Happy Canada Day!

Recent statistics show that tourism spending in Canada is up overall, but the number of visitors from the US and abroad has actually declined significantly, the reasons being primarily political (passport entry requirements) and economic (high Canadian dollar).

Continental Divide

Political Divide

To complete the set

I've seen a lot on this trip, some of it straight out of the high school history books: the arduous path and construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway, or names and places like Craigellachie. The other aspect is the richness of culture in this country, past and present. Something too often forgotten in the daily grind of big city life.

From aboriginal First Nations collecting ceremonial ochre, to a Japanese garden in the middle of Kelowna. From gritty logging roads to modern highways. From frontier cattle ranches to fine wines. A sense of this is captured in the Heritage Murals of Vernon, BC.

A Mari Usque ad Mare Usque ad Mare