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Photo by Alessio Corradini, on the Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, of two locals

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Photo by Alessio Corradini,
on the Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia,
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Thank you for such a detailed response and also for confirming my chosen route. Hanging a left at Prince George and heading out to Terrace before going north was definitely my plan so now I'm really looking forward to it.
Also, you can take a side road on the west side of the Fraser River between Williams Lake and Quesnel. Most of it was fairly recently paved and it takes you right down to the river and then through peaceful country settings with farms and homesteads. A much nicer option than the relatively boring highway 97.

If you're interested in some gravel backroads get the BC backroads mapbook. There's a network of roads from Quesnel towards Vanderhoof, bypassing Prince George. Blackwater road is one option (all gravel). Another is to head to Nazko (all paved) and then a network of gravel roads which take you back to highway 16 near Vanderhoof. The scenery isn't great throughout these roads but neither is highway 97 via Prince George. Fuel was available in Nazko when I went through there last summer.

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Mister Fox.....will you be in the Banff or western BC area at all this summer? we could meet up and eat some of my wife's home made pasties. She's an Ivybridge girl

Home made pasties, that's a win right there. We'll be heading over to western BC at the end of august after the Naskup Meeting, Rough plan is the Kootenays, Jasper, Lake Louise, Banff, Calgary then drop into the states heading towards the Califorina meeting Via Yellowstone.

When we actually get moving you'll be ale to track us on this map, which we'll aim to update every day.
http://www.mudandknobblies.co.uk/sta...p/where-are-we
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I'm getting the feeling that there are going to be plenty of peeps to meet up with along the way.

Even a solo rider like myself won't have to worry about getting lonely.
Probably not. The missus and I are planning a trip from Vancouver to Inuvik two-up on a KLR this July. I have heard the bugs aren't as bad then. Too bad our times don't match, it would be cool to meet up. I was in the Dease Lake area two years ago and I can vouch for the riding - it is great. Watson Lake was a bit of a disappointment. Might not be a bad idea to bring bear spray - just say'n...Mediazin Junction to Stewart had more bears than mosquitos - granted it was August and the fish were heading upstream!
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