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Edmonton

Sat 2-Aug-2014 Alberta, Travel |

Today we traveled Route 16 from west of Edmonton to east of Edmonton. The road, except for brief times when towns are near the road, is a wide four-lane divided highway... more

Icefields Again

Fri 1-Aug-2014 Alberta, Travel |

The weather started out a little hazy, but as we drove into the park, it improved until by afternoon we had sun and high clouds. Coming back to Jasper was a great idea... more

Jasper Again

Thu 31-Jul-2014 Alberta, Travel |

There are basically three routes to Edmonton from Dawson Creek. The old northern-route (Route 2), the new central-route (Route 43) built in 1955, or the scenic... more

Jasper

Thu 29-May-2014 Alberta, Travel |

It rained overnight and we awoke to very low clouds. For the rest of the Icefields Parkway, the mountains were seldom visible. However, we made a stop at Athabasca... more

Ice Fields Parkway

Wed 28-May-2014 Alberta, Travel |

Since we had an overcast and rainy morning, we stopped in Banff next to the library to take advantage of their wifi.  It turned out to be a little frustrating as... more

Banff National Park

Tue 27-May-2014 Alberta, Travel |

We didn’t travel far today – just 50 or so kilometers up to Banff. On a gorgeous day we were wowed by the stunning beauty of the lakes nestled among the... more

Red Rock Canyon to Bow Valley

Mon 26-May-2014 Alberta, Travel |

Another blustery day.  Lots of grey clouds spitting rain most of the day, although it cleared up around 4:00, about the time we were camping for the night. We left... more

Waterton Lakes National Park

Sun 25-May-2014 Alberta, Travel |

After a short drive, all functions on the van started to work again. Then at lunch David used the Ultra-Gauge to read the error codes on the van computer, and found... more

Cardston

Sat 24-May-2014 Alberta, Travel |

Our sunny weather turned to cloudy, but we headed to Many Glacier anyway.  We planned to spend the night there but found that the campground had not been able to... more