Naramata by bike

Following the KVR (Kettle Valley Railway) it took us all the way to Naramata where the lake was awaiting us. The ribbons of steel that made up the Kettle Valley Railway are gone. All that is left are 16 km of track, the odd station house and out buildings, a few relics and the history. The Kettle Valley Railway was the tie that bound the Kootenays to the rest of British Columbia. The Kettle Valley Railway started at Hope and went all the way to Midway, zigzagging throughout the south western sections of B.C. From Hope, the KVR made its way through the Coquihalla River gorge. It continued onward to Princeton, West Summerland, Penticton, along the south side of Okanagan Lake and finally south to Midway, for a total of 525 km.

Ya-hooo from the Calgary Stampede!

What an event - thousands of people gather together for the so called "greatest outdoor show on earth". From July 4th-13th the Calgary Stampede takes place in the middle of downtown Calgary. I was driving there by myself, because Nicole was in Horsefly performing at some festival. And since our stuff, including the tent, is still on it's way to Canada, I had to sleep in the car. I chose to stay on the Calgary West Campground. Its convenient and quiet location next to the Olympic Park was perfect for me. It was an 8-hour drive to Calgary, but it was worth it! You get to drive right trough the Rockies and you even enter into a different time-zone.

The first bear on camera

The last bear we saw, disappeared into the woods before we got our camera ready. But this time it worked. The bear did not seem to be bothered and enjoyed his breakfast at the side of a busy road.