Yay, we get to photograph Lake Louise this morning. Same pack drill as yesterday and yes, I have made sure I come with memory card in camera. No clouds this morning to provide a special sky pizzazz, but very awesome daylight dawning nevertheless.

Today I am making for Vernon, to catch up friends Jacqui and Jack – it’s a road trip of 380 km on Trans Canada highway #1 going south-west.  I discover that the bulk of the places  along the way that I wanted to visit, are now closed for the winter. And there are many road works, so the journey time will be lengthened.

I take time to call into see the Giant Cedars in Mt Revelstoke N Park. They are awesome. The boardwalk takes you into the heart of the of park’s old growth forest, among cedars that are more than half a millennium old. Benches are provided so you can relax and breathe in the serene forest atmosphere. 

I drive to see Miller Lake but again disappointed as rangers have closed the access road for seasonal maintenance – did see a beautiful deciduous tree, sparkling in its yellow-orangey form.

Got to Vernon in time for dinner with mates and a week’s stay in the lovely Okanagan area. Woo hoo.