Canada 2011

Our last day of the trip has officially come, as we pack up the campsite, truck & trailer one last time before heading to Burney Falls Bakery & Deli for breakfast to get ready for the sights yet to come! McArthur Burney Falls State Park is located just a few miles north of Hat Creek where we had stayed the last night, and is definitely worth going! We park near the entrance and falls overlook, snap some photos and then … Read More

Yes, the last 2 days were all about driving. And gas stations. And MPGs (around 11.5-12.0 actually). It was time to get some distance between us and Canada (as we’re approaching the end of our trip), and with that, we had a lot of distance to cover. Thursday morning, after packing up at our West Glacier, MT campsite we headed west, along Hwy 2 thru Montana and into Idaho, then turned south onto Hwy 93 until we reached the freeway, I-90 … Read More

Good news: our trailer is only 15 ft long. Bad news: adding the truck (sort of necessary to move around) gets us well beyond the 21 ft vehicle length restriction that is in effect for the Going-To-The-Sun Road through Glacier National Park.And you really don’t want to go beyond the limit (21 ft bumper to bumper; and max 8 ft wide including mirrors). As we leave St. Mary in the late morning and head into the park, we are able to … Read More

Well, this is it, our last day in Canada.  We awoke again without the assistance of our alarm clocks… only to realize that if we didn’t use alarm clocks, we’ve be late for work every day.  Well, Andrea would.  Myself on the other hand, alarm clocks don’t seem to help me make it to work on time :-). After a morning shower, we hit Lake Minnewanka just a few minutes outside of town.  It’s the large lake near Bannf, but man … Read More