Sunday, August 31, 1997
Rained some during the night and the day started out cloudy as I drove north on CN 23 to Revelstoke, BC where I visited a nice railroad museum. The railroads played an important part in the settlement of Canada.
I then visited Mount Revelstoke National Park and drove the Meadows in the Sky Parkway road that goes almost to the top of the mountain. A shuttle bus takes you the rest of the way. The weather cleared some and I had fine views.
Revelstoke Lake, Canada
Begbie Peak & Glaciers from Mount Revelstoke National Park, Canada
Flowers & Lake near parking lot for summit shuttle bus,
Mount Revelstoke National Park, Canada
Mt. Revelstoke Summit Lookout, Mount Revelstoke National Park, Canada
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Now on CN 1, the Trans Canadian Highway headed east through Revelstoke and Glacier National Park over Rogers Pass National Historic Site. Quite a bit a railroad history in building it across the pass and fighting all the snow slides. Snow sheds on both the railroad and the highway solve that problem. Saw lots of impressive mountains and glaciers - hard to photograph much of it. Since my visit, there are apparently more walking tours of the railroad facilities, etc. available.
Sir Donald Peak from Rogers Pass area, Canada
East from Rogers Pass, Canada
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Continued east on CN 1 to Golden, BC then on into Yoho National Park and camped at the Hoodoo campground.
Monday, September 1, 1997
Continued east on CN 1 through Yoho National Park. Rugged mountains with snow fields and glaciers. Stopped at the Visitor Center in Field, BC, drove to Natural Bridge and Emerald Lake.
Kicking Horse River Natural Bridge
Kicking Horse River Natural Bridge
Near Emerald Lake, Canada
Emerald Lake, Canada
Drove to Takakkaw Falls located in Yoho National Park, near Field, British Columbia. Tumbling 254m (830 feet) in one stretch and 384m (1,260 feet) in total, these falls are among the highest in Canada. "Takakkaw" translates to "wonderful" in Cree.
Glacier at head of Yoho Valley, Canada
Peak at head of Yoho Valley, Canada
takakkaw Falls, one of tallest in Canada
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Continued on CN 1 and stopped on Kicking Horse Pass - the Great Divide - where water from a creek splits and part flows to the Pacific and part to the Atlantic. It is also the boundary between Alberta and British Columbia and an important point on the railroad.
