Kleanza Creek
The rushing water right behind our campsite tonight is a pleasant change from the sound of rain which pelted on our tent all last night. Although we drove through rain for most of the morning it has now stopped though it hasn’t cleared up and the sky was heavily overcast for much of the day.
We stopped at Gitanyow Village just before noon and viewed the totem poles there. It is a pretty typical small northern village, except for those poles. There are quite a large number of them. A number were carved right to the top, but many had only the first few feet carved, then a long bare pole topped with the totem.
The drive along the Skeena River is pretty with the river on one side and the high green moss-covered canyon walls on the other. Occasionally there were some stretches of fast water in the river, but there are very few rapids.
We pulled in early to this campsite about 20 kilometers east of Terrace, BC. As it is the long weekend starting tomorrow (Friday) many of the sites are reserved with a “one night only” placard. We picked what seemed to be the nicest site along the river, open and a bit more sunny, and as there are only three or four other camping units in the park, we had a large number of vacant sites to choose from.
The tent went up, and the sun came out, so we were able to dry the fly on a line before putting it up. So the tent is pretty dry, although the sun wasn’t very powerful and the sunny break only lasted for about an hour. Tonight is cool and damp, but at least it isn’t raining, and we have a nice campfire to keep warm.