Highway 5, also known as the Yellowhead, is named for the Yellowhead Pass which is the route chosen to cross the Canadian Rockies. The Pass and the highway are named after a fur trader and explorer named Pierre Bostonais who had yellow streaks in his hair, and was nicknamed "Tête Jaune" (Yellowhead).
Both the highway and the railway follow the North Thompson River from Kamloops to Valemont, BC.
This shot is taken by the bridge that crosses the Mad River
Looking east.
