Thursday July 7, Hope BC
Suprisingly we slept really well last night, heard the trains at times but just back to sleep again. It was such a hot night but turned the ceiling extractor fan on and left the window beside our bed open and it provided a really nice breeze.
By the time we left camp at 9.30 the temperature was already up to 24 degrees, obviously another hot day on the way. Today we were on Highway 1 following the Thompson River and then the Fraser River Canyons after the two rivers joined in Lytton. It was a stunning drive, especially the Thomson River section where the granite mountains rose so majestically from the road on both sides. Initially the mountains were very bare and dry but the further south we got they became thickly forested. Although this was Highway 1, most traffic now takes the newer Highway 5 to Kamploops so we found the traffic volume to be really good.
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The Railway system fascinated my with the two competing lines running on either side of the river and then in Lytton they both cross the river and then run on the opposite sides, quite bizarre. We followed a huge train with over a hundred 50 foot wagons each loaded with 2 double stacked containers, impressive sight watching them winding around the canyon clinging to the side.
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The road travels through mainly First Nation Lands and the small towns are not that prosperous and many of the businesses on the highway are closed.
This afternoon we are in Hope and are camped in a Native camp right on the banks of the Fraser River, an extremely pleasant spot looking across the huge expanse of the river which is in flood at the moment, with tree covered mountains rising up and still some snow hanging on.
As we travelled further south the temperatures dropped and during a rain storm it even was down to 16 degrees, and tonight it is a pleasant 20 degrees, are far cry from last night.
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By the time we left camp at 9.30 the temperature was already up to 24 degrees, obviously another hot day on the way. Today we were on Highway 1 following the Thompson River and then the Fraser River Canyons after the two rivers joined in Lytton. It was a stunning drive, especially the Thomson River section where the granite mountains rose so majestically from the road on both sides. Initially the mountains were very bare and dry but the further south we got they became thickly forested. Although this was Highway 1, most traffic now takes the newer Highway 5 to Kamploops so we found the traffic volume to be really good.
The Railway system fascinated my with the two competing lines running on either side of the river and then in Lytton they both cross the river and then run on the opposite sides, quite bizarre. We followed a huge train with over a hundred 50 foot wagons each loaded with 2 double stacked containers, impressive sight watching them winding around the canyon clinging to the side.
The road travels through mainly First Nation Lands and the small towns are not that prosperous and many of the businesses on the highway are closed.
This afternoon we are in Hope and are camped in a Native camp right on the banks of the Fraser River, an extremely pleasant spot looking across the huge expanse of the river which is in flood at the moment, with tree covered mountains rising up and still some snow hanging on.
As we travelled further south the temperatures dropped and during a rain storm it even was down to 16 degrees, and tonight it is a pleasant 20 degrees, are far cry from last night.
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