a few more...

It's raining here in Nelson, BC.  I've been sipping my coffee and watching the clouds envelop the mountain peaks, silver wisps floating just above the lake.  This greyscale of mist and cloud and fog are what I'll miss most about British Columbia, they give all the shades of green a depth that quiets and softens, I don't think I'll know a landscape that is quite so humbling.

And Nelson is just the wonder that I remember - a small mountain gem of a town, not too big and not too small - complete with two sweet food coops, the friendliest people and a setting that there aren't really words for.  I've only been here 14 hours and I've already had multiple in-depth conversations with the locals. While I was settling down last night the thought popped in my head, "I want to settle here one day."  But, who's to say what will happen.

Anyway, here are a few more photos from last weekend's trip to Washington.  I'll post crossing-Canada-road-trip footage as soon as I can!

a caravan.

Late night conversations underneath the stars, endless cups of tea, the clearest night - this night was too magical to even write about.

nelson, bc

Nelson, BC is a tiny utopia in the middle of British Columbia. It was entirely worth the 8 hour journey, and it is one of the few places I've traveled to where I arrived and just immediately felt at peace - like I was in my own home.  What was once an old mining town transformed into a small village that never quite made it past the 1970's - I've never seen so many VW vans in my life.  The little town housed 3 food coops all buzzing with friendly people.  The sun was out our whole time there which gave us plenty of time to leisure in parks and take in the constant view of mountains and lake.  I don't think I've gone anywhere quite this beautiful.