mountains momma!

The Sheenster!

Hanging out on Lake Kootenay.

Deciding against our original plan to enter the mountains through the Kicking Horse Pass (just outside of Banff, AB), given the number of avalanches that have been happening this past winter, we detoured south where we were able to meet up with Sheena - an Inuvik (NWT) friend, who recently moved to Pincher Creek, AB with her husband Denis, who are expecting their first born any day now...

Largest truck, Sparwood, BC.

Truckin'...

Headed through industry ridden Cranbrook and Sparwood, BC where mining and forestry seem to predominate the landscape and economy, we couldn't help but take some photos of Sparwood, BC's “largest truck”.

The blue skoolie coasted through the Crow's Nest Pass... Following a brief stop in Creston, we headed for Nelson BC, aka BC's 'hippie-central'.  The winding drive from Creston, BC alongside Lake Kootenay is quite stunning.   A neat attraction - is the 'glass house' that was built by an ex-mortician, who apparently traveled around collecting old embalming fluid bottles to build this artful home.