Drumheller, AB. on our Cross Canada RV trip.

We spent our first nite parked in front of the library in Nordegg, AB., not as I had expected the first nite to be. It was one of very few places that one can pull off Hwy 11 at nite. There are few RV parks and most are several km. off the road with no guarantee we can drive our big RV down their roads, so that wasn't an option. We'd driven till 10pm so the idea of preparing dinner changed and a banana dinner was perfect. We did only what was required to get into bed and we were asleep pretty quickly.

                                                                     Nordegg, AB.

We woke early to avoid being in anyone’s way and pulled out. It was 8C and foggy. And it stayed foggy and low clouds with rain all the way to Rocky Mountain House ! That meant that we did not get to enjoy the apparent beauty of the area. I guess we were just not meant to see it yet! Another trip, another time.

                                                   Entrance to Drumheller, AB

The terrain around Drumheller, AB is very interesting. There were layers of different colors in the hills surround the town and the hoodoos were colorful. There were several dinosaurs around town that were amusing and entertaining. They've done a great job of showing what Drumheller is all about.

Tourist Center

We stopped for information at the center and took some pictures of this huge dinosaur sitting in the parking lot. You are able to climb inside of this one to the top. The view must be great. When walking back to the truck, an elderly lady out for a walk stopped to talk with us. Once she established that we were tourists, she kindlly gave us a postcard for Drumheller as a gift. That sweet lady made my day.

Some of these dinosaurs are actually life size. This one also gave some information on him. There is a Dinosaur Museum that we didn't go to as we were only passing thru town but it is one place that we would enjoy bringing our young grandson back to. Already I am planning another trip !

War Veterans Monument

Right behind the tourist center is a nice park alongside the Medicine Hat River. We took Maggie for a walk thru there and tried to get pictures of the river but there were too many trees in the way and I wasn't sliding down the bank into a fast flowing river for a picture.
We fuelled up and were on our way to Medicine Hat, AB, where we would be staying a few days and visiting friends .

Cross Canada RV trip from Kamloops, B.C., Canada

It is early afternoon and we are finally on the road for our Cross Canada Trip ’09. We’ve talked about doing this after retirement and the time has finally come. After a delay in leaving, we are going to cover the first leg of our trip in one and one half days rather than three days so we’re going to put in some long hours.

We have had very hot weather at home for several days and we’re heading into heavy clouds and rain and not minding it at all, but it doesn’t offer too many photo opportunities on our first afternoon. We spend the first few hours travelling north from Kamloops, BC on the Yellowhead Highway #5 until we get just past the Mt. Terry Fox Provincial Park near Valemount, BC and as we drive into Jasper National Park, the road becomes Hwy #16.

A curious young elk

There had been a car accident east of Jasper, AB and traffic is being held up for at least 6 hours so we decide to head south on Hwy. 93. Just as we do that, we see several vehicles parked on the side of the road and so many people out taking pictures of the elk at the sides of the road. They are wild animals and one should not get too close but thankfully I have the zoom lense and was able to get a close up.

A pretty sunset reflection

We were not to see many vehicles once we left that spot. It was early evening and we had decided we would not stop for dinner until we parked for the night. We stopped to take pictures with the setting sunset that managed to peek thru some of the clouds.

Athabasca Pass

N. Saskatchewan River

The next couple of hours were driving south and enjoying the quiet road, with very little traffic to worry about. Because of the cloudy skies, it did seem to get dark early and picture taking was out of the question so I was not able to get any pictures of the wonderful drive through the Icefield Parkway..

The Glacier

When we came to the Glacier, I was not able to resist and took a picture just to have one, note the size of the vehicles below the glacier. It is very large and the picture taken at dusk cannot do it justice.

We carry on and finally call it a nite after 10pm.