Day 36
Wednesday, July 19, 2017
We departed from Burns Lake, BC and continued east on Yellowhead Highway/TC-16.
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Tintagel Cairn: the central stone was once part of the
Norman walls of Tintagel Castle (the reputed birthplace
of King Arthur) and was given to its namesake
city in British Columbia in 1967 |
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| Starting to see evidence of smoke from the wildfires |
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| Fort Fraser Visitor Information Centre in a railway caboose |
It seems that when cabooses were no longer needed, the Canadian National Railway (CN) gave or sold them to small towns to be used as visitor centres or small museums.
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| We were in prairie country again,with bales of hay |
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Mr PG (1983, to replace a rotting 1960 real-
wood version) is a mascot to promote the
forest industry of Prince George, BC
(a Roadside America attraction) |
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| Smoke had reached across the Canadian Rockies into Jasper, AB |
In 1979, when Kent's parents were in Jasper, they had visited Pyramid Lake.
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| A cairn at the footbridge to Pyramid Island in Pyramid Lake |
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| Crossing over to Pyramid Island |
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| A smoky view of the Whistlers Range to the east |
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| Pyramid Lake picnic shelter (1933) |
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| A smoky view of Pyramid Mountain from Pyramid Lake |
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| Boat rentals at Pyramid Lake |
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| Patricia Lake |
We arrived in Hinton, AB.
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| The Holiday inn Express had a waterslide (far right) |
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| Our Holiday Inn Express room had a huge window |
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