Mountains and Plains

The Rocky Mountain divide is the point at which North America is divided in two. The Mountains here seem to explode out of the earth's crust, running like a spine dividing the continent into two halves. The faulted and folded rock crags through the landscape, creating a jagged and impressive landscape. We have crossed our last pass through the rockies, and we are now on flat land.

In Fernie, BC these mountains are at their most impressive. The peaks rising above the little mountain town are daunting and incredible. As the peaks around the town crumble and fall, Fernie stands strong as "the gateway to British Columbia".

As soon as we entered Fernie, some locals offered us a place to stay, and the chef at the pub opened up the kitchen, and cooked us a meal. We gratefully accepted. We ate very well, and we slept very well, nestled in the generosity of new friendship.

Next was the crowsnest pass. The last wall of rock between us and Calgary. Water that falls on the westside of the pass will end up in the pacific ocean. Water that falls on the eastside will end up in Hudson Bay. We snaked through the rock, rising higher, until we got one last view of the crumbling rockies from within them.

Today, we are going North toward Calgary. We will be there tomorrow. Tonight, we rest, sleep eat, have fun and be merry at Aunty Pauls in Okotoks.

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