From Revelstoke we headed east to Golden, BC to be near Yoho National Park. The fires persisted and we could see the smoke from the burning trees on the surrounding mountainsides. Yoho, Banff, Kootenay and Jasper National Parks all border each other and only the highway through Kootenay was closed because of fires.
We left the vineyards and smoke filled air of Kelowna and traveled northeast to the smoke filled air of Revelstoke and Glacier National Parks in British Colombia. There were over 566 wildfires in British Colombia. A state of emergency was declared. Most of the fires were caused by lightning. Even though the fires took away from the rugged beauty of the Rocky Mountains and severely limited our activities, we still explored and enjoyed the hiking trails and waterfalls.
From Jasper National Park in Alberta Canada, we headed west to Kelowna in British Colombia to wine taste. On our way we stayed in Valmount and Clearwater.
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From Glacier National Park we crossed into British Colombia, Canada and made our way to Kootenay National Park. The border crossing was easy and short. They only asked about guns, fruits and vegetables, and how much alcohol we had.
