Bridge over the Thompson River.

The view is looking back west. The road crosses the river and works its way back up the mountain. The boundary between pavement and no pavement is a few miles further on.

Behind us to the east, maybe 20 miles or so is Williams Lake. The trip from Bella Coola is 300+ miles mostly over graded, but unpaved road. We are still 400+ miles from Vancouver.

Reaching Williams Lake, the road goes south about 200 miles to Cache Creek, and then turns back west. It is now the TransCanada Highway 1 and another 200 miles into Vancouver.