Lillooet

A special view from Dutchess as she is parked over looking the Fraser River.

Lillooet is a town built on both sides of the Fraser River with the main railway link from Northern BC to Vancouver passing through town. The glory days of Lillooet were in the mid to late eighteen hundreds with a population of over 15,000 people most of them arriving with the Gold Rush. At that time it was the second largest town/city west of Chicago. The old suspension bridge, built in 1913, has been maintained and is now available for cycling and walking across the river.

Our campsite was carved out of the cliff, with switch back roads and terraced levels. Our view out the front of Dutchess, the bridge above and out over the Fraser River to the town on the far bank.