65 miles of twisty gravel each way.  It seems like our day trips up here are all driving challenges.  Today’s drive took us to a virtually deserted old mining and river town, Telegraph Creek.  The town itself was a bit of a disappointment since it is just a cluster of mostly falling down buildings but the drive out there through the Stikine River valley made it worth it.  The road passes through some great geology.  One section is perched on a 400 foot high narrow ridge formed as the Stikine and Tahltan Rivers, one from each side, collided with an ancient lava flow.  The road dives from valley to ridge and back to valley on 18% and 20% grades.  One, maybe one and a half lanes wide in places it clings to the mountainsides.  Marvelous river valley views are revealed all along the way.  Today it was certainly all about the journey.