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
I was expecting a long, routine drive today as I drove from Smithers, BC to Jasper, AB. It’s a 464 mile journey with little to see along the way until you get within about 50 miles of Jasper, which is the center of Jasper National Park. After that point the mountains, lakes and rivers are … Continue reading Disappointment on the Road to Jasper
Not much to say about today. It was just driving the 366 miles from Edmonton, Alberta to Dawson Creek, British Columbia. Despite a couple of showers the drive was fast with mainly pleasant roadside views of farmland but nothing special. The map and video are here. Dawson Creek is at the start of the Alaska … Continue reading Ready to Roll on the Alaska Highway
Not much to blog about from Friday and Saturday so here’s the short update. Friday, July 21 I spent most of the day driving from North Battleford, SK to Edmonton, Alberta, stopping off at Elk Island National Park on the way, a distance of 265 miles. The journey was almost entirely on the Trans-Canada Highway … Continue reading Elk Island NP and Edmonton