Jul 16, 2019 - Jasper, Alberta, Canada

July 16. Didn’t get going this morning till noon because 1, I don’t like getting out of bed and 2, I wanted to try to send the club email. Which I did and it worked! While walking Bailey this morning I heard a noise, kind that you know something bad happened and it’s not good. A guy was pulling forward out of his sight in his small C class rental and he forgot to put up his awning! I heard the “crunch” and fortunately he was going very slow and stopped immediately. Somehow, by sheer luck, he was able to manually close it and off he went....

Jul 16, 2019 - An amazing story!

July 16 - I have an Amazing story! The last night we were in the campground near Jasper, we were walking Bailey just around the campground. Allan had been noticing a rig from California. As we walked by they were sitting outside. I slowly walked up to the woman who is reading and said, hello! I see you are from California. Where exactly in California? She said LA. I said where exactly? She said Hancock Park. We have five grandkids with us visiting from Israel. (My brain goes ding!) I am thinking.....but still not sure so I ask her her last...

Jul 15, 2019 - Jasper, Alberta, Canada

July 15. Last night we were getting into bed and it was still light out at 10:10! Woke to another beautiful morning, though it seems like the mornings and early afternoons are beautiful and then the rain comes in. Took a little walk around with Bailey. This campground is really nice and they have built a little river going right through the middle of the campground surrounded by rocks and shrubbery and flowers etc. Don’t know if I previously mentioned but all through the parks there are wildflowers growing in their short season and they are...

Jul 14, 2019 - Jasper, Alberta, Canada

July 14. Nice leisurely start to the day with beautiful weather, cool and sunny, Low 60s which I consider perfect! Took a little walk and then headed out for the town of Jasper. This particular road is where there are lots of animals and lucky us we saw a small herd of mountain goats coming down the steep rocks. We were able to pull over and watch and take pictures. It was so fun! Animals are my favorite! There were even some baby goats in the pack. Watching them come down a jagged rugged steep cliff is amazing. the drive into Jasper and...

Jul 13, 2019 - Jasper, Alberta, Canada

July 13. Beautiful clear morning, cool and sunny! Interesting that we see a lot of very old motorhomes and C classes. They remind me of what we see that people are living in around LA. The difference is the ones that we are seeing are in good working order and good condition. We have all of 93 miles to drive today. Along the road they have built a small glass horseshoe walkway extending out over the canyon. Makes my knees weak just looking at it! That cost $32 ea. to walk it. Just for clarification, I do not type these blogs. I dictate...

Jul 12, 2019 - Icefield center

July 12. Left very early to spend the first hour to an hour and a half at the dump First and then refilling water, and then to the gas station for fuel. From Lake Louise we took the Icefields Parkway halfway to Icefield Centre. This is probably one of the most picturesque drives we’ve ever been on. I recommend googling it and looking. Absolutely fabulous. It is basically a wide Valley Flanked by very very steep and very very high mountains. Jagged Peak‘s with snow all over them and basically snow down to ground level in places. We stopped...

Jul 11, 2019 - Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada

Allan took off in the morning for a walk around Moraine Lake. When he returned We moved the rig over to the other side of our space! after lunch we drove over to Yoho national Park which is adjacent to Banff and Lake Louise. We drove over to and took the walk up to Takakkaw Falls. The falls are comparable to upper and lower Yosemite Falls. The Road off the main road which leads to the Falls entrance is a narrow two lane road with very sharp switchbacks. As we were driving up the hill we saw two buses coming down the hill and I have no idea...

Jul 10, 2019 - Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada

We had to move sites this morning, as indicated with our original reservation, which is a pain in the patoot! Everyone is up so early and on the go except us! But we were able to move sites and then Allan left to take his walk around Lake Louise. He did a lot of hiking so opted not to walk up to the teahouse. I was supposed to get to sleep in but that did not happen. Last night the weather said sunny today, but by this morning it said rain at noon and beyond. ⛈ as it turned out it rained all day and evening with brief pauses in between. He...

Jul 10, 2019 - Lake Louise

Wednesday was a short move day. Because I was only able to reserve three days at the Trailer Court, I had booked two days at the Lake Louise Trailer Campground. We didn’t leave Banff until 11:00. The stretch of the Trans Canada Highway between Banff and Lake Louise is interesting because it is fenced on both sides with periodic wildlife crossings built over the highway. Even with a couple of stops for views along the way, we arrived at our campsite in Lake Louise by 12:30. It was a large campsite but has only 30-amp service with no water or...

Jul 9, 2019 - Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada

Beautiful clear bright morning! So much for the weather report..... 𯘂. Today we drove and drove and drove. I am definitely not into hiking anymore and long walks are questionable. I could actually plan to barbecue for dinner. No sign of rain. I cannot use my computer so I cannot send out club group emails, only emails from my phone. The crowds here are huge just like in Yellowstone. Parking at all interesting stops is a challenge. Our first destination was to drive over and down through Kootenay national Park. Vermilion River runs...

Jul 8, 2019 - Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada

Today marks four weeks that we are away! Time sure goes fast when you’re not paying any attention to dates, times or days of the week! All is well, we are sufficiently relaxed. It was a short 2 Hour Gorgeous drive to Lake Louise. Big big big mountains! First a stop at the dump, and freshwater fill. Since we have been in Canada we have only had 30amp power. It’s easily doable as long as we pay attention to what Utilities we are running at the same time. The last four days we had power and water. Here at Lake Louise we have only 30amp...

Jul 7, 2019 - Banff

We didn’t leave Spring Hill until noon on Sunday. We filled up the fuel tank at the Spring Hill Shell station before heading out on the short drive to Banff. We took the Trans Canada (highway 1) west to the entrance to Banff National Park where we were relieved of a C$83 entry fee for our anticipated five day stay. We took the first turn toward Banff and soon arrived at the Tunnel Mountain Trailer Park where we settled into site 435. We have a 30-amp full hookup and, surprisingly, Directv reception. We thought about dinner in Banff, but...