Jasper to Kamloops

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A very long drive today…. Yesterday we had snow…. Today we had 30c heat !.....can you believe it ??
We spent a little time in Jasper this morning, before leaving about 10am, we knew we had a long drive ahead, but we didn’t know, how hot it would be….. a real shock to the system. As we drove south along highway 5 we followed the Nth Thompson river, the scenery changed from snow covered mountains to open farmland. Pine trees disappeared and were replaced by forests of silver birch and maples. Kamloops is in a semi arid zone, now the mountains are small parched and treeless…… what a difference 450ks make !
Along the way, the railroad mirrored the road, travelling along by the waters edge and snaking through the valley floor. Now we see green instead of white.
Tonight in Kamloops we saw the longest train in history…. We think ! 1.8 K long, 2 engines at the front one at the rear pushing, 90 wagons each with 20 meter double decker containers. How’s that for moving freight ??

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