Here is the video from Monday showing a few clips of the ride from New Hazelton to Burns Lake; one of the hills is - aptly but also unfairly, at least for cyclists - named Hungry Hill:
And on the following day continuing from Burns Lake to Prince George:
The blurred appearance of the first couple of clips is due to the dust, which, in turn, I believe is due to the many trucks transporting saw dust and wood chips.
It seems that at least some of the stuff is being used to produce wood pellets for use as fuel. Passing the numerous pulp mills, paper mills, pellet plants, etc. gives the impression of riding through an industrial area, which is effectively true. This also reminds me of the various aspects of the sugar industry that accompanied my on the ride from Tapachula to El Salvador a while back, including the sugarcane pieces I saw there scattered along the road; here it looks a little as if people had the habit of chopping wood along the highway.
Today's ride from Prince George to Quesnel was little shorter, and offered some impressive vistas of nature as well as machines.
A picture showing the north-east part of Prince George:
And a plant along Highway 97 just south of Hixon:
Beautiful scenery that, along with the light, reminds me of some parts of Scandinavia.
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