We crossed the border into British Columbia on June 1st. The wait at the border check wasn't bad at all - maybe 15 minutes.
A beautiful house and garden not far from the border. We've seen nice metal roofs in reds and greens, but this is the first we ever saw in aqua.
As in the northwestern United States, it was rainy as we entered British Columbia. These mountains rise almost vertically, and we were told they're even more spectacular against a clear sky.
Like seeing Sinclair in Arizona and Utah, it was surprising to see an Esso gas station. Sinclair and Esso stations were common in Pennsylvania when Karen was growing up, but they've been gone there for years and years.
We were surprised to see desert-like conditions in British Columbia. Signs described it as being semi-arid. After several weeks of rain, leading into the first half of this day's travel, it was nice to see desert again.
Logging is a huge industry in British Columbia. We were happy to see that it seems to be well planned; only two small area in miles and miles of logging had been clear-cut and had what looked like the old erosion problems.
The road and railway parallel each other all the way to Spences Bridge and beyond. In this spot, railways followed the roadway on both sides.
We saw many trains, mostly freight and a few passenger.
Our first night in British Columbia was spent in the Acacia Grove RV Park in Spences Bridge.
Beautiful hills across the railroad tracks and the Thompson River from our site:
Lovely unidentified purple wildflowers (similar to lupines and other peas, but with just a few leaves on each flower stalk, and each leaf having three leaflets) and Yellow Salsify near our site:
Spences Bridge is a small community of 130.
The Circle J Motel, now closed:
This former service station is now a home.
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