The Canadian: British Columbia

A few km out of Jasper, we crossed the continental divide at Yellowhead Pass. The rail and road lines run along the shores of Yellowhead Lake.

A bit further west is Moose Lake. The morning mist lingered on the water and slopes.

Here's a map showing how much further we had to go. While British Columbia is not as wide as Ontario, the north south direction and the mountanous terrain meant more travelling time for longitude traversed.

We got to see some of the golden fall foliage.

The magnificent cloud shrouded mountains.

I think this would be a great drive.

I had the pot pie for lunch.

If the GPS is correct this would be either Packsaddle Peak or Yellowjacket Peak. Or one of the other peaks in that range.

The train slowed down so that we could get good pictures of this waterfall. I assume this is Pyramid Creek Falls since the GPS shows that we are near the park of that name.

Another picture.

Forestry is an important industry.

I liked the look of the ravines.

By dusk we had reached Kamloops North Station.

We could alight and walk around.

The station is north of the central district, on the east bank of the North Thompson River. So we didn't get to see the confluence of the North Thompson and Thompson Rivers that make Kamloops an important transportation hub. But I had seen that before, on a van tour to the Rockies from Vancouver in early Sep 2001.

I realised that I didn't know the name of my sleeper carriage so I located it. But they are all identical in layout anyway.

Dinner was served soon after we set off again.

The morning found us trundling down the Fraser River Valley around 0800.

Unfortunately that is my last picture on the Canadian. We were due to arrive at Vancouver Pacific Central Station around 1000, but delays from rail congestion kept us on the train for another couple of hours. Then there was the wait for our luggage to be disgorged onto the carousel. Some US passengers missed rail connections to Seattle. I had a day of leeway in Vancouver, and I did a bit of touring so I will comment on the train trip in another post.