Telegraph Creek has been on the list for several years now, but the drive in is just not something I wanted to tackle in the motorhome. The road is 112 km of well maintained gravel, but there are sections that are very steep, narrow and windy. Road conditions aside, this is an unbelievably beautiful route. BC has a lot of spectacular drives, but this may be in the top three for me. I absolutely love a road with a little challenge and a little danger, but the diversity of this drive is something I could never have planned for.

Honestly, I would do this trip again just for the drive its self, but the town at the end is the icing on the cake. Telegraph Creek is a strange ghost town, because just above it is the First Nation Village, also known as Telegraph Creek. Because of the close proximity to the village, the ghost town has been somewhat concealed from discovery, and although it has seen vandalism, it is substantially less than other abandoned locations. Most of the town is occupied by nothing more than pack rats and chipmunks, but a couple of the buildings are privately owned and in decent condition. The Stikine River Song has an operational kitchen and rooms for rent, the Museum is open during the summer, and accepts donations for a tour, but the rest of town is slowly becoming reclaimed by nature.

One of my favourite characteristics of this town are the old rock walls. It is rare to see much masonry work in Canada, especially in one of the old boom bust towns, but all through Telegraph Creek are rock walls and staircases, overgrown with foliage, but otherwise exactly as they had been 100 years prior. It is a shame to see this town rotting away, because it is situated in such a beautiful place. Never the less, I am so happy I got a chance to visit and see it while it is standing, and to learn its history from the locals.


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