Redheaded Woodpecker

On February 26, 2007, I went for a drive to see some wildlife out at Lac De Bois Grassland Park and I was lucky enough to see this redheaded woodpecker. He was pecking holes in this hydro pole. I was able to get quite close to him and he didn't seem to mind me taking his picture. I've seen a couple of redheaded woodpeckers in my lifetime. One was when I was living in Sharbot Lake, Ontario and another one that I saw was while I was camping at Paul Lake Provincial Park last year. This is the closest I have ever been able to get to one.

Mountain Sheep

On February 26, 2007, I went for a drive to see some wildlife out at Lac De Bois Grassland Park. There was a herd of mountain sheep in this field. It looks like they were enjoying themselves grazing. It was warm in the city of Kamloops, but up in Lac De Bois Grassland Park, it was pretty cold. The cold weather didn't seem to bother them.

Hawk

On February 26, 2007, I went for a drive to see some wildlife out at Lac De Bois Grassland Park. I saw this hawk sitting on top of this hydro pole. The wind ruffled some of his feathers on his chest. He was very pretty just sitting there.

Trail, BC

I was fortunate enough to spend my vacation in Trail, BC in the summer of 2006. I had visited Trail two summer's ago and I thoroughly enjoyed myself then. I had the best time of my life in Trail, BC this vacation also. We camped at Beaver Creek Campground again and were fortunate enough to get the exact same campsite that we had the first trip.

The Columbia River was mighty and beautiful. It is clean and the water is so blue that you can see the bottom of the river. Once again, there were no mosquitoes. It was awesome. I was in heaven again.

While camping this time, I saw a grouse sitting in a tree. I also saw three bald eagles flying overhead and several turkey vultures. Now, turkey vultures I could live without but not the bald eagles. I love bald eagles.


We spent some time in downtown Trail on this vacation. We got some ice cream at Dairy Queen in Trail and while there, we saw a mural of what Trail looked like in the olden days. We saw the huge pulp and paper mill and also the Trail Memorial Center.

We also took a ride down toward the US border at Waneta. We did not go across to the states because the border was closed but it was neat knowing we were so close to a different country.

We also saw the Seven Mile Dam while driving toward the border. Wow, it was huge! I couldn't believe the size of it. While driving on Highway 22A, we also drove over a rickety old bridge and I remember looking out my mirror to see if there were pieces of the bridge flying up in the air.

I love Trail, BC and everything it has to offer. I just hope it won't be another two years before I visit Trail again.

South Thompson River

This is a picture of the South Thompson River. The water in the river is very cold even though the temperature outside was plus 30 degrees Celsius the day this photo was taken. The South Thompson River is glacial fed meaning that the water comes from the glaciers. No wonder it is so cold!!!

Train

There is nothing like seeing a against a backdrop of mountains. It just feels so western. I saw this train stopped along the side of the Trans Canada Highway just east of Kamloops, BC.

Okanagon Connector

There is a beautiful stretch of highway in British Columbia called the Okanagon Connector. I've been on this highway twice now. It is pretty awesome. At some points in the highway you feel like you are at the top of the world and as a matter of fact, you probably are.