Thursday, 17 July 2014

Holidays in BC

So it was HOT when we got to Fairmont, and I suppose we should have been thankful for bright sunny days, but for once I probably could have enjoyed a bit of a rain shower or cloud cover.  I know 32 - 36C is probably not overly hot to some people but when the hottest day you have had all summer is 25 and cloudy, that's about enough to kill ya.

Anyway it made for pretty pics

There were lots of these bushes in one place we stopped along the way to walk on a path and see some gorges.  The flowers were wine coloured and I have no idea what they are and have still not found a picture online similar.  A close up is further down

Pretty little creek on the side of the road


The water was the most amazing turquoise that it seemed a shame not to throw something in there and take a picture of it.  Wild daisies growing nearby were just perfect to show off the colour

just sitting and resting and thinking about the sandwich we brought for picnice lunch


Not sure what these are

Had to get a number of these same shots jsut because it was awesome.

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That's it!  He couldn't wait any more and just sat down and eated his sammich. haha


Not sure what these little flowers are either but they were purty

Seems like a long way down

Seems like a long way up

Green Indian Paintbrushes!!

A Mariposa Lily or sometimes called Sagebrush lily.  Oh man the prettiest wildflower! Better take a hundred pics of that!


Sun going down

A walky place in teh mountainy things

Here is a close up of the wine coloured flowers on those bushes.  I have no clue what this is but I wonder if they make berries of some sort?

White indian paintbrush

I thought this might be a burdock but the colour is wrong.  Will have to look this one up too

Also a long way down.. but the rock formations were super cool

Little wild columbines. so pretty