Rocky Mountaineer: Rainforest to Gold Rush- Day 4

We were leaving Whistler before sunrise to take a bus to the train station. The full moon was still shining brightly!

Full moon over Whistler

Our bus ride from Whistler to Pemberton station was about thirty minutes. Children that live in the town of about 3,400 come to see the Rocky Mountaineer leave the station. It was so sweet.

On our way to the train station we passed by Green Lake which was located north of Whistler. It was known for its turquoise-green water created by glacial silt flowing from surrounding mountains and Fitzsimmons Creek. The sun wasn’t up over the mountains yet so you can’t really tell how beautiful the water color was.

Green Lake

Our motorcoach traveled past the Nairn Falls Provincial Park that was located near the village of Pemberton. It was situated on the Green River.

Catching the train at Pemberton Station
The sun was rising over the mountains as we traveled along!

It was such magnificent scenery! Below were pictures of Anderson Lake. It was located in the Squamish-Lillooet region of southwestern British Columbia. The lake was 13 miles long and in some areas 700 feet deep!

D’Arcy was a small community located at the southern end of Anderson Lake.

Waterfall in D’Arcy.

In the Squamish-lillooet regional district we saw this beautiful lake.

Seton Lake was an emerald-green, glacially fed freshwater fjord and hydroelectric reservoir. The lake was about 14 miles long and had a maximum depth 1,500 feet.

Seton Lake

In the mountains near the lake we saw some California Big Horn Sheep!

Female California Big Horn Sheep
Crossing the Fraser River near Lillooet.

The district municipality of Lillooet was located on the west bank of the Fraser River. Its population was over 2,300.

Fraser canyon and Lillooet’s baseball field.

The landscape of Fraser Canyon was striking.

As we traveled along we passed through Pavilion. It was an unincorporated community whose name dates back to the 1858-1862 gold rush.

Our Rocky Mountaineer crossing through Pavilion.

We watched the sunset from the train.

When we arrived in Quesnel it was dark. It was a long day on the train but the scenery was breathtaking. Tomorrow will be our last day traveling on the Rocky Mountaineer train.