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Travel Blogs from Calgary

We made it, eh?

A travel blog entry by lindaonthego

We left South Bend in the early morning hours (Seth drove us to the airport), and flew to Helena, Montana, with one stop in Salt Lake City, Utah. We saved quite a bit on flights and rental car, by flying within the states and then driving to Canada. The flight was uneventful. We found the airport in Helena to be quaint and small, and decorated just …

Wedding Bells

A travel blog entry by lindaonthego

We started the day with a great breakfast at Denny's with Brian & Jill. We had a little time before the wedding so we headed over to the Olympic Park which was not far from our hotel. It was hard to imagine the place as a winter Olympics site, as it was very hot and sunny. Bikers were riding up on the chair/bike lift and mountain biking down …

Edmonton to Calgary via Drumheller

A travel blog entry by souter

27th April Edmonton to Calgary via Drumheller 4 degrees occasional light snow Today we drove along some very straight roads past more farming land, mostly wheat fields (which are currently just stubble). Our main stop was at Drumheller, situated in the Canadian Badlands, which is most famous for past coal mining and dinosaur fossil discoveries. The …

Good to get organized and cleaned up again!

A travel blog entry by thedanes

Because my computer died, we decided to backtrack to Calgary and buy a replacement. Laura suggested that we get an iPad - Mom says thanks! Beautiful drive that included one huge thunderstorm, including some hail.

Visited the Apple Store, bought supplies, did laundry - time to clean up and get a good shower! Stayed at a hotel on the outskirts of Calgary near the Olympic Park - nice!