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The next day we drove up to Salmon Arm, where
we visited with Cheryl's dad:
...as well as his wife Jeanie, and his brother Don
(who lives nearby):
We stayed
overnight, camping in their yard:
It was our first
night out camping since earlier in the summer - as always, it was great
sleeping in the van! The next day we headed out, following
the
North Thompson river towards Jasper.
It was a new road for me - I had not been up this way before.
The
North Thompson is a really beautiful river - murky blue-green, fairly
meandering, but also flowing fairly strongly in some places.
We like to stop
fairly regularly, especially if the route is scenic.
The
sight of the river was tempting - we thought about swimming a
few times. But it was pretty cold water, so we just dipped
our
toes in.
Out on the open
road once again!
We stopped at a rest stop near Mount Terry Fox. I was not
aware
that it is a provincial park. There is a trail which goes to
the summit - a little bit too far for a quick pit stop though!
Cheryl with the North Thompson river way in the background.
It
was a striking turquoise colour which a picture never does justice to!
Now I've seen the tallest peak in B.C. - Mount Robson.
Extremely
impressive! I must admit I felt a little sorry for Mount
Terry
Fox, because Mt. Robson kind of overshadows it.
Getting close to Jasper, we passed by Moose Lake. It
was an
astounding colour and caused us to wonder why it was not more famous
for its beauty! But, with Jasper just next a short ways down
the
road, it's hard to compete. This was a recurring theme of our
trip: There is so much incredibly spectacular scenery in this area.
A
rather ominious looking mountain loomed ahead. The hot sunny
weather we had been enjoying all day disappeared as we crossed the
border into Alberta - it briefly poured rain on us, and subsequently it
chilled down
quite a bit.
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