Discovery of a Lost Town Isolated by the Ocean | So Much Left Behind | Destination Adventure.

This is my hometown, Williams Lake, British Columbia. Population less than 11,000, close to nothing, and surrounded by nothing, except for beautiful, pristine nature. Mexico with the motorhome was a wild adventure, but growing up here has given me a love for nature that is really only found in the north. This summer, the borders are open, I am embarking on my first real Alaskan adventure. I've actually been to Alaska quite a few times when I worked on cruise ships, but just coastal. I definitely want to do some boat adventures, but it'll be cool to see some interior as well, and on my own terms. That is exciting. Travel day number one was a very long day. We made it just south of Terrace, British Columbia, and the reason I'm choosing to do a similar route to last year is because after doing the Baja Peninsula, I realize now how much of this really special stuff I didn't share with you guys. Now this year, I know exactly what places I want to go to, I know how long it takes to get there, and I know where I can stay. I didn't share any of my camp spots last year on the channel. For example, this one I'm staying at right now, right on the Skeena River. This is not a campground. You don't have to pay to stay here. It's not private property. You don't have to worry about the cops coming to kick you out, and this is what it's like traveling in northern Canada, British Columbia, and the Yukon. I can't wait to share all of this with you guys, but we have some more miles to put on today, so let's whip it. For the first episode of the northern season, I've decided to revisit the Nass Valley because it's everything the Baja is not. It's remote. It's untouched. There's no cell phone reception, Wi-Fi, or even tourists. Last year, I got to meet with the Gitwan Silk Indian chief, and he taught me the ancient story of the lava flow passed down from his ancestors. Better yet, he gave me permission to go through this land, and to share it with all of you. This area we're at here, it's called the Drowned Forest, and every year during high water, the river rises up several feet, and it actually goes over top of all the trees here, so it looks like the trees are drowning. When it's not high water, the color of this river is a beautiful turquoise blue. It's still very nice here, and the prickly currants are in season, and they're delicious. This trip in a motorhome, make sure you know your rig really well. There are some steep climbs and downhills, dropping down in here. Here we go. Last hill, dropping down into Kinkola. It's so beautiful down here. I have missed this a lot. Last year, I stayed on the other side of the bridge by the boat launch, and nobody bothered me. I'm going to go back over there. Check out this bridge. Look at that water. There's actually some hot springs down here. I was going to hit this year, but they're closed, unfortunately. So we're going to go out on the ocean, get some crab, maybe a salmon. Just enjoy some time on the water. After all my planning and preparation and spare parts and equipment and everything, drove all the way out here, and I forgot crab bait. But it's okay. I had chicken in the freezer, so it'll work. There we go. 64 feet. You guys know how I know that? I have a fancy new secret weapon. Ground penetrating radar. Just kidding. It's a fish finder. My parents felt bad for me never catching fish. So Merry Christmas to me. They got me a fish finder. The water's so high right now. That's why the ocean's all murky like this. It's just silt coming down the Nass River. So I'm going to head out, hopefully, and find some cleaner water. But look at how beautiful this is. It's just unbelievable. Let's head out and find some better water. Look at this. That's really curious. There's a couple pilings there, and then you can see the rocks piled up. Probably some old logging activity. I'm not sure. If the forest wasn't so thick, I'd go in there and take a look. I think it'd be hard-pressed to find anything in there. I can see something iron up here. Actually, I can tell from here it's a flywheel off of a steam engine. I'm way too curious. I gotta pull the boat up and check it out. I don't know why you guys decided not to bring rubber boots today. What is this thing? This is a tiny little moose shed. Wow. If you disagree, please tell me. I'm not sure. It doesn't feel like a shed, but it looks like it. That's pretty cool. There's a lot of stuff here. Oh, it is a steam engine. There she is. And then this would have run other things. A lot of stuff over here. Wow, look at all these sprockets. I can see from here. Like I was saying, this forest is so thick, we won't be able to do a whole lot in here. I can see there's an awful lot hidden just in the forest right here. Old fire brick here. Probably had a kiln or something. Wow, this is some type of machine right here. Freaking stuck in the prickles, unfortunately. Look at the size of the pistons on this thing. Just two cylinders. I haven't the slightest idea what this thing could be. Some type of machine. But from shore, I could see cement over here. And you can see where footings or something went in there. More equipment. Imagine what's left in here that people might never see again. Opens right up in here. It's not the biggest discovery of my life, but best of the year yet. Salmonberry. Okay, so this is the first structure we found that's wood. I almost stepped right past it, but I saw this iron. I would assume just a foundation to a building, but I think there'd be more left. Look at this. Oh wow. I think this is a sign. Some type of sign. I just gotta try and either clear it off or lift it up. You guys are going to lose it. This is so cool. For any sign enthusiast, look at this thing. Who knows how old it is? Imperial. That's amazing. This thing has been sitting out here for decades. If anyone has any idea about this, please let me know. It's hard mounted onto this piece of tin in the back. Could have been on anything. Who knows? What an exciting discovery that was. I find so much iron junk. When I started clearing the dirt off that and could see the paint. Oh, just amazing. And I can see a glass bottle here stuck in the bush. How strange. It says Japan in the middle of grizzly territory here. I didn't anticipate coming ashore, so I didn't bring the gun or bear spray or anything. But I'm following a critter trail. Wow, look at this. Just made a cool find here. It's a little bit too buried to get out. But look at this. It's an old two-person handsaw. Where I'm walking right now, it's perfectly flat along this hill. I'm wondering if this was possibly the old road or a rail line. This is a handle off of a pot. And there's a root growing right through it. The tide's going out, so the boat should be fine. My life is pretty much based on should be's anyways. Look at that. Still got some good whiskey in her. No markings. Oh, there is a marking on the bottom. B and B. Perfect condition. Unbelievable. Just want to get this up somewhere. This is a whole boot. The leather's in remarkably good condition. There is the remains of an old safe right here. Nothing in it. It's rotted right out. But down here, I can see some more things. Look at that. More writing. Cabin cook. Now that sounds awfully modern. But I really have no idea. Looks like there's an entire stove right here. Anybody know what this is? Looks to me like maybe a fire extinguisher. Not sure. Another really neat little cup. Ooh, look at that one. Might not catch a salmon today. This is way too cool here. I gotta keep exploring, but I gotta go get the boat. Total steam train right there. Oh, man. Wow, that was awesome. This is way better. I mean, she's still gonna get beached, but it's just sand. I found another one of these bottles that say Japan on them. And there's a whole bunch of different bottles and pottery and neat things on this hillside. So I'm guessing there would have been a cabin or something up here. And then they just throw everything out the window and down the bank. Kind of how things worked back in the day. There's not much up here except for this. This is a pile of cut but unmilled trees sitting up here. Wow, how freaking spooky does this place look? Sweet. What a remarkable, unexpected little adventure we've had here. The day is ticking by, so I'm gonna get back on the water. But I want to show you guys some of the things that I found that really stuck out to me. First of all, these two, what I'm assuming are shaving cream. In perfect condition, which is really neat. Both Dominion glass, so Canadian bottles. This is a really neat find, because on the bottom it says Vicks VapoRub. That's really cool. Love to find things like that. I found a whole bunch of broken teacups. This one was neat because on the bottom it says made by Medallia. Never heard of that before, but a Canadian teacup, so that's pretty interesting. This is another what I think is probably shaving cream. I'm not sure, but what I like about it is it has a really intricate B&B on the bottom of it. Never seen one of these before. Oh, actually, now that I'm looking at it correctly, it's a J and a J. I found this top to a decanter. This is a neat one because I've only ever found one of these before, which coincidentally was at Antiox, a ghost city just down the canal here. I really like that you can see the imperfections in the glass, like the bubbles and stuff inside it. That's really cool. And finally, I have one more, what I'm assuming again is shaving cream. I think there would have been a label here on this blank spot. What's interesting about this one is that the lid is still on it and it's heavy. There's something in there. I'm guessing it's just water, but I am going to try and open it without breaking it. Okay, sorry guys, that's not coming open. It's staying just like that. What an amazing place. Let's get back on the water. Well, I'll be honest with you guys, it was quite the ordeal getting the boat back on the water. And the wind is really starting to pick up. I'm just going to kind of cruise along here and watch the fish finder for a while. At this point, usually I just start dragging lures. Now I'm going to find the fish, then catch them. The wind is starting to pick up pretty quick here. And I can see out in the middle of the channel, it's beginning to white cap. So we're just going to start heading back to play it safe. Fingers crossed we'll have crabs in the trap. Be great to have a nice early crab dinner. Wow. I have missed crabbing in British Columbia. Oh my God. Look at the size of that Dungeness. I can hardly believe the size of this freaking Dungeness crab. Look at him. He's so big. I got to show you guys this big crab. So you realize how rare this is. This crab is eight inches across the top of the shell. That's wild. Might be the biggest Dungy I have ever seen. I'm not going to make you watch me eat all this because you're going to get super jealous. But I'm about to spend the next three hours eating nothing but crab. Thanks for watching everybody. And welcome to my great Alaskan adventure. As always, take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints. I'll catch you on the next one.