Day 11 –Kamloops to Vancouver, All good things must come to an end.

One last early morning wake up call, one last day on the rails and one last night in a Fairmont. Today set our sights on Vancouver, our final destination in this amazing journey. Our transfer the rail station has us looking at a much larger train than we had been on the day before. The cars that do the Jasper to Vancouver run had met us in Kamloops and piggybacked onto us. Our car which had up to this time been at the rear of the train was now smack dabbed in the middle which had its benefits and drawbacks. While no longer the caboose and able to take nice caboose shots, the photo opps from the side were still breathtaking. Nathan was able to take some amazing pictures of both the front and back of the train in tunnels and on large turns. Read the rest of this entry »

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