Trail, BC - 2006

I was fortunate enough to spend my vacation in Trail, BC in the summer of 2006. I had visited Trail two summer's ago and I thoroughly enjoyed myself then. I had the best time of my life in Trail, BC this vacation also. We camped at Beaver Creek Campground again and were fortunate enough to get the exact same campsite that we had the first trip.

The Columbia River was mighty and beautiful. It is clean and the water is so blue that you can see the bottom of the river. Once again, there were no mosquitoes. It was awesome. I was in heaven again.

While camping this time, I saw a grouse sitting in a tree. I also saw three bald eagles flying overhead and several turkey vultures. Now, turkey vultures I could live without but not the bald eagles. I love bald eagles.

We spent some time in downtown Trail on this vacation. We got some ice cream at Dairy Queen in Trail and while there, we saw a mural of what Trail looked like in the olden days. We saw the huge pulp and paper mill and also the Trail Memorial Center.

We also took a ride down toward the US border at Waneta. We did not go across to the states because the border was closed but it was neat knowing we were so close to a different country.

We also saw the Seven Mile Dam while driving toward the border. Wow, it was huge! I couldn't believe the size of it. While driving on Highway 22A, we also drove over a rickety old bridge and I remember looking out my mirror to see if there were pieces of the bridge flying up in the air.

I love Trail, BC and everything it has to offer. I just hope it won't be another two years before I visit Trail again.

This article was written by Debbie Williamson, 2006.