Canada

We made it back to the U.S.!  But first a bit more of Canadian fun.  Several weeks ago, we met Mark from Saskatchewan, Canada in Smithers, British Columbia.  He and his wife were traveling with another couple, both in Truck Campers for a few weeks.  We mentioned our route back to the U.S. and that […]

The Banff fun continued.  One of the recommended hikes was to Johnston Canyon with several hikes to choose from. We left our campground early as there is limited parking in the area and parking spaces are often taken by mid-morning.  It was another beautiful day.  The most popular hikes were the shorter hikes to the

What an incredible place.  Banff is Canada’s first national park created in 1885, surrounded by gorgeous lakes and mountains.  The park encompasses 2,564 square miles with 96 percent wilderness.  The resort town of Banff has about 8,000 residents which must meet a “need to reside” requirement, i.e. they must work within Banff.  Visitors primarily stay

Before reaching Banff, Greg & Helen had one more day in Mount Robson campground and they took full advantage of the beautiful weather (in the 70’s).  First, they went on a 9-mile hike which included a stop at the Kinney Lake (the gorgeous feature photo) and then, if that was not enough, they hiked to

We arrived in Prince George, British Columbia, seeing our first stoplight just outside of town.  This must be a big city!!  It does have a population of almost 77,000.  After seeing stores after stores and dozens of restaurants, we arrived to our RV park a bit outside of the main “city” in a beautiful wooded

We have a few days to explore before our Banff National Park reservations, so we stayed two extra nights at our next stop in Smithers, B.C.  Smithers was named after Sir Alfred Smithers, the chairman of Grand Trunk Pacific Railway who had selected the location as one of their stops in 1913.  This is when

We have been so fortunate with weather cooperating in our travels.  We had heard that it rains so much in Alaska, especially when you are around the coast, so bring proper rain gear.  I brought two rain jackets (one with a warm liner), rain pants, and rain boots, which I have worn only a handful