A long driving day today, 275 miles from Sun Peaks to Jasper. We were on Route 5  following the North Thompson River most of the way. The valley supported farms and the mountains supported logging. We stopped in Avola for lunch. We were attracted by their Bermashave-like signs along the highway.

We were the only customers. The owner and cook were very chatty, and the burgers were outstanding.

Geeting closer to Jasper we started to see tall and often snow covered mountains. The first mountain we stopped at was dedicated to Terry Fox a young man who lost a leg to cancer and began a run across Canada.

Shortly after we came upon Mt Robson, the tallest mountain in British Columbia at 3,954 meters. Unfortunately the peak today was hidden by clouds.

Turning onto Route 16 we saw more snow capped peaks, then came upon Moose Lake shinning pale green typical of the mountain lake because of the water’s calcite concentration.

Shortly after we crossed into Alberta, lost an hour as we entered the Mountain time zone, and paid for our 4 day National Park’s Pass.