Heritage Inn Pincher Creek

... separate special fishing licenses -- US National Parks just need the appropriate State fishing license (downgraded the usefulness of Bogie’s Alberta fishing license).
- Kudos for Canadian National Parks -- all have showers available along with picnic shelters with wood stoves and welcome dogs on all but the most sensitive backcountry trails (cases where endangered species exist); US National Parks support none of the above.

Riding in Glacier National Park can't be beaten except for the construction. Mind you the benefit was being stopped on some of the highest vistas of the park for more photo ops. The three stops made the ride very long but the weather was perfect and you could chat with the other poor souls trapped in the traffic jams as they waited to roll through loose gravel.

... car sick easy or I would felt like ****!!!
We have got all the tables and chairs picked up and now all 3 of the tents are half set up!! Im really hoping the rain stops for tomorrow and the sun is shining for the wedding!! Anyway I better get back to work and then enjoy some relaxation in the hot tub!!

Tuesday:
When we left Dawson Creek campground we went next door to a cute pioneer village. Evelyn finds some new ideas at each village. It was a cooler (59) but sunny day. We went to Whitecourt and stayed at Saqitawah RV Park. They had a lama, donkey, rabbits, sheep, chickens, pig and I can't think of what else. The canola fields are so beautiful, the yellow is so vibrant.

Wednesday:
We headed out early this morning. I think Bill is ...

Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump had been on our list of things to see in Alberta, so we decided on a hurried drop in on our way home. We got there an hour before closing which gave us far too little time to explore but half-price entry.

This is a fascinating place and a fascinating story. The plains Indians depended on bison for practically everything. The environment in the prairies is so hostile that I am frankly amazed that ...

... is a path. Real adventure - self-determined, self-motivated, often risky - forces you to have firsthand encounters with the world. The world the way it is, not the way you imagine it. Your body will collide with the earth and you will bear witness. In this way you will be compelled to grapple with the limitless kindness and bottomless cruelty of humankind - and perhaps realize that you yourself are capable of both. This will change you. Nothing will ever again be black-and-white." 

This morning we traveled West toward the Rocky Mountains to a group of small towns called Crowsnest Pass...and the highlight was Frank Slide. Back in 1903, 90 million towns of rock slide from the summit of Turtle Mountain burying part of the mining town of Frank. The amount and distance that rubble was scattered was spectacular. Check out the photos if took of the ...

I ended up flying to London Ontario to meet up with Sierra and Aden and drive from there. We left around 10pm on Monday the 25th and drove, changing drivers and navigators every 4 hours. We had very few snags, but the ones we did have were big ones. Aden got a speeding ticket (even though he wasn't speeding) so that set us back about a half hour. We got to the border in Montana about 3:30am on Tuesday ...

... I will stumble into a routine soon enough. Hope that I don't become too comfortable though, because I am hoping to get my life on track now, figure out where to go to school next september, and then work on getting out. So that's all for now. I made it safely, and had the absolute time of my life. Thanks for reading everybody. See you all very soon. Eric

... of bison behavior, they killed bison by chasing them over a precipice and subsequently carving up the carcasses in the camp below.

In 1981, the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designated the jump as a World Heritage Site placing it among other world attractions such as the Egyptian pyramids, Stonehenge and the Galapagos Islands. For more information, consult www.unesco.org