Mud and mosquitoes (or camping in B.C.)
Actually, the weekend turned out quite nice, but it didn't start this way. The weather has not been really warm or sunny so far and we took a bit of a chance when we decided to go camping.
Our first choice for a campsite was the one next to Alexander Falls. The falls are amazing but the campsite was disappointing. It was also right next to a logging crew burning tree stumps. It was very smoky. So, we decided instead to continue another 8 km on the forest service road (FSR) all the way to Callaghan Lake. The road was rough and muddy, but we had a beast to face up to the challenge: a big Durango! We arrived at Callaghan Lake for another disappointment. While it was a mix of sun and clouds on Highway 99, it was very cloudy and rainy at the Lake, 8 degrees Celsius, and very buggy. We knew that the temperature was going to drop during the night, probably to the freezing point. That's not good camping weather.
So, we headed back down the FSR. We needed another action plan, somewhere easy to reach because it was already mid-afternoon. Fortunately, we found the Cal-Chek campsites, with three camping areas around the meeting point of the Callaghan and Chekamus rivers. We chose one of the sites where we could be close to the Chekamus river. We arrived to 15-degree weather and a mix of sun and clouds. That was going to be our spot for the weekend. And it ended up being quite pleasant. We set up camp, did some reading, started a campfire and had hotdogs and pasta. We slept well, the noise of the river drowning everything else. The campsite was empty except for another couple of cars.
On the way back, we stopped to check out the Brandywine Falls. We always drive by them on the way to Whistler but never really stop.
Alexander Falls... the falls were nice, the campsite, not
Our first choice for a campsite was the one next to Alexander Falls. The falls are amazing but the campsite was disappointing. It was also right next to a logging crew burning tree stumps. It was very smoky. So, we decided instead to continue another 8 km on the forest service road (FSR) all the way to Callaghan Lake. The road was rough and muddy, but we had a beast to face up to the challenge: a big Durango! We arrived at Callaghan Lake for another disappointment. While it was a mix of sun and clouds on Highway 99, it was very cloudy and rainy at the Lake, 8 degrees Celsius, and very buggy. We knew that the temperature was going to drop during the night, probably to the freezing point. That's not good camping weather.
So, we headed back down the FSR. We needed another action plan, somewhere easy to reach because it was already mid-afternoon. Fortunately, we found the Cal-Chek campsites, with three camping areas around the meeting point of the Callaghan and Chekamus rivers. We chose one of the sites where we could be close to the Chekamus river. We arrived to 15-degree weather and a mix of sun and clouds. That was going to be our spot for the weekend. And it ended up being quite pleasant. We set up camp, did some reading, started a campfire and had hotdogs and pasta. We slept well, the noise of the river drowning everything else. The campsite was empty except for another couple of cars.
On the way back, we stopped to check out the Brandywine Falls. We always drive by them on the way to Whistler but never really stop.
Alexander Falls... the falls were nice, the campsite, not
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