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A BC Road Trip



It's been a while since we've seen Mike (who lives in Calgary) and I've got a car and vacation time, so a road trip is a natural fit.  Jeremy and Karen also have some time off so away we go - our trip around BC.  There are at least three ways to get to Calgary from Vancouver - the direct route is the #1 (Trans Canada), but you can also take the #3 (Crows nest) in the south of the province, or the number 5 and 99, north of the #1.  We decided to avoid the high speed #1, and take the slower routes for our trip.

Day 1: Vancouver to Castlegar Castlegar to Radium Hot Springs Radium to Calgary Calgary To Jasper Jasper To Lillooet



Karen has set up a web page with photos from her perspective.
Pools Of Salt

Day 1: Vancouver to Castlegar

After passing through Manning park, it was all new to me - Salt Lakes, Produce stands, and a handful of small towns I've only ever heard of.
Cooler Pool

Day 2: Castlegar to Radium Hot Springs

Hot springs nice!
Layers Carved

Day 3: Radium Hot Springs to Calgary

Such a nice park!  We finally crossed into Alberta and stopped in Banff for Lunch to celebrate.
Tight Sunflower

Day 4: Calgary


Ah, a day of rest!
Athabasca Falls

Day 5: Calgary to Jasper

Lunch in Lake Louise, now try to find a good place to stay in Jasper!
Mount Robson In Fog

Day 6: Jasper to Lillooet

Karen needed to be in Kamloops by mid afternoon so it was a long day of driving (we crossed most of the province).

Mount Robson In Fog
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Cooler Pool
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Athabasca Falls
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Layers Carved
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Tight Sunflower
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Pools Of Salt
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Tags: lake, salt
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Nice! Though you spelled Keremeos incorrectly. You spelled it "Keremoes". WRONG. It should be spelled "Keremeos." It would be nice if you corrected this error.
Gale Leitch
Tuesday, September 14th, 2010 at 11:53:45

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