Riske Creek, British Columbia

[sapper740]

Originally Posted by Mike Kelly

As there are more than a few Canucks on this web site . Just wondering if any of you have been to Riske Creek in B.C. ? I ask because I have a book titled 'Three against the Wilderness ', written by one Eric Williams. The book relates his story .. As a youngster he won the trapping rights over a huge expanse of land ,near Riske creek in B.C. This was back in the 1930's to 50's. No machinery at all til after WW2 ( surplus WW2 Jeep), only horses . He came out from the U.K. as a youth . The book is a good read .
Mike

It's surprising for all the hunting I did in the Cariboo and Chilcotin areas of B.C., very little of it was West of Willie's Puddle. I mainly hunted East and North in places such as Likely, Yank's Peak, Cariboo Lake, Quesnel, Blackwater, and Horsefly to name a few. My first Wife's uncle lived in William's Lake and had a friend who kept a bush plane in Springhouse and took me flying upon occasion out to Chilko and Anaheim Lakes. Like Randy, I too have read those books by Richmond P. Hobson. The adventures of Pan Phillips and "Tophand" are shining examples of what a cowboy, a horse, and true grit can accomplish!

[Randy N]

Derek
I have hunted behind McLeese Lake and up towards Likely. I have also been down around 150 Mile House and the Miocene. A few years ago my daughter and I did a trip from Lillooet up the west side of the Fraser and crossed to the east side on the reaction ferry at Big Bar Creek. We travelled on ap crossong over to the west again just south of the Gang Ranch and eventually came out on the Bella Coola Highway at Riske Creek. The scenery is breathtaking and as it was all gravel it is not used a lot.
My goal is to the the trip again once I have my M37 on the road.
Mike
I will see what photos I have from the area and scan them in as they were all taken with a 3mm long before I bought a digital camera.
Cheers

[sapper740]

Originally Posted by Randy N

Derek
I have hunted behind McLeese Lake and up towards Likely. I have also been down around 150 Mile House and the Miocene. A few years ago my daughter and I did a trip from Lillooet up the west side of the Fraser and crossed to the east side on the reaction ferry at Big Bar Creek. We travelled on ap crossong over to the west again just south of the Gang Ranch and eventually came out on the Bella Coola Highway at Riske Creek. The scenery is breathtaking and as it was all gravel it is not used a lot.
My goal is to the the trip again once I have my M37 on the road.
Mike
I will see what photos I have from the area and scan them in as they were all taken with a 3mm long before I bought a digital camera.
Cheers

Yeah, it's gorgeous country isn't it? We used to cross the Fraser at Lytton and hunted in the Schulaps and Camelsfoot mountains beyond Lillooet. Shot my first Mule Deer there.

There used to be an old boy at the south end of Cariboo Lake who scratched a living from doing odd repairs, welding, and a little gold mining and panning. I don't remember his name but I do remember he had three M37's; a cargo model, an ambulance, and a wireless version. I tried more than once to buy one from him but he wanted to keep them all in case he needed spare parts to keep his cargo model running. He must be near retiring now, if he's still there. You might want to take a run out there one day to see if the trucks are still there as they should be preserved and not Bubba-ized by some locals. He's on the left hand side of the road just before Cariboo Lake, you can't miss the trucks, if they're still there.


Derek.