Tom and Jen bought a truck camper.
Day 9: Banff National Park Sunny and warm. Glorious day in Banff. We did the things the brochure suggested we do: Upper Hot Springs – used to be real sulphur springs with touted healing powers, but the springs wouldn’t flow some winters, so they constructed a large shallow pool that is heated to 104°. It... Continue Reading →
Traveled 395 miles today from our camp in Swift Current Saskatchewan to Tunnel Mountain Village I Campground. A view a few steps from our campsite. Tunnel Mountain Village I Campground Banff Village 1 Campground
Day 8: Swift Current, SK Sunny and warm, with mosquitoes. Going across the Canadian prairie into Alberta. Saw several prairie dogs, mostly tiny furry dead splotches on the road, but a couple were sitting along the road, straight and tall as their tiny bodies could be. They are smaller than squirrels. I remembered them being... Continue Reading →
Cooking tuna cakes in the griddle. I hope this experiment turns out.
Day 7: Rugby, ND Sunny and warm. Passed a section of plains in western North Dakota where hills are in the near distance. The grassy hills have numbers made of small rocks in them so that they are visible from Highway 52. It appears to be a high school class project, as one from each... Continue Reading →
We made some progress the past couple days. Rugby North Dakota is the geological center of North America. We didn't know this bit of trivia until we arrived. We stopped to visit the Prairie Village Museum. It's a fun museum with a large collection, buildings, cars, tractors, telephones, etc, where you can dive into the... Continue Reading →
Day 6: Bemidji, NDSunny and warm. With the idea of staying at a Harvest Host, we proceeded to Rugby for the Pioneer Museum. We got to the museum at about 3 and spent a few hours there. We liked the museum. It was full of old buildings moved there from nearby communities, with old stuff... Continue Reading →
Grand Marais is a very fine marina town. Coffee seems to be the thing here with many cafe's to choose from. In the morning many came out to stroll along the water front with some type of java beverage in hand. Jen and I are late eaters and many of the restaurants closed too early... Continue Reading →
Day 5: Duluth, MNCloudy and cool. For the first time, we spent the night in a Walmart parking lot last night. It went fine. We got up and bought a few needed supplies from the store: we already left a mat somewhere on the ground and had to buy a new one. We also forgot... Continue Reading →
275 miles, and 7 hrs with stops in Wawa for fuel and along the way to take photos at the many roadside lookouts. The drive around the north shore of Lake Superior from Sault Ste Marie to Neys Provincial Park reminded me of Finland. There are so many along the route like we saw in... Continue Reading →
