Fort Telkwa, B.C. to McBride, British Columbia, Canada

We got a good night's sleep and were up at 6 this morning. Since this route, the Trans-Canada highway, is new to us, we weren't sure the condition of the road and how far we would be able to go on a given day. We left camp between 8 and 8:30 a.m.

The road has been very good. There are some areas of road construction, but even then the road is not very rough. . . it's just a little slow going through those areas.

We were treated to a lot of beautiful scenery and "threats" of wildlife on the road, but didn't see any. We stopped in Fort George and got a few groceries. We ate lunch in the parking lot and continued on. We drove until about 4:30 and are stopped in McBride, British Columbia. There really was not a lot that we saw along the way. It actually was similar to the wilderness in the Yukon. . . lots of trees, brush, lakes, etc., but not many people, etc.

We are in the Beaverview RV Park. It is a decent park with lots of grass. The Fraser River runs behind us and we walked down to have a look at it earlier. Very pretty setting with mountains in the background. We are beginning to see the Canadian Rockies in the east.

Not sure where tomorrow will take us, but we will surely get to Edmonton. Terry wants me to see the mall there. But he says I can't take any $$ with me. Ho ho. What fun is that?

Till next time. . .

Dale

A long day, but we made it to Canmore, Alberta!

We started out today with heading to the glass shop to get  new windshield for Tab and Deanna. We got there at 8:30 and they brought their important stuff over to our motorhome. Then we went and fueled up MinnieMee and bought some potatoes.We had thought we would have problems bringing potatoes across the border, so we waited till we got here to buy some.

Fort Macleod is a small town and there isn't much going on, so we just took our time getting back to the glass shop. Along the way we stopped at a cafe downtown, the only thing open there, and had a bite to eat. When we got back to the shop, they said the rig would be done at 12:30 and they would be able to drive it. We thought it might have to sit for awhile, but that was not the case.

We decided then that we would try to drive up toward Calgary and get some distance behind us. So at 12:30, Tab and Deanna got their coach back and we headed north. We went over west a bit and took highway 22, which is known as the cowboy trail. There are very few towns, but a lot of ranches on this road. It runs along the foothills of the Canadian Rockies, so their is a lot of beautiful scenery. Unfortunately there is a lot of truck traffic and less than an hour into our journey today, we took a rock to the windshield. Bummer. But the fortunate thing is that it appears to have not penetrated the glass but left a large scratch. So nothing needs to be done with it.

The day before we had seen numerous campgrounds along the highway, but not today.We thought we would be able to find one and just pull off and camp. Instead we drove and drove. We ended up in Canmore, Alberta, which is very close to Banff. Today we will be doing some sightseeing in Canmore, then will start driving toward Banff and the Icefields Highway.

The mountains are surrounding our camp here in Canmore. It is cold this morning, but beautiful.

Till next time. . .


Dale