It was a 9 hour drive: 720 km's. A lot of rain, some snow on the passes and interesting landscape (as much as we could see when it wasn't covered with clouds).

our way

our aim on the right (green), the rockies

packed car

still dark outside

soon after Hope (that is a town about 150 km's away from Vancouver) we hit the snow

more snow

we had to pay toll

the first snow on our car

self made ice cream

race against a train, not to difficult in canada

have a stop at a toilet

looks like texas

further driving and snow again

finally we reached our hotel, well, it is a motel

Golden Rim Motor Inn: Kitchen, Water Slide, Hot Spa

our apartment (do you know what you can see on the left side?)

answer: a ski-doo (snowmobiles)

tired after 9 hours of driving

all our boots

next morning, skiing on kicking horse mtn.

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