Two spectacular waterfalls can be accessed easily from HW99: Shannon Falls (close to Squamish) and Brandywine Falls (30km after Squamish). The waters of the Shannon Falls tumble over several cascades and spray quite far. The Brandywine Falls are a few 100m away from the respective parking lot. The name sounds as if you could find some hobbits there. Well, I have not seen any ;-)

The Joffre Lakes provide a good opportunity for a hike (thanks to Ralph and Carsten for the recommendation :-)

While the Lower Lake can be accessed easily, the hike from the Lower Lake to the Middle Lake (3.3km, 400m elevation gain) required hiking footwear: Some longer parts of the trail lead over larger boulders and rocks. Since it had rained the days before, the trail was also very muddy.

At Seton Lake, close to Kamloops, the landscape changes from green land to dry land. Additionally, the tree trunk show a strange blackness - natural or from fire? At Lillooet, I left HW99 and headed for Lytton via HW12. Lytton claims to be the hottest town in British Columbia (regarding temperature, not nightlife). There, I changed on HW1 north following Thompson River until Spences Bridge.

From Spences Brigde, I went via HW8 and 97C to Merrit. On the way to Merrit, the landscape changed again: more and more forsts. From the HW97C to Kelowna you can see endless hilly forests. Shortly after sunset, I finally reached Kelowna.

  

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