Fall Trip 4 - British Columbia & Banff
the Thompson River
After leaving Vancouver, we took Hwy 1, the TransCanada, up through the Fraser River Canyon. The 2-lane highway winds it's way north-east through the rugged, forested, river canyon and then turns to follow the Thompson River into the dry desert-like interior of British Columbia. The two busy rail lines on both sides of the river are the main railway corridor from eastern Canada to Vancouver.
Milo watches for a train....
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The scenery here looks very much like the US Southwest.
Kamloops Lake
The Thompson River flows into Kamloops Lake.
Emerald Lake
The next morning it was so foggy that we passed through Revelstoke and Glacier National Parks without ever seeing a mountain.
By Golden the fog was so thick that visibility was at a minimum, but as we started the climb into the Rockies the fog started to
clear. By the time we got to Emerald lake in Yoho National Park, we were enjoying hazy sunshine.....
By Golden the fog was so thick that visibility was at a minimum, but as we started the climb into the Rockies the fog started to
clear. By the time we got to Emerald lake in Yoho National Park, we were enjoying hazy sunshine.....
Coco couldn't get over how big the pinecones were....
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Holly was eyeing the canoe rentals......
....but we didn't have any tiny life-jackets. So Lonnie decided to climb up onto a large rock,
and everyone else decided to scramble up after her....
and everyone else decided to scramble up after her....
the Kicking Horse River
Owen and Coco went out on the rocks at Natural Bridge along the Kicking Horse River.....
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Moraine Lake, Banff National Park
One of the most beautiful settings in Banff National Park, is Moraine Lake, which is near Lake Louise. Of course when we arrived, it was dull and overcast, but I was determined to make it to the top of the 'Rockpile' to take doll photos. It took me a while to ascend the trail with the 100 stone steps, and at first I was hesitant to take out my dolls. There were so many tourists! After waiting a while, I finally decided that with endless busloads of Asian tourists, we'd never have the place to ourselves, so took my dolls out anyways. Even so, I was still rather self-conscious, so wasn't too creative with posing the dolls.....
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Bow Lake
Heading north up the Icefields Parkway, from Banff to Jasper National Park, we stopped at Bow Lake again.
The sun was struggling to get through the clouds, and I just took a couple of quick photos, thinking I'd get
another chance in a few days when we'd be coming back down here again....
The sun was struggling to get through the clouds, and I just took a couple of quick photos, thinking I'd get
another chance in a few days when we'd be coming back down here again....
Next - Jasper National Park
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