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| Come along with us - we'll tell you about the
sights and attractions, the little-known facts and history of
our region... |
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We are travelling from West
to East
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 Houston
to Burns Lake - 80.5 km, 50
miles or 50 minutes
 Burns
Lake to Fraser Lake - 70 km, 43.5 miles or
44 minutes
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We'll begin in Houston at the four-way stop light.
Please set your odometer to 0
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| Be certain to stop by Steelhead Park on the north
side of the highway to see the World's Largest Flyrod and the
flower beds. A good place to relax. |
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KM 4.8
MILE 3
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Sloped hills to the south 
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| You may notice that a lot of the low hills in
this area are rounded more on the south or east side and sloped
on the north and west side. That can indicate the direction
of the glacial ice that flowed down the Bulkley Valley from
the north, scraping and cutting rock into smooth tear -shaped
hills. |
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KM 7.7
MILE 4.75
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Mt Harry Davis
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| The large hill to the north of Houston is Mt Harry
Davis. |
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KM 16.6
MILE 10.3
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Out of the Coast Mountains
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| In the distance, you can see the rolling hills
of the Lakes District. This is the end of the Coastal Range
of mountains. We will now see a few of the many large and small
lakes created as the glaciers scoured the land up to 10,000
years ago. |
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KM 23.3
MILE 16.5
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Kettle lake
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| On the south side of the highway, you will see
a low swamp surrounded by a gravel berm in the shape of an oval.
This is a kettle lake, a depression formed when a large block
of glacial ice is left standing when a glacier melts. A covering
of gravel slides off the sides of the ice block as it melts.
The result is a pond in the shape of the ice block, with a wall
of gravel on all sides. |
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KM 28.3
MILE 17.6
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Rest stop
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KM 29.3
MILE 18.2
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Granisle turnoff
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| The Village of Granisle is 49 km north on a paved
highway. It is located on the shores of Babine Lake, the longest
natural lake in BC. |
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KM 29.6
MILE 18.4
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Village of Topley and pullout
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KM 30.4
MILE18.9
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Kettle lake
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| Another example of a kettle lake on the south
side of the highway. |
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Cut blocks
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| As you drive east, you will see fewer logging
cut blocks on the hillsides. There are as many cut blocks but
in the Lakes District, they are more difficult to see owing
to the level or rolling ground. Most cut blocks are replanted
soon after tree harvesting has finished. |
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KM 35.5
MILE 22
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China Knows to the south
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| If you look south, you will see a tall cliff known
as China Knows. In the early 1900s, chinese prospectors found
gold in the area. When locals asked "...where?", the
reply was that "...only China Knows" All of northern
BC was covered by glacial ice 5000' thick up until about 10,000
years ago. The glaciers were so heavy that they caused the land
surface to bow down. The China Knows cliff is a good example
of block faulting, where large areas of flat rock are tipped
when the surface rebounds after the weight of glacial ice melts.
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KM 39.5
MILE 24.5
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Six-mile Summit and rest stop
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Tamen Creek
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| The short distance om Tamen Creek to Rose Lake
is a height of land between major watersheds. Tamen Creek is
in the Skeena River watershed and Rose Lake is part of the headwaters
of the Fraser River. |
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KM 53.6
MILE 33.3
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Rose Lake
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| Rose Lake is one of the headwaters of the Fraser
River watershed which empties into the Pacific Ocean at Vancouver.
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KM 58.3
MILE 36.2
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Baker Airport
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| This is the airport that serves the Village of
Burns Lake. The flat land at the bottom of this valley and other
valleys you will see is a large deposit of gravel and sand left
when glaciers melted 10,000 years ago. |
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KM 62.2
MILE 38.6
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Rest stop
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KM 72
MILE 44.75
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Decker Lake setlement
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KM 0
MILE 0
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You should be in the Village of Burns Lake.
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| Here's more information on
Burns Lake. Supplies and Services are here.
Accommodations are here. |
Burns
Lake to Fraser Lake - 70 km, 43.5 miles or 44 minutes
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