And The ADVENTURE Continues...: May 20, 2016 Heading to Telkwa and Smithers, BC and May 21 and 22, 2016 Twin Falls, Kathlyn Glacier, Moricetown Gorge and Toboggan Creek Fish Hatchery

Friday, May 20, 2016 Heading to Telkwa and Smithers, BC

It was another short day and 200 miles closer to Alaska. The drive was enjoyable. As we got closer to our destination the snow capped mountains came into view. We stopped at Fort Telkwa RV Park. Our sites are overlooking the Bulkley River and we can see Kathlyn Glacier from the campground. The river is up and flowing pretty fast as the snow is melting in the mountains. Terry and I drove into town to see if we could find a quilt shop and the buildings reminded us of an Alpine village.

Saturday May 21 and 22, 2016 Twin Falls, Kathlyn Glacier, Moricetown Gorge and Toboggan Creek Fish Hatchery

Saturday was a day for some minor repairs, washing of the vehicles and laundry. Fun day. Chores completed we enjoy dinner and some birthday cake as it was Terry’s birthday.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TERRY.

We started out at about 9 am on Sunday to do a short hike to Twin Falls. It was on the cool side (50’s) but the girls were fine with that. We got to the parking area and away we went to the top. It was about a ¾ mile hike up but not bad. I would say that it was on the easy side. One waterfall came into view but the real view was going up a little further and seeing both of the falls. The mountains still had snow on them and that just added to the true beauty of it all.

We continued on to the Moricetown Gorge. This was another interesting place. At this gorge the Wet’suwet’en tribe of the First Nations have caught salmon as they come up the gorge using baskets, gaffs and large nets. The water was raging and you could feel the true power of the water. We climbed around on the rocks on both sides of the gorge taking a few pictures, hahaha.

Next stop was the Toboggan Creek Fish Hatchery. Here the clear cold water is temporarily diverted to the hatchery where they raise Coho and Chinook salmon. Later they are released into the valley streams to do what they do. Before they are released they are tagged and their adipose fin is clipped. This fin is located at the very back of the fish before the tail. So when these clipped salmon are caught the fisherman cut off their heads it goes to the Salmon Sport Recovery Depot. They in turn record when the fish was caught, where it was raised and when it was released. There is a lot of data that is captured when one of these fish are caught. They had 47,000 Coho salmon ready to be released this year and 50,000 Coho and 50,000 Chinook salmon being prepared for release next year.