Day: 41 6/8/15 Looking across the Salmon River After breakfast and breaking camp, we headed to fish creek overlook about 5 miles up river from our campground. Fish Creek observation walkway When the salmon are running in July … Continue reading
Day: 40 6/7/15 Rainy morning We awoke this morning to a drizzly day. Fog on the mountains and a quiet peacefulness in the valley. Looks like a bear on the right After breakfast, we walked up the Salmon … Continue reading
Day 39 6/6/15 The junction at Hwy. 16 and 37 We took a nice morning walk around the campground before getting back on the road and about 50 miles past Moricetown, we hit highway 37 to the North. Lakes … Continue reading
Day 38 6/5/15 Entering Smithers, BC We got on the road a little before 9am after a late night battle with a mosquito invasion. Never figured out exactly how they got in but we have several suspicions and are going … Continue reading
Day 37: 6/4/15 Mary dwarfed by trees Left McBride at 9:15am in sprinkling rain heading to Prince George and beyond. At 10am, Mary spotted a big brown bear on the side of the road, 5 minutes later, she spotted … Continue reading
Day 36: 6/3/15 This morning we got ready to head out a bit early but on the way to the dumpsters and bathrooms, we found our way obstructed by two mama elk and two babies slowly munching their way through … Continue reading
Day: 35 6/2/15 Bow Lake We broke camp and headed for the Icefields Parkway (Hwy. 93) to Jasper. It was rainy and foggy but this just added to the eerie atmosphere around these mountains. Bow Lake, the source of … Continue reading
Day: 34 6/1/15 Lake Moraine Today, we decided to go to Lake Moraine, similar to Lake Louise but hopefully, a little less crowded. It is a bit further up the mountain via a narrower 2 lane highway that is … Continue reading
Day: 33 5/31/15 We took the scenic 1A highway to Lake Louise Village this morning. Two lanes winding and beautiful, it sure beat the Canada 1 interstate. The campground at Lake Louise wasn’t taking advance reservations so we headed there … Continue reading
Day: 32 5/30/15 Johnson Lake We got an early start 9:10 (for us it is early) and headed for nearby Lake Winniwonka but saw a sign pointing to Johnson Lake and decided to go see it too. Friendly … Continue reading