The camera is partway up a tall steel pole on the east side of the highway at the south edge of a grass covered road heading east. The pole is easily seen as there are two large solar panels facing south providing power for the camera.
Highway 5, the Yellowhead Highway, parallels the North Thompson River from Kamloops to its meeting with the Alreda River. Along the highway are several web cameras situated at strategic points, such as at this summit. Here, about 20 kilometers south of the Town of Blue River, the highway ends a long, shallow climb and begins to descend toward the North Thompson.
Visiting
Given that it's possible to "Replay The Day" on the web cam's web page, one need only stand at the coordinates for at least two minutes to ensure that they're captured on a minimum of one frame, then find and save the appropriate image later that day. Alternatively, if one has an internet connection in their hand tuned to the URL below, they only need wait until they appear on their screen, then save that frame.
The image below is essentially real time and will update every 2 minutes, but only if you update the page manually. BC Highway webcams are owned and operated by the B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. They are accessible online at
DriveBC.
