Canada

What is a sign post forest?  Well, back in 1942, during the construction of the Alaska Highway, U.S. soldier Carl K. Lindley was spending time in Watson Lake, British Columbia recovering from an injury.  He was asked by his commanding officer to repair and erect directional signposts.  While completing the job, he added a sign

Yes!   We snagged two of the 10 hard-to-get first come first serve campsites at the glacier made, Azure-blue Muncho Lake.   We arrived at 10:45 am (after a stop at the Testa Lodge to buy two of their famous cinnamon rolls), quickly backed into 2 lakeside campsites, and by 11 am, all 10 were taken.

What is so special about the Alaska Highway, formerly known as the Alcan (Alaska-Canadian Highway)? For many years, there had been talks between officials in United States and Canada about building a road connecting the contiguous US to Alaska with no agreements reached.  However, after the attack on Pearl Harbor and Japanese threats to the

Our next stop was Calgary.  Time for the big city!  I had no idea how big Calgary was, with a population of 1.5 million in its metropolitan area.  We were staying in an RV park in Okotoks, a town about 24 miles from downtown Calgary.  I was thinking it was going to be a small

As the weather is warming, we are ready to head to Alaska and drove through Montana heading northwest.  I am amazed at the vastness of Montana’s landscape.  I now understand why it is called “Big Sky Country.”   Trying to capture the scenic views in a photo is difficult.   Here is one from the top of

Sadly, Dave and I are finishing our last week on our tour of Eastern Canada and the Canadian Maritimes.  We were fortunate to hike to the beautiful falls pictured above on our last day.  It’s been a fabulous visit and we can’t wait to return for even more exploring.  Dave even chatted with a few

The week started on my birthday.  Yay!  We drove over to the central west coast of Nova Scotia to visit Digby, the Scallop Capital of the World.  After settling into our campsite, we drove down the coast and took a small ferry to see the Balancing Rock on Long Island (it was only a 3

As Dave and I left Cape Breton Island (sadly) and headed toward Halifax, we stopped in Antigonish, NS on the central north side.  A college town, it was near Cape George Lighthouse and boasts lots of surrounding hiking trails.  After waiting for the rain to stop, we had a blustery but fun hike in the

We left the maritime province of Prince Edward Island and headed toward Cape Breton Island, located in upper northeast Nova Scotia (NS).  We made one stop prior to our arrival, at Pictou, NS.  Fun fact:  Pictou was a receiving point for many Scottish immigrants moving to northern Nova Scotia/Cape Breton Island. The first wave of