Nakusp,BC

When we got to Nakusp, BC we found our motel and then went to sit on a bench that overlooked Upper Arrow Lake (the one we crossed on the ferry). We probably sat there for over an hour  watching the scene change as the sun got lower in the sky. We also have an interesting conversation with one of the locals while we were sitting there. As you can see from the pictures below the scene did change quite drastically as the lighting changed. The next morning we got up, ate breakfast, and headed for Spokane.  I think I only took 2 or 3 more pictures because there just wasn't much to take pictures of, especially since we had been spoiled by all the previous beautiful scenery.

Trip across the water

After Revelstoke we headed to Nakusp, BC where we were going to spend the night.  To get there we had to take a ferry across Upper Arrow Lake.  All the shots (except the last shot which was taken not long after we got across) below are from our ride across the lake.

And I'll leave you with beautiful song...

Meadows in the Sky Parkway

After our stop at Rogers Pass we continued west to Revelstoke, BC and went up the Meadows in the Sky Parkway.  All the picture below are from that drive.

 The picture above and the two below this were taken after we just started up the parkway.  They show Revelstoke, BC from different angles.

 At the top there were some people feeding a couple birds and I managed to get several good shots of it.  Don't ask what kind of bird it is...all I know is that it is one with feathers. :)

The shot above and the one below were taken as we came back down the parkway.

Rogers Pass

After leaving Wapta Falls we drove into Golden, BC where we spent the night. We got up the next morning and headed west.  It was raining a little that morning...This was really the first time on our vacation that weather had played a part.  In the end it didn't bother us because the farther west we went the better the weather got. When we got to Rogers Pass you can see from the pictures below that it had been raining but it had quit by the time we got there.  Rogers pass is really a beautiful area when it's clear but even with the fog covering the mountains you can still see the beauty.

Wapta Falls

This is Wapta Falls near Golden, British Columbia. It was a pretty good hike back to the falls but was well worth the hike.

On our return hike we ran upon this bird walking in the middle of the road.  It never would fly no matter how close we got.  It finally ran into the brush to get away from us.

Our final leg

These pictures finish our trip. I hope you have enjoyed them. I know I published a lot of pictures because it was hard for me to decide which ones to show. Hopefully these have give you a good idea of what Alaska, an Alaskan cruise, and British Columbia look like. I only published a few of my pictures but I think you should be able to get the general idea. If there are any pictures that you want to know the exact location they were taken please let me know since I geotagged about 95% of them. I will not be able to look at your blogs for the next several days but will try to catch up when I can.

Lake along the way

Another shot of lake

Another lake....note the highway along left side of lake

A waterfall of course

Small church

Thompson River if I recall correctly.  Note railroad on right of picture

Devil's Gulch or something like that.

Our last picture....It was raining so this was taken out the car window.

Wells Gray Provincial Park

All the pictures below are from Wells Gray Provincial Park. There are a bunch of beautiful waterfalls in this park. If you're interested there a few short video clips located here. We thought we were going to get wet a couple times but it never did rain enough to disrupt our plans.

British Columbia

I think you can see this is a beautiful drive. After you leave Vancouver and get farther north and east there's not a lot of traffic so it is a very relaxing drive with lots of beautiful scenery. There was quite a bit of road construction going on but we were never delayed for a long time. Apparently BC has very wet areas and other areas that are very dry. As you can see from looking at the pictures some of them are from the dry area.

As a side note....I've never seen as many freight trains as we saw up there. We were constantly seeing a train hauling freight. We drove along a river (Thompson I believe but I could be wrong) for a long ways and there was a track on each side. From what I observed one track was for going one direction and the other track was used to go the other direction. That almost has to be true because we would see huge trains 30 minutes apart going the same direction.

Waterfall along the way

Seton Lake I believe

Pullover along the road

Another waterfall

Looking back at the road which we have just traveled.

Another waterfall.

Just thought this was kind of pretty with all the clouds.

Not a waterfall but water coming down the mountain.