Jenn Dolari @dolari@driveinsaturday.org

https://www.thestranger.com/queer/2023/07/27/79096027/duvall-removes-pride-installation-after-extremists-attacked-it

Where I am now.

Proper poutine. And a Montreal Smoked Meat Sandwich too boot.

Where I am now.

I'm leaving Canada sometime Thursday. Trying to make a schedule for what I want to do before leaving, since I want to hit a place in the US before it closes.

LEaving Canada is always melancholy for me. For many years, I aimed at the Vancouver area being my home. While it didn't happen, I still feel more connected here than I do back in Washington.

I don't want to flee the US should the federal government go the way of Florida and Texas. But if I do, I hope I could make Vancouver my home again. It FEELS like home, still....

I believe that I got back to everyone who wished me a Happy Birthday. Thanks to each and every one of you. I'm honored y'all are here, and I hope to see you all again next year. ❤

At one point, we saw a road that said "No Tresspassing, but also saw another sign beyond. I was itchy about going through reservation land, but continued on where I saw a sign saying "Cemetery -> " So we went...and drove and drove and drove. and we found a cemetery and a Tribal Security truck.

I'm not exactly sure if me being as brown as I am didn't set off any alarms (the security guard just waved when I did), but we were allowed n (he actually drove off as we went in). The Cemetery is BEAUTIFUL just near the river, on a hill overlooking the whole cemetery and river. I took no pictures out of respect, but it was the highlight of the trip.

I've now satiated my curiosity on the Old Yale Road. What shall we do next......

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.