Gang Ranch & Dog Creek
Aerial pic from Photos by Kat
Aerial pic from Photos by Kat
Aerial pic from Photos by Kat
Aerial pic from Photos by Kat
Aerial pic from Photos by Kat
Aerial pic from Photos by Kat
Aerial pic from Photos by Kat
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Gang Ranch & Dog Creek
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Aerial pic from Photos by Kat Aerial pic from Photos by Kat |
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| I'm uncertain of the location
depicted here, which is somewhere between Moran and Dog Creek; I think
it's south of Big Bar as there are still mountains flanking the canyon
instead of plateau. |
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Aerial pic from Photos by Kat |
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Aerial pic from Photos by Kat |
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Aerial pic from Photos by Kat Aerial pic from Photos by Kat |
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| This picture is of, I think, Lone Cabin Creek,
which is in between Moran and Churn Creek. |
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Aerial pic from Photos by Kat |
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 Aerial pic from Photos by Kat |
The tiny suspension span in the foreground
of this picture is the Dog Creek Bridge, the only Royal Engineers'
Bridge across the Fraser still in use. Other similar bridges were
at Alexandra (near Yale), Lillooet, Riske Creek (near Williams Lake) and
Soda Creek, at the northern perimeter of the Cariboo district north of
Quesnel. The Dog Creek Bridge connects the ranches of the western
Cariboo plateau to the sprawling rangelands of the eastern Chilcotin
plateau and the famous Gang Ranch, once the world's largest (a title
now held by the Douglas Lake Ranchy based near Merritt). Other
river crossings of the river were by cable ("friction" ferries, as at Pavilion) or by aerial ferry, some still in
operation (High Bar, Lytton). The old aerial auto ferry at
Boston Bar, which connected the large community of North Bend to the
outside world, has in recent years been replaced by a modern bridge,
as has the old suspension crossing of the Fraser from Williams Lake to
the Chilcotin at Riske Creek. Dirt roads run the length of the
canyon on both sides - or close to it, as the difficulty of the terrain
and the purpose of the roads often lead them onto the plateaux and
mountains above. |
 Aerial pic from Photos by Kat |
Aerial pic from Photos by Kat |
Aerial pic from Photos by Kat |
For those not afraid of dust and washboard, it's possible to travel from Lillooet to Gang Ranch through the wild range country flanking the canyon. The roads on the west side link into the road networks around Nine Mile Ridge and Poison Mountain, and from there through to Tyaughton Lake and Gold Bridge or down through the Yalakom and Bridge River back to Lillooet. The roads on the east side are easily accessible from the Clinton and 100 Mile House area of Hwy 97 via Jesmond and Big Bar Lake, and are generally of much better condition than those west of the Fraser. Services are few and far between and any travellers should carry gas and food - and water, as this is dry country and a lot of the water can be bad (alkali, cattle, giardia etc.). It's also important to leave gates as you found them - if they're closed, re-close them after you drive through, especially if there's no cattle guard. If they're open, there's a reason, too. There are several private guest ranches in the area now, but there is little else in the way of accommodations, although public camping spots are free and at nice locations. |
 Aerial pic from Photos by Kat |
 Aerial pic from Photos by Kat |
 Aerial pic from Photos by Kat |
 Aerial pic from Photos by Kat |
| Again I'm not sure of the
location of these irrigation fields. Farther north than Churn
Creek, I think. |
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