Area J (West Chilcotin)

Best travel reports from Area J (West Chilcotin)

#21 Weih - What?

Very often in the last few weeks I received the message 'Happy first/second/... Advent' and every time I thought to myself: Thank you, but there is no such thing here. Some...

#20 Breathless due to the...

... week. At least that's how I felt on some days here, because it got cold again, really cold this time. After a short help from a neighbor, I had a day off on the weekend. But...

#36 April weather

Hello there, Since many people have asked me how my Easter was, here's a little insight: Easter: My "Easter" started with extreme wind. As I mentioned before, the weekends are...

Day 13 - 02.07.2024 Trip to Terra Nostra Ranch with a stop in Williams Lake

Today we continued to the next station. It was a long drive of a total of 5.5 hours. So we decided to take a break in Williams Lake. We will pass by here again later. In...

Day 14 - 03.07.2024 Kayak Tour and Hike to Inspiration Point

Today started off leisurely. Breakfast was at 8:30 am and after that, the children greeted the horses, played, and we read. Shortly before noon, we went to the Ranch's boathouse...

Day 17 - 06.07.2024 85th Anahim Lake Stampede

Today was the departure from Terra Nostra Ranch. Christoph had informed us that there is a Stampede in Anahim Lake this weekend. We did not coordinate with the other events like...

Day 15 - 07/04/2024 Horseback Riding and Trip to the Waterfall

Today, just like yesterday, started off very relaxed. Around 11:30 am, the girls got to ride horses or be led on horses. Henriette rode Missy, and Juliane rode Elly. Both had a...

Heckman Pass 5000ft

Oh, how exciting it was - yesterday evening another grizzly came to the river at RipRap Campground. And this morning as we were driving east, another one ran along the road in...

Day 16 - 05.07.2024 Bear Island

The day started after breakfast with a horse riding round for the girls. Juliane back on Elly, Henriette on Toben. Meanwhile, Martin watched the soccer game Germany against...

#35 Happy Easter! 🐣🕊

'The Lord has risen. He has truly risen.' I definitely won't hear this chant here this year (although it has already been sent to me several times 😁). But as I write this...