Toad River

The next day after the storm, was a great sunny day. We were delayed in leaving due to snow and ice on the slide roofs. Attempting to close one slide with that wet snow and ice that formed overnight, caused the motor to slip. Working together with the neighbors, we managed to pull all the resources needed. We had the extendable broom, while someone else had an expendable 5 ft. ladder. We managed to clean all the snow and ice from each other’s slide and were on the road by 10am.

 

We reached Fort Nelson where we had planned to spend the night before. No signs of snow storms visible in this town. The farther north and west we traveled, the more snow signs we found.

The best we encountered however, was about 30 minutes west of Fort Nelson:

And about another mile west, we encountered this one as well:

As we drove westward, the temperatures began to drop and snow flurries were once again evident. We thought that we were in for another episode as experienced the day before. These were just passing clouds and temperatures fluctuated throughout the day.

As we reached the mountains and went through many passes, the evidence of heavy snow was present but the roads were clean and driveable.

This drive was very different but just as beautiful as those of Banff and Jasper as you can see

 

 

 

We pulled in to Toad RV Park about 4pm where we had called ahead for reservations. Having read many reviews, we requested a site by the lake. And boy, were we treated to spectacular views. Interestingly, we met many of the same RVers that had stopped during the storm the previous evening.

Not only were the mountain passes without cell phone service, but so was this RV Park and surrounding area.

We enjoyed the views so much, that we extended our stay for another night. A well needed rest after those mountains and the lengthy construction drive on a muddy pothole ridden road. This ride from hell went on for approximate 3 miles. By the time we pulled into Toad River RV Park, one would have thought that we had gone 4x4 wheeling with our RV.

Our second day at this RV Park was outstanding. A place we would love to return to. Peaceful, beautiful and managed to see the resident moose. We saw her at 5:00 am across the lake directly from us. She was supposed to return in the afternoons but she must have known that we were waiting for her all day, and stayed away. The weather cooperated giving us a mostly sunny day and warming up to 50 F. Met new people and it was very enjoyable speaking and trading stories with them. Additionally, met some of the old neighbors from our storm night at this place also. It is great to keep encountering some of the same people met earlier on this adventure.