Day 14/15 - Squilax Hostel and Alberta2008 Summer Road trip to Northwest USA and Canada
Trip duration: 15 days (May 9th to 23rd)
Total distance: 9000km/5560milesThe end of a journeyThere's always sadness, a sort of emptiness when you get to the end
For some, being forced back into reality (or, mundane repetitive life to be exact) can be painful
But for me
This trip had been an inspiration. Fond memories, captured and cherished and shared with all of you.
It was fun, the driving, the tire burning, the talking with strangers, the sight seeings, standing on windy hills... the lonely sunsets and wonderful sunrises, the (nearly) daily phone calls with my dear Li-Ann. And now it's time to make some more new memories :) (yay Australia here I come!!! Nov 28)
A lil camp fire by the Squilax Hostel
I love the look of burning wood, the grain and smoke, the colors and the glow, mesmerizing, ever changing. It's kind of like watching the clouds, slow enough to let you dwell in the details, but the scene never stays static.
yummy :)
The hostel house boat on the river
Having a little fire side chat with people from all over the world
Germany, New Zeland, England, Manitoba, Japan...
and a firework to end the night :)
Breakfast at the Squilax hostel is always so charming, with the hostel owner lady bringing out the ingredients to make her awesome fruit pancakes.
It's the fruit pancakes which made me want to come back so badly :D
hah I wanted to make a picture and so I did.. :P
oh I could smell them right now........ they're so good!
and mint hot chocolate!!
Even the hostel dog gets a piece
Girl from Germany chatting with girl from Japan
This hostel uses train car cabooses as sleeping quarters, very unique (and chilly..)
Through the mountains going back to Alberta
And home, after 9000km in just 2 weeks...
So, that's all from this trip folks :) Thanks for sticking around (those of you who've been here since before I began :D) and thanks for everyone who subscribed and messaged me because of this trip's photos. It's great making new friends! :)
Road trips so far...
2006 July - 5 day British Columbia
2007 May- 17 days Eastern Canada
2007 June- 3 days Northern British Columbia
2007 August - 14 days Canadian West Coast
2008 May - 15 days North West USA
2008 December - 26 days South East Australia - Sydney, Melbourne, and east coast
Go back to previous road trip entries....Day 1: Montana
Day 2: West Yellowstone
Day 3: Yellowstone National Park 1
Day 3: Yellowstone National Park 2
Day 4: Yellowstone/Salt Lake City
Day 5: Salt Lake City
Day 5: Arches National Park
Day 5: Canyonlands National Park
Day 6: Capitol Reefs National Park
Day 6: Bryce Canyon National Park
Day 7: Cedar Breaks National Monument / Zion National Park
Day 7: Nevada desert and Death Valley
Day 8: Central California and Giant Sequoia National Monument
Day 8: Monterey California sunset
Day 9: San Francisco Sunrise panoramas and wallpaper
Day 9: San Francisco downtown Part 1 of 2
Day 9: San Francisco downtown Part 2 of 2
Day 10: Alcatraz, San Francisco
Day 11: California Coastal Redwoods
Day 11: Northern California Coasts
Day 12: Oregon and Washington
Day 12: Wayne's house
Day 13: Pike Place Market, Seattle
Day 13: Vancouver sunset and night shots
Day 14: Interior BC and Squilax Hostel
Day 15: Suqilax Hostel and Alberta
Comments (8)
the doggy :)
Who do you travel with?
Today I thought about your blog because this old man came into where I work, and while I was checking them out at the register, he took a picture of me.. I thought it weird kinda but it was probably nothing.. But the reason I thought about your blog is cause it was just a random picture lol, and you have so many random pictures :) Like the cute smurf!
I love the photos of the water and the sunset!
Wow, all your photos are nothing short from amazing.
beautiful beautiful beautiful (again)
thanks so much for sharing these photos
i hope i can go traveling like u some day =)
the pastel skies, the flickering embers and the morning light...
can't wait till You're here m'dear =] - 5!
The fire and fireside photos are awesome, you inspire me; as a photographer, but also as a traveller.
I really love this post (: