Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada starts the Alaskan Highway which was constructed in 1942 by the United States Military to create a passage into Alaska in case the Japanese invaded North America. The entire 2450 Kilometer road was completed in just eight months – an outstanding achievement! Dawson Creek itself grow Read more…
After a late night at the Calgary Stampede we got a very late start and had to drive up to Edmonton for the night. Pulled into the beautiful, Good Sam approved, campground called the Kinsmen RV Park in St. Alberts just northwest of Edmonton. The site was so nice that Read more…
The 50th anniversary of the Calgary Stampede – is called the greatest outdoor show on earth. It is a huge county fair on steroids western style. Food, games, stages, exhibits, and races. We witnessed “chuck wagon” races. I know it sounds very foreign to us, but the winner takes home Read more…
At the rally we heard terrible stories about the crossing the border into Canada. We were actually a little apprehensive about doing so. For about 1 1/2 weeks prior we have been trying to drink the Busse Bus dry so we wouldn’t have to pay any taxes. We looked up Read more…
When this area was designated a National Park in 1910 there were 100 glaciers in the vicinity. Today, 108 years later, there are 26. If you are going to come and see them you better hurry before this National Park loses it’s namesake. Based on the recommendation from the RV Read more…
On the way to Shelby we stopped for a quick bite at Wheat Montana Bakery. Real cute place with huge cinnamon rolls and interesting sauces: I don’t really think that this place was around when Lewis & Clark first charted the area. We pulled into our reserved site at the Read more…
When we were in St. Charles, MO (our first stop on this great American adventure) we were at the end of the Missouri River, well Three Forks, Montana is the Missouri Headwaters. So in a sense we have traveled the complete Missouri River – somewhat like Lewis and Clark did Read more…
Ok, I took the line from the movie Independence Day. But what a better way to spend our Independence than watching Old Faithful in the world’s first National Park? We didn’t get to see a lot of water mostly steam from our vantage point – should have followed the tour Read more…
When you are in the west for the Fourth of July and take in a parade you expect to see a lot of horses. That’s exactly what we witnessed. A very different type of parade than we are used to in the Midwest. No marching bands, no twirling batons, nor Read more…
Breathtaking! Amazing day in upper Yellowstone although we didn’t make it all the way to to Mammoth Springs – had to save something for the next trip. Beautiful waterfalls: The Yellowstone River has two falls, upper (top right) and lower (bottom right) which then flow into the “The Grand Canyon Read more…