Tuesday, August 22 Some days, like today, turn out to be much better than you expect. I knew that, after 40 days of travel on a deadline, I wanted to spend some time in Salt Lake City relaxing, sleeping and planning the next part of the trip . After the eclipse on Monday I had thought … Continue reading A Surprising Drive and My Own Little Palace
Monday, August 21 Back in 2012 I flew to Reno, NV for a long weekend to see a “ring of fire” solar eclipse where the moon almost blocks out the sun. While I watched and tried to video the event almost nobody else took the slightest bit of notice. The same could not be said … Continue reading The Sun and Moon Put On A Great Show
Much of today’s 200+ mile drive from Kalispell to Butte, MT was through the Flathead National Forest and, although nothing compared with yesterday’s glory, it had a few nice views of lakes along the way. I don’t have any photos, however, because a slow breakfast meant I ended up having to hurry to be sure … Continue reading Mining History in Butte, Montana
Today was purely a driving day but I passed through two National Parks, one on each side of the Canadian-US border, which made it a very scenic journey. The Waterton Glacier International Peace Park consists of Waterton National Park in Alberta and Glacier National Park in Montana and they are cooperatively managed – some of … Continue reading Waterton Glacier International Peace Park
Originally I had booked my “bobsled” ride for today and intended to take most of yesterday to enjoy the scenic delights of Banff NP. However, I had done all the waterfall walks I needed and the scenery was not revealing itself so I rescheduled the ride and drove to Calgary early. This left me with … Continue reading A Wasted Day That’s Entirely My Own Fault
Before I get to that, let me tell you about the good part of the day. I left Lake Louise to drive to an area of Banff National Park called Johnston Canyon. This is the location of the most popular hike in the park and, according to one site I read, the whole of Canada. … Continue reading The Most Expensive Toy Car Ride Ever
Today I drove the Icefields Parkway from Jasper to Lake Louise, AB. This has to be one of the more spectacular road journeys anywhere but the views were marred by smoke from nearby wildfires – I was lucky though because, a week ago, it was not possible to see the mountains. I have driven this … Continue reading Fire and Water Dictate My Day