As we passed the Frank landslide Bruce recalled how his grandfather took one of the first trains through after this landslide. The whole town of Frank was buried. Now the highway and the railroad has been cleared out.
I was certainly less than impressed with this "Welcome to BC" sign. The British Columbia part of the sign was so washed out you can hardly read it ... and the bush is so overgrown you can't see the sign very well. A lot of the small towns had much more impressive signs!
As we drove towards Kimberley it was a little hazy (smoky) from the wildfires but they are now clear of being evacuated. Seniors had been evacuated but they have been transferred back to Kimberley again.
When we arrived in Kimberley as we looked for our cousins we found this mule deer who was quite at home in someone's back yard. We had a wonderful visit with our cousins once we found them.
That night we camped at Fort Steele RV campsite and went to the Canadian Museum of the Railway which brought back a lot of memories for both of us.
A great quilt that was done in 2005 commemorating the town of Cranbrook.
Remember the old dining car and the sleeping berth? The Railway Museum have restored cars that you can tour.
Then we headed off to Kootenay Lake (an area that neither of us had ever been to). Our friends had invited us to attend their church camp for the weekend. It was something we were looking forward to. Church camp has always been an important part of our lives and with this trip across Canada we missed the church camps on Vancouver Island this year.
The beach right on Kootenay Lake
The view from the Lodge
The campfire area by the beach.
Sunset from the deck
And on to Penticton, we stopped at this lookout of Osoyoos for our lunch.
These fall crocuses were smiling at us during our morning walk in Penticton.
Until next time ....
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