Lillooet to Hope

Just outside Lillooet is Seton Lake, used for hydro-electric power generation. It appears the lake is natural, although we never did see the dam wall.

Seton Lake

Mountain peaks at Seton Lake

Looking roughly east from Seton Lake.

Natalie at Seton Lake, showing coloured water

Quite a colour in the water of Seton Lake, with Natalie.

Seton Lake, Lillooet, BC

Looking up the lake. Obviously it was a very calm day.

We stopped to refill in Lillooet - both the car and my guests. Then it was on to ...

Fraser River Valley

The Fraser River runs south through Lillooet, then turns west towards Vancouver, where it empties into the Strait of Georgia. The valley is quite varied, but in one place it narrows down quite considerably. This is Hell's Gate and naturally is also a tourist trap.

Hell's Gate \

At this point, the road is a considerable distance above the river. So, to get people to spend money, and get closer to the river, there's a "tram" or cable car leading down.

Tourist area accessible via cable car at Hell's Gate, Fraser River Valley, BC

The tourist area down near the river, which flows (right to left) under the bridge. Note there is a railway line just above the tourist area. But there's also a line on this side of the river. The two lines travel up the valley - one for Canadian National, the other belonging to Canadian Pacific.

By this stage it was getting quite late, and especially at this time of year, dark. It was well past sunset when we arrived in Hope, so there are no more photos for this day.

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