2 weeks, 3 Provinces, 6 States, One Mega,3 oldest caches..Part 1 - the journey begins

July 12, 2014...I got off work at 11 pm the night before and finished loading the truck when I got home.. I think I managed to fall asleep sometime around midnight but was wide awake at 3 am.  Knowing I would either not sleep til my alarm went off at 5 or sleep right through it I just got up and hit the road.  Managed the first ferry out of Duke Point and managed a snooze before the sun came up over the coast mountains. 

I was supposed to meet a couple of cache hiders in the Hope area so I skedaddled there first.  After that I managed my first cache of the day and the trip with "Welcome to Hope"  Quite fitting I thought.  I headed up the Coquihalla in the 38+degree heat managing to find a few roadside or short off road trip caches.  I must say the 120 km speed limit was quite liberating.  However, I had lots of time so enjoyed the drive.

Made it through Kamloops with my next target being a puzzle cache I had solved near McClure.  Found the cache easily and then continued to have a look at the McClure Ferry. 

I was hoping to find a cache at Little Hell's Gate so drove approx 3 km down a dirt road.  Although the cache was missing the location was worth it.  Beautiful little spot.

I spent the night in Valemount and hit the road real early.  Made Robson in time to snag the requisite picture before moving on to Jasper.  This time I had a National Park Pass so was finally able to enjoy Jasper itself.  Lots of interesting sites to see once you get off the highway.  History I never knew about.

After spending about 3  hours in the Jasper area it was time to move on.  Stopped and picked up more caches along the Yellowhead. I was unable to find a cache in a series but when I looked at the cache page I discovered that it was an earthcache.  It is really easy to get distracted when you have lots of time and no immediate deadline.