Lee
and Karen Duquette,
The Two RV Gypsies: Full-Time RVers
at Glacier View RV Park and Cabin Rentals
9028 Nouch Frontage Road
Smithers, British Columbia
phone: -'877.847.3961
July 21 - 23, 2006
SPECIAL COMMENTS and PERSONAL OBSERVATIONS
OF THE TWO RV GYPSIES |
This park had 30 amp power sites, water, sewers, pull-throughs, tent sites, showers included with stay, laundry, sani-station, pay phone, fire pits, cabins, daily and weekly rates. The only thing the two RV Gypsies used was their site.
There is a view of the glacier from the front of the park, depending on whether the trees or other RVs block the view or not. The best photos of the glacier should be taken from the entry of the park. A zoom lens is helpful. |
 The
two RV Gypsies asked for a site other than the one they were assigned
and were told it was taken. The site they asked for was empty at the
time of the two RV Gypsies' arrival, but a guest with a very small RV
came in later that night for ONE night only. The other TWO nights the
two RV Gypsies were here, that site was empty. Since the two RV Gypsies
were here first and were staying longer, they should have been accommodated.
But the office had already printed out paperwork for both sites and
must have been too lazy to make the changes on paper.
The campground Wi-Fi was coded for one device only. Additional vouchers cost $3 each. Sometimes the Wi-Fi worked fast, sometimes very slowly, and sometimes not at all. Everyone had to sign in with user name and password each and every time they turned the Wi-Fi on. TV sucked. Only a few worthless stations came in. The water pressure was very low. The park is right by the road, so of course there was road noise, but it was not a real busy street so it wasn't too bad. |
Most campground rules apply,
but this is a privately owned campground and management reserves the
right to refuse service to anyone and will evict without notice or refund.
Management is not responsible for accidents, injuries or loss or damage
of any kind. No washing of vehicles. Site cost at this time was $32
a night plus a tax of some sort. Check out time was 11 a.m. Late check-out
fee is $5 an hour. (Note: Anything on this website about any campground
is always subject to change as time passes. The two RV Gypsies have
no control over campgrounds, obviously)
There were several other RV parks in the area. On their return trip
through here, Lee and Karen Duquette stayed at Fort
Telkwa Riverfront RV Campground in the neighboring city of Telkwa
and loved it.) They definitely recommend Fort Telkwa Riverfront RV instead
of Glacier View RV Park. But everyone is welcome to their own point-of-view,
depending upon their experiences at the time) |
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Below: View standing in front of the two
RV Gypsies' site, looking towards the front gate, and a view looking
towards the RV. The site was very long. Cabins were behind the RV. |
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Below: Views alongside of the RV Gypsies'
RV after another RV left. When Lee and Karen Duquette first arrived,
a small RV was parked sideways by that yellow wire. Looking out of the
two RV Gypsies' dining room window, all they saw was the back of that
RV, the yellow wire, and the side of the shed. It was nicer without
that RV there, of course. |
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Later, another RV was put right next to
the two RV Gypsies' RV, which spoiled the view. And there are so many
empty spots in the park that were not right next to another RV. The
two RV Gypsies do not understand why office people do not space them
out better, at least until they have to put them closer together. Yes,
they know it is decided by size, but other than that this should not
happen, yet happens all the time. |
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Below: Different views of Hudson Bay Glacier,
mostly taken while standing at the entry way to the park. All three
days that Lee and Karen Duquette were here, it sprinkled rain on and
off, and was cloudy and cold. |
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The waterfall seen in these photos is actually
one of the Twin Falls, which Lee and Karen Duquette hiked to later.
At this time, the other fall was much smaller and did not show up from
this far away. Both waterfalls might be the same size at some point
in time, depending upon how much snow is melting down the mountainside.
The trail to see Twin Falls was just a short car ride from the park
and the two RV Gypsies did go there.
One photo of the waterfall is posted below that was taken when the
two RV Gypsies hiked there. To see more of that hike to Twin Falls,
use the TOC button at the bottom of most pages, and then choose waterfalls,
or just continue through the links at the bottom of this page. |
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Below: Hudson Bay Glacier as seen from
the RV park entrance, and the same waterfall as seen during the hike
to Twin Falls. Again, to see more of that hike to Twin Falls, use the
TOC button below and then choose waterfalls, or just continue through
the links at the bottom of this page. |
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