Flying high over the snowy peaks

One big highlight of our trip to Canada was visiting Windermere, the little town in BC's Columbia Valley where my uncle runs his motel. In nearby Invermere there is a company named Babin Air that offers short sightseeing flights around the area. We flew over over Radium Hot Springs, the Bugaboo Spires, the Hanging Glacier and other nearby attractions.

The plane: one propeller, room for just five occupants
The Columbia Valley stretching into the distance
...and up we go! Over the first layer of tall mountains
One of the Bugaboo spires. Hard to believe this is late June already. Looks like a winter scene with all the snow on top
Pilot lost, looking at map for directions.
Ah, turn left at next big mountain. That's the stuff
Approaching the massive hanging glacier and the large lake below
The hanging glacier up close. Big slabs of snow that looked ready to shear off at any time and plunge hundreds of meters down
Another large glacier nearby
Back in the valley, it was time for Vivian to fly for a bit

We flew over the little town of Windermere before returning to our original takeoff site. The Tilling's motel is to the left of the church with the red roof