#RockyMountaineer #Kamloops to#Vancouver

Train Passing By.
Snaking along the track
A mechanical millipede
Slides and slithers.
Squealing limbs
Roll and rumble
Smoothly slipping
Along the railroad tracks.
Miles and miles
It travels
Carrying in its segmented body
Substance and comfort.

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Leaving the lake the river begins to flow. Its swirling current creates movement as it winds its way through the valley. Oil slick puddles pop up leaving a white spotted trail behind. Marble marks cover the surface of the deep turquoise blue. It ripples and rolls, curving under bridges; hugging the mountainside of undulating hills.

Mirrored glass reflections sparkle in the sunlight; so clear and cool. Transparent water flows alongside the track. The train increases speed, passing by stranded tree islands. Fallen dead tree sticks litter the steep inclines; nature’s own culling system due to spontaneous forest fires.
Untidy patches of nature’s debris clump together; floating and increasing in size as more greenery joins the landscape.
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Moving faster now the river begins to tumble. Its flow is faster with swirls of white water froth bubbling on the surface. The canyon that it is travelling through isn’t pretty at times with slag heap piles of grey shingle rock; piles high like a dyke. The river twists and turns from left to right of the train. The canyon pass is becoming wider now with pockets of green grass and vegetation appearing on the much flatter ground. It meanders slowly; a recognisable geographical feature as we descend into the verdant valley floor.