URAL Buddies: Twin Lake - Double The Fun

TWIN LAKE TURNOFF appears after a smooth twenty-nine-kilometre ride north of Campbell River, British Columbia, on Highway 19. Mohun West Road is also accessible at this juncture. We tackled both rock-covered; pot-holed, dusty logging roads for double the fun.

My duty as sidecar passenger was to control the camera and remain calm as we careened down steep hills, through narrow forest trails and roared up vertical switchbacks in second gear. I hung on tightly to the metal bar in front of me shouting out a few ‘Woohoos!’ with great enthusiasm.

I use my hands to form a T-shape which Frank, my driver, understands to be ‘time out’. He cautiously pulls over on the narrow road, which at anytime could be shared by a logging truck and its full load. I jump out quickly to take a landscape photograph, hop back into my comfortable seat and we roar on.

Twin Lake was a Shangra-la delight. There are only a five campsites; a senior couple and their senior dogs occupied one. We struck up a conversation with them and they shared their knowledge of the area. With their suggestion, we continued up Mohun West road to Mohun Lake Campsite. It’s an assorted collection of tent sites and semi-permanent motor homes. The lake is clear and breathtaking. We walked through the large privately owned property and drove home.

Whether you’re heading out for the day or a cross-country adventure be sure to absorb nature’s fragrances, sounds and joyful energy.