposed to be. As it happened, the province was inundated with snow storms, and BKR had to get back to Quesnel. I thought I'd accompany her on her snowy journey. All was well on our trip north and we had worried needlessly about impassable roads. We were making good time, and could see ourselves making Quesnel before it was too late in the day. That is, until a traffic accident just south of Cache Creek sent us on a detour through Merritt and then through Kamloops. By the time we arrived at Cache Creek, via the detour, it was late and discretion suggested an overnight stay in Clinton.

Last day of 2016 in Clinton...

Quesnel - Riverfront Trail

It's May (2016-05-08), so there's a good chance we're in Quesnel. And, when in Quesnel, why not take a stroll on Riverfront Trail? The May sun was warming things up and Spring was everywhere.

Quesnel: Riverfront Trail...

Pavilion - Marble Canyon Provincial Park

Usually, our Cariboo trip is in May. In 2014, our May was booked with London and Portugal. So it was that we visited Quesnel in the middle of June. Coming south on this day (2014-06-18), we opted for a break at the Marble Canyon Provincial Park. Surprisingly, the picnic area was deserted.

Marble Canyon picnic area...

Barkerville - Miner's Log Cabin

Our visit to Barkerville, the historic Cariboo goldrush town, would not have been complete without a postcard of the log cabins so characteristic of this region in the 1860s. Here's one with an added lean-to.

Miner's log cabin in Barkerville 2014-06-14

Barkerville - St. Saviour's Anglican Church

On a chilly mid June day, we drove out to Barkerville. Although we've been here many times before, this old historic goldrush town is always worth a visit. For the photographer, there are hundreds of opportunities to get nice pictures. In this case, the subject of the postcard is St. Saviour's Anglican Church, an historic one-storey rustic Carpenter Gothic Anglican building.  Construction of the church began in 1868, once transport routes to this remote Cariboo location had been improved. The church was not finished until after the first service, held on September 18, 1870. Today it is part of Barkerville Historic Town.

St. Saviour's Anglican Church;  one-storey rustic Carpenter
Gothic Anglican church in Barkerville 2014-06-14

Quesnel - Wooden Footbridge Across the Fraser River

While we were in Quesnel, visiting Britt, a stroll along the banks of the Fraser River brought us to this wooden footbridge.

Wooden Footbridge Across the Fraser River in Quesnel 2013-05-02