Son was traveling from Portland Or to Alaska for a 6 month sabbatical to complete a doctoral dissertation dealing with wilderness living, His Tacoma long bed was loaded. Because of conflicting stories about the border he left the Marine Magnum 870 at home, planning to return and fly back with it later.
The border crossing between Washington State and BC was deserted. The Canadian immigration gave him a hard time. When they asked if he owned a gun, they went crazy (even though they were at home) and tore the truck apart. They then asked if he had marijuana (it's legal in Wash state and BC)...of course he didn't. They finally let him across but gave him 4 days to get out of Canada...but didn't return his passport...he had to drive back 40 miles to get it.
The small Indian inhabited villages along the very sparsely populated route 37 Cassiar Highway were barricaded - foreigners could get gas - that was it. When he got to the BC/Yukon border a Yukon checkpoint was set -up...they were worse...they have him 20 hours to get from Whitehorse across the Yukon/Alaska border - he drove 16 hours straight to make it.
Crap treatment of a good guy with all the papers in order, letters from the university, etc. Be warned. These are strange times. He speaks native French and commented that when he crosses the Quebec frontier, the language is a Laissez-Passez. - not in BC.
