Story 260 – Travellin’ Rick’s Winter Vacation

January 27, 2010 admin No comments

TRAVELLIN’ RICK’S WINTER VACATION

written by Debbie Williamson

Hi everone! This is Travellin’ Rick. I want to tell you about my winter vacation adventure. Now, some people choose to go down south for their winter vacation. Not me! This winter I went to British Columbia to spend my winter vacation and I had the best time of my life.

If you are going to spend your winter vacation in British Columbia, I would definitely suggest that you enjoy snow and I would definitely suggest you enjoy cold weather. If you do enjoy those two things than British Columbia is the best place to vacation in the winter months.

I landed at the Kamloops, BC airport about noon one cold, but wonderful winter day. I got off the plane and looked around at my surroundings and was amazed and awed by what I saw. Beautiful mountains jutting up all around me, each covered in snow. Oh, what a beautiful sight!

Seeing those mountains, I wanted to do nothing else but play in the mountains. The very next morning, I awoke early in my motel room and I decided that I was going to rent a snowmobile. I wanted to spend the whole day in the mountains.

I dressed warmly. Being from Ontario, and experiencing the cold winters that Ontario gets, I was definitely prepared for a day in the mountains. I went and picked up the snowmobile that I rented and off to the mountains I went.

It was a beautiful winter day. The sun was shining and the air was so fresh and so crisp. I had not ever enjoyed air like that. In Ontario, the only air I ever breathed was polluted air. There was nothing like mountain air. It fills your lungs and your whole entire soul with freshness. I enjoyed that very much. In fact, I enjoyed it so much that I thought I should bottle it and take some home to Ontario with me.

Being up in the mountains, I felt like I was on top of the world and as a matter of fact, I was. I was so high up that I could see for miles and miles all around me. I could see the North Thompson River and the South Thompson River. I could see the city of Kamloops. I could see other mountains beside me and all around me in every direction. It was an awesome sight to see.

I snowmobiled on the open range on top of the mountains for hours and hours. I saw so much wildlife too. Tons of bald eagles and red-tailed hawks. I saw a few golden eagles. I saw a coyote too. The coyote was so cool! He just stood in the middle of the range, looking right at me. I couldn’t believe it. I was only a few feet away from him.

I spent the rest of my winter vacation snowmobiling, snow-shoeing and skiing in the British Columbia mountains and I was very sad to see that my vacation was over so soon. I am definitely coming back to British Columbia the next time I take a winter vacation.

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