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Day17-7/7/10-Wed, Issaquah, WA

Smithers, BC to Issaquah, WA – 826 miles

Today is a run for the border day.  Not much to photograph.  This part of Canada is identical to Montana, Idaho, Washington.

Left Smithers, BC at 6:23 AM.  Rode east on Trans-Canada Hwy/Yellowhead Hwy E/BC-16.  It’s about 23o miles to Prince George.  This road is under numerous repairs.  There were over a dozen single-lane escorted construction areas.  Most were 3-5 km long.

After fueling in Prince George, it’s south on the Cariboo Hwy/BC-97 to Cache Creek, 275 miles.  This leg also had a half-dozen single-lane escorted construction areas.

The Cariboo Hwy is a major North/South route and it seemed everyone was on it.  Every form of RV vehicle (extremely high-end luxo coaches, 5th-wheel units, standard motor homes of every size, trailers, and pop-ups), 18-wheelers, commercial vehicles, cars, pickups and of course motorcycles are on this 2 lane road!  It was very slow but the 2-wheeled ability to pass and get around these slow moving clusters is one of our benefits.

Between Cache Creek and Hope this route gets worse as it follows the winding river on mostly 2-lanes.  I cut east on BC-97 east to Kamloops, 50 miles then south on the Trans Canada Highway/BC-5 four-lane freeway.  Posted speed is 110 kph but traffic was moving at 120+ kph.  It’s 175 miles to the Sumas border crossing.  I cross at 7:16PM.

From Sumas, it’s 125 miles to Issaquah, today’s stop.  I arrive at 10PM.  It was a great day!  Another blue sky day.  But the temperature change is very noticeable.  In cache Creek I it’s so hot I ride with just my armored shirt.

My brother, sister and mom reside in the Issaquah area.  I’ll do M/C maintenance and visit.

in 16 days I’ve ridden 7,728 miles.  Guess I should change oil today.

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