Into British Columbia

My daughter and I are on one last road trip before our summer vacation comes to an end. We both spent some time in the San Juan Islands over the last few days. (See 146 Parks for some details of my explorations.) Since then, we’ve headed north into parts of British Columbia neither of us have seen before.

We spent Tuesday night in Vancouver and then did a brief tour of the VanDusen Botanical Garden. Someday, I shall endeavor to return for a more thorough photo shoot here,

Skyline view from our AirBNB · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

VanDusen Botanical Garden, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

VanDusen Botanical Garden, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

VanDusen Botanical Garden, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

VanDusen Botanical Garden, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

VanDusen Botanical Garden, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

VanDusen Botanical Garden, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

We spent the next night in Whistler and then headed north to visit friends in Quesnel, which is much farther north than either of us have been before. There were hours and hours of windy roads, but that also meant lots of scenery to enjoy!

Whistler, British Columbia, Canada

east of Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada

Duffey Lake Provincial Park, east of Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada

Seton Lake, west of Lillooet, British Columbia, Canada

north of Fountain Valley, British Columbia, Canada

Marble Canyon Provincial Park, east of Pavilion, British Columbia, Canada

An Australian rest area in the middle of British Columbia? Hmmm …

north of Alexandria, British Columbia, Canada

(Actually, there’s a tiny village called “Australian” where this rest area is located.)