The Lakes of British Columbia

We spent about 5 hours today driving in remote sections of British Columbia.  When I mention remote, the roads were mostly one lane logging roads.  The one road we traveled till there was a sign that they were cutting trees ahead.  We stopped there and turned around.  The other road ended up having a "road closed" sign on it.  The sign stated that it was closed due to forest fire fighting activities.  Along the way we saw many pretty lakes and streams.  Tomorrow we leave Fairmont Hot Springs and go on a two day trip to Burlington, Washington.  We'll be back in the USA in two days. When we leave tomorrow we are heading north towards Golden, then west.  We'll be traveling through Canada's Glacier National Park.  Tomorrow evening we are planning to be at a campground in Camloops.

This is Columbia Lake.  It is 8.4 miles long and 1.2 miles wide. It is the headwaters for the Columbia River.  The Columbia River is the 4th largest river by volume in the US and it basically makes up the border between Washington and Oregon. It dumps into the Pacific Ocean at Astoria, Oregon. We plan on camping there later in our trip.

Alces Lake

Whiteswan Lake

The White River