Lee and Karen Duquette,
The Two RV Gypsies: Full-Time RVers

hiked to Hixon Falls - Hixon, British Columbia, Canada
May 24, 2009

The community of Hixon is in British Columbia, halfway between Prince George and Quesnel. It is a farming, logging, mining, and retirement community with a population of 500. The town is situated at the confluence of two streams. Hixon is named after Joseph Foster Hixon, the leader of an 1866 gold mining expedition. Considerable gold was found in the area and local legend has it that the largest gold nugget was found in Hixon Creek.

Hixon Road is a small, narrow, and curvy dirt road - definitely NOT the road for an RV, but it is worth the short road trip in a car to get to Hixon Falls and the Chutes.


Below: The trail into Hixon Falls was a short, easy trail, but the bridge was missing some planks. No worries................



Below: After crossing the bridge and rounding a corner, the two RV Gypsies got their first glimpse of Hixon Falls.


Below: Lee Duquette thought he was a beaver!





Below: The hike to the chutes was a bit longer and a bit rougher than the trail to Hixon Falls.

Below: An animal footprint and animal poop - possibly deer ?? (Only Lee Duquette would photograph animal poop)

Below: Karen Duquette on the trail to the chutes (Lee Duquette got camera happy)


Below: Lee Duquette yelled to Karen Duquette, "You look like Little Red Ridinghood in the woods"

"Oh yeah - I can be Little Red Ridinghood" said Karen Duquette - LOL

Below: Karen Duquette was NOT successful in avoiding the MUD!

Below: THE CHUTES







Below: THE TRAIL BACK UP WAS HARDER THAN THE TRAIL DOWN

Below: Poor MOB (Karen Duquette's name for the toad, meaning My Orange Baby). MOB was sure dirty from the dirt road heading to the falls, but it was worth it. And although the two RV Gypsies did not know it at the time, MOB was actually clean compared to what the future would bring for her.

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Below: Poor MOB (Karen Duquette's name for the toad, meaning My Orange Baby). MOB was sure dirty from the dirt road heading to the falls, but it was worth it. And although the two RV Gypsies did not know it at the time, MOB was actually clean compared to what the future would bring for her.

This is not a linear website, so visitors always have options of where to navigate next. Below are three of those options. Plus the main navigational buttons at the very bottom of this page.

Visit sites in the order they happened and continue on to Chetwynd, the chain saw carving sculpture capital of the world.

OR

RETURN to the British Columbia main menu

OR

Go to the main Canada menu for Alberta, Saskatchewan, The Yukon Territory, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, PEI, Nova Scotia, Campobello Island, and New Brunswick.

OR

Continue Navigation in the order of your choice via the alphabetical or category buttons below

OR Click here to see travels by the year (not the best way)

Continue Navigation in the order of your choice
via the alphabetical or category buttons below