Forest Rose - Barkerville area

Day 78, Thursday, 9/3: Left camp about 8:30 and headed to Quesnel. Found Wal-Mart, Safeway, liquor store, bank and got fuel before heading east to Barkerville. Lots of history here relating to the gold rush in the 1860’s. We are staying at one of the Barkerville campgrounds (there are 3) called Forest Rose and it is a Provincial Park so no hook-ups but very clean. It started raining this morning and really dumped this afternoon. We took naps and waited for it to let up so we could make a tarp awning to sit under. We can now walk between the camper and the trailer without getting wet and we can use the picnic table too. The camp operator says it is supposed to clear up some tomorrow but we also heard it might rain again on Saturday. Whatever happens, we are here to stay for at least 3 nights. We can take the RZR on a side road over to the town of Barkerville which is like a theme park. They have shows, vendors and authentic buildings from the old days. We will probably go there on Saturday when our friends from Vancouver, BC are here. They should arrive sometime tomorrow and they have two campsites reserved just down from us. It is a beautiful forested campground and there is hardly anyone here as it is close to the end of the season. Barkerville is open May through September. When we were here 9 years ago it was the second week in September and it snowed! No accumulation but it was definitely cold. Plan to grill something for dinner (under the tarp!). Yesterday it was 85 and today it was 55…. Fall is definitely here and the trees along the highway today were changing color