Abbottsford, BC to Kamloops.

Thursday 14th June. We departed from Abbottsford just after 10am, having sorted and left those items not considered necessary for the journey north, difficult choice as we really had no idea what to expect with regard to the weather. At Hope we had entered the mountains and the entrance to Fraser canyon and hells gate where the Fraser river passes through a narrow gap and the salmon are forced to swim through fish ladders to make it on the spawning grounds. At Lytton we turned east following the Thompson river through 10,000 year old moraine left by the last ice age. The mountain sides show clearly the passing of glacier and the river has cut deep through the moraine. Before we reached Cache Creek the rain was falling steadily making the riding unpleasant and dangerous and did not stop until we had reached our destination for the day, Kamloops. Wet boots means that I need to tie more tape around the bottom of my new rain pants. Out with the duct tape. Kamloops is a surprisingly large town, population 85,000, and local industries include a pulp mill, plywood mill and copper mine.

 Mike and Roger about to leave Abbottsford

The juction of the Fraser and Thompson Rivers at Lillooett