Rocky Mountaineer Train - Jasper to Kamloops Part 5

Thursday morning luggage left outside our cabin door and into the lobby ready for pickup by our bus for 7:30. We had a small snack and coffee while we waited in the lobby. Another gorgeous sunny day. On the way to the train our bus nearly hit a black bear as it ran across the highway in front of us with 2 cubs in tow. Whew .... quite an exciting moment for our driver. He said he's never seen bears as close as that since he was driving. We saw it on the tv camera above us so no pictures.

On board the train ready for departure at 8:00 am. Ready for some scenery we've not seen before. We haven't driven to Jasper since we were kids. Here are some pictures of the Jasper Train Station.

Bye Bye Jasper

Kept hoping I would see some moose in these boggy areas, but nope. This is the Miette River.

This big lake is the Yellowhead Lake and the outflow is the beginning of the mighty Fraser River.

Next big lake is Moose Lake.

Mount Robson is the most prominent mountain in North America's Rocky Mountain range; it is also the highest point in the Canadian Rockies. The mountain is located entirely within Mount Robson Provincial Park of British Columbia, and is part of the Rainbow Range. Wikipedia

Elevation: 3,954 m

Prominence: 2,829 m

First ascent: July 31, 1913

Mount Robson

Memorial plaque to the two trains that collided carrying soldiers November 21, 1950 for those who died.

The Canoe River train crash occurred on November 21, 1950, near Valemount in eastern British Columbia, Canada, when a westbound troop train and the eastbound Canadian National Railway (CNR) Continental Limited collided head-on. The collision killed 21 people: 17 Canadian soldiers en route to the Korean War and the two-man locomotive crew of each train.

We were so lucky to have a sunny clear day. Usually there is clouds covering the mountain tops in this area.

Another view of Mount Robson

These Pyramid Falls below, can only be seen by train. It's a very long hike to get here otherwise. The train slowed down so everyone could get a good shot between the trees of the falls.

A page in the Mile Post train newspaper of wildlife possible to see. Even a Sasquatch lol

We left the Fraser River and carried on paralleling Highway 5 through the small community of Albreda where we met up with the North Thompson River that we followed into Kamloops. I actually saw 5 groups of Big Horn Sheep on the sidehills as we went by the hills close to Kamloops.

Most of the terrain coming into Kamloops was very similar to the trip from leaving Kamloops a few days ago so we just sat back and enjoyed the journey today.

Arrived at Kamloops at 7:00 pm. Hot as heck outside. Our hotel, the Fairfax, again is outside the main drag so no walking around. It's located near Costco. Fortunately great a/c. I wasn't hungry so Ray just popped across the road to the Triple O drive thru for a crispy chicken BLT that proved very good.