Jenn Dolari @dolari@driveinsaturday.org

Old Yale Road, Part 2. I didn't expect to make it all the way to Yale today, but we did it! What surprised me was how much the road changed. There are places where it's a super highway, places where it's a small county road, places where the road is main street and places where its a tiny forest road.

There wasn't much in the way of buildings, honestly, and even the town of Yale, massively full of history, is tiny and slowly dissapearing. Thankfully, the historical stuff is protected.

Something we DID do...there were several parts that crossed native reservations, which are all dotted around here. While I'm totally about ignoring signs that say no tresspassing or private road, I try very VERY hard not to trespass on reservations.

It wasn't my first or even second choice for a birthday dinner, but it was the RIGHT choice. Gochujang Chicken Burger for the freaking win.

World's Cutest School Bus Stop.

The Hope Slide.

@Aminorjourney - What was Queenie doing up in BC? :)

Who knew Rambo was Canadian?

Highway signs in BC are WIERD.

That lasso isn't gonna help you wrangle much, sir.

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Old Telephone Building in Aldergrove, BC.

The best thing about celebrating my birthday in Canada? With the exchange rate, 49 years is only 37.19 back home.

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Thoughts Before Bed:

I originally moved to the Pacific Northwest to see about becoming Canadian to be with a love.

Now I hope I don't have to become a Canadian because my government has stopped loving me.

The reason I'm in Canada this birthday: I'm FINALLY tracing the Old Yale Road from Vancovuer to Yale. While not quite Canada's version of the Oregon Trail, it was a major old wagon road from New Westminster to Yale and Beyond.

I found an 1880s era map that showed the road, and found the reamnants on a map, and have started driving it. There's not much left of the old road between Vancouver and Abbotsford other than a few historic signs and a building here and there, but I'm hoping to find more as I get out of the urban areas....

I really should resurrect "Bad Poutine Theatre."

It's okay, Doctor Endocrinologist, these are much healthier Canadian snacks. Not like our USian snacks!

Despite looking like a giant dookie, Mr Big bars are probably my favorite Canadian chocolate bar.

It's staring at me. IT'S STARING AT ME.

So...do they quiet your muffler? Do they do it quietly? Are the just shy?

Ahh, the symbol of Canada. A metallic grizzly wearing shades.

GEOFFREY LIVES!