Kamloops, meaning ‘meeting of the waters’ was founded in 1812 as a trading post eventually becoming one of Hudson Bay’s. The city is where the North and South Thompson Rivers come together to form Kamloops Lake. During the gold rush, the Overlanders rafted down the river to reach the city. It developed into a sheep and farming area with a Weyerhaeuser Pulp Mill here also. Chuck and Ron went off to do some stuff so I went to Costco to see if I could get my hearing aid fixed ( which fell apart today) but, no hearing dept here. I headed downtown and walked through a street fair, complete with a clown making balloon figures, farmer's market, popped into the Art Gallery and quickly walked through their Museum. They have some interesting artifacts about the early Shuswap Indian population, beautiful woven baskets, and much information about John Paul Baptiste, a well know man who was an early Factor and Interpreter for the Hudson Bay Company and has many places named after him. His original log cabin is in the museum.
I always enjoy the smell of dry heat and sage from the sagebrush in this valley and am intrigued by the 'hoodoos' etched on the mountain cliffs.
We went over to our niece's today where Stephen was hard at work removing the siding to rewire, insulate and do the siding. very busy on a hot day. It was lovely to see them all. Our last evening with Chuck and Karen for a year? We've really enjoyed being with them.
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