The road Less Travelled
Do you remember that road…
The road you used to ride, it unwound before you; the countryside sliding along beside you, the trees, the smell of the fresh air? Little traffic, nice pavement, not new; well travelled yet smooth and winding? The smell of fresh air, trees, water and the peace you felt as you drove down the countryside. Then it changed; the road was re-paved, construction took over and the route straightened for hungry commuters. All intent on getting to their destination. The speed limits raised as the road was constantly straightened to accomodate more traffic, bigger cars and trucks until finally the road you remember didn’t exist any longer?
Welcome back to the road less travelled. Highway 6 in British Columbia remains that unspoiled road. That gem in the country which winds without hurry and hastle between nowhere and somewhere, between the start and end of a day of travel. The air is clear, the scenery wild and yet welcoming. Inviting you to travel at an unhurried pace and enjoy your day with easy rest-stops and inviting curves. Whether you are seeking solice or the meditation of the winding corners, the peace of the forest or the gentle travel through the rolling country, the local small towns or the travel down a friendly path. Highway 6 in B.C. between Vernon and Kaslo provides all the above.
Now remember; don’t tell anyone. You don’t want the grader, paver and construction crews to find out about this wonderful journey. Please not the hungry, hurried, harried populace to follow you down this joyous journey. Not to rush headlong towards the end of the road, but to enjoy the ride. Enjoy the day. Simply to enjoy the journey, not the destination.
Whether you ride from Vernon or Kaslo the road welcomes you with lakes, waterfalls, winding corners, green trees and little towns. Inland ferries await you at Farqueir/Needles or Balfour, small towns dot the route and the road does not crash through the scenery but exhalts in following the river valley winding its way around the landscape and not through it. There is no hurry, no bustle of great semi-trailers rushing along to nowhere. Indeed the traffic is light, the local stops interesting and the route well maintained.
So don’t hurry past; don’t be in too much of a rush to get to some destination. Enjoy the road and it will reward you with such wonders as you can only imagine in the great bustle of the city. Don’t push the throttle open until the scenery races by at a work-day pace. Enjoy the simple pleasure of the road and you will be rewarded.
