Through the rockies!!

We left Revelstoke heading west, following the Thompson and Fraser rivers, passing through Kamloops, Mission, and arriving in Vancouver before returning back to Kamloops for the weekend. And the scenery we passed through has been spectacular, by far my favorite of the term so far. Following through the canyons made by the rivers, with steep mountains on either side, going over bridge after tunnel after bridge in an effort to keep the line as level as possible.

It was interesting to follow the transition of countryside, from the snowy mountains of revelstoke to the almost desert of Kamloops, then through the much greener Thompson/Fraser canyons, before flattening out and the river getting much calmer as we approached Vancouver. Canoeing that river has now been added to my bucket list.

It was cool stopping at the end of the line in Vancouver. We started pretty far east (St John’s, NB), went as far north as possible (Moosenee), and now as far west (Vancouver).

I also added 3 bald eagles to my wildlife count, which was really cool to see those in the wild. They’re actually pretty big, big enough to be noticed travelling really fast by them. I managed to take a quick pic of the first one I saw, but the others passed by too fast to do anything but stare. It’s a really blurry pic, but it’s proof that I did see them.

During the course of this week I took 640 pictures, and after one pass through removing the bad ones, was still left with 375 very good pictures. That has been quite a pain to reduce, as the pictures I am now removing are all of very nice scenery. I’m trying to reduce them to a max of about 30 pictures per week to keep. I might have to break that rule this week. 

We are in Kamloops for the weekend, and I’m planning on going skiing again this weekend, at Sun Peaks resort. This will likely be my last chance to do so in the rockies for a while! I hope that skiing in Ontario hasn’t been ruined for me now…