West through the Canadian Rockies to Kelowna BC

After an awesome month and a half of Alberta events, festivals, friends, and fun it’s time to move westward.  The second leg of the tour takes on Kelowna, Vancouver, and of course Vancouver Island.

But first we have to make it through the Rockies. Steep grades, windy roads, and some of the most amazing mountain views in the world. Also home to some of the best white water rafting, canyoning, hiking, ice climbing, snowmobiling and of course skiing.

Some fun facts:

-Mount Robson is the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies at 3,954 m (12,972 ft).

-Sir Alexander MacKenzie (1764 – March 11, 1820) became the first European to cross the Rocky Mountains in 1793.

-The horns of the Bighorn Sheep can weigh 30 lbs. (as much as all the other bones in his body combined) and when the males clash horns in battle they hurl themselves at each other at speeds of 32-35 km/h! ON A MOUNTAIN LEDGE!

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