7/19
It rained most of the night and off and on through the day. The roads were pretty bad for a while but soon we were on freshly laid asphalt for a few miles. We did not know until we were on the road this morning the significance of another dam in the area. The 100-million-ton dam is one of the largest earth-fill structures in the world, and Williston Lake, behind it is the largest body of fresh water in British Columbia. The dam provides 30 percent of British Columbia’s hydroelectricity. Coming out of the area are 3 rows of utility towers which each carry 12 lines. These go up and down the mountains and through the valleys over much of BC. They give tours of this dam facility. Had we known that earlier we would have planned to take it but we were down the road a long ways before I read about it. Along the way we saw a beautiful big moose with a nice rack. The town of Chetwynd is known as the Chain Saw Sculpture Capital of the World. There are some 45 sculptures on display throughout the town. I took pictures of the ones at the Info Center. There is also a very large lumber mill here as well as a modern non-polluting paper mill. We made our way on into Prince George where we hope to stay the night at Walmart. We stopped to get gas as we first got to town. When Gene left the station he noticed the speedometer was not working and the engine light was on. We swung by the Ford dealer and made an appointment for the next morning to have it fixed. Then, we went to Walmart but there we found signs saying No Overnight Parking.!! So we went to a Campground that we thought was ½ price. As it turned out the ½ price was for the winter time. (like anyone would want to come here in the winter time). Here we are trying to save some money (economical) and we end up paying about as much as we have ever paid. It was nice to have electricity though and we could watch TV. We even used their bath house to take showers.