Short early morning walk down to Kicking Horse River after which we drive east to Golden in driving rain. Golden a fairly average town but in The Bean Bag coffee shop we find the best coffee yet in Canada.
Decide to visit a Wolf Park east of Golden and manage to bypass a landslide which has occurred further east and has blocked the highway, apparently a fairly regular event in the area. The Park is mediocre at best although the owners are gamely fighting a battle against the gun lobby to prevent what is basically the extermination of the wolf population. Apparently, the gun lobby and other pro-hunting associations have not learned anything from a similar experiment in the Yellowstone National Park where the cull of the wolves led to a complete breakdown of the food and vegetation chain.
Later, drive to Field, a delightful small town which was previously an important rail stop but has now ceded this position to Kamloops.
However, the town is beautifully maintained with many fine old buildings. General feeling that the inhabitants take real pride in the town as it tries to re-invent itself.
Lovely lunch at The Siding Cafe where I manage to break a glass with one of my more expansive gestures!
Highlights of the day:
The Natural Bridge over the Kicking Horse River - an incredible sight as the recent rains had created a torrent of tsunami-like proportions. The power of the water quite unnerving but the arrival of the sun and a double rainfall during a rain shower make for an unforgettable sight.
Emerald Lake - long regarded as the Jewel of the Rockies and it meets all expectations as the weather clears on cue with our arrival.
B and I take a short walk up to Hamilton Falls and we are faced with our first scenic disappointment. Without going into too much details we have renamed the Falls the Prostate Cascade!
All in all another great day even if for dinner yours truly is given the left over pasta from the previous day.
Cheers
The Obese Ferret.
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