Sat 31-May-2014 British Columbia, Travel |
Most of today was a completely grey day with a flat, steely sky. We drove through completely green mountains – a lovely combination of the bright green of the aspens just leafing out and the black...
Fri 30-May-2014 Alberta, British Columbia, Travel |
We started west with more clouds and rain spritzes. Although there were mountain peaks to the left and right, they were mostly in the clouds. We just have to believe that Mt. Robson, the highest point in the...
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 Falls which was well-worth the 30 or so...
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 David hassled with software and their...
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 snowcapped mountains. We drove the Lake...
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 Crandell in the morning and headed...
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 that all error codes could be cleared. We...
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 open on schedule. We drove up...
Fri 23-May-2014 Montana, Travel |
It’s a long drive across Montana. We had a stop for the night at Walmart in Havre (and WiFi from the K-mart next door), and arrived at Glacier soon after noon. The St Mary campground was open so we...
Thu 22-May-2014 North Dakota, Travel |
This was just a drive through and grocery shop town – Route 85 meets Route 2 here – but it is worth mentioning. In this area we saw in full force the effects of the ND energy boom. Oil...
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