Again, we set out at some ridiculous time in the wee hours of the morning; before even the front desk had an attendant. TEarly mornings bring the quiet, the still, and the calm: simple beauties.
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By 7:00, we'd seen dozens of oil riggers heading to work and hit the historic Milepost 0 of the Alaska Highway.
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It rained most of the night, and while we never got wet, I wouldn't say we were dry either. In desperate need of dehumidification, we broke camp, got fuel, and were back at Bear's Paw Bakery by 6:30 am.
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The squawking crows woke us and we did our morning things. I also repacked the car and forced mom to condense the unnecessary items into one bag - rather than having to unload 4 small bags, I could just unload one.
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We drove the Icefields Parkway (Alberta 93) from Banff to Jasper. Along the way, we saw latent, glistening snow and heard the leaves of aspens glitter in the wind nestled among evergreens.
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We set out for the bus stop shortly after 7am so that we could make it to the Banff Gondola for our 8:10 lift up Sulphur Mountain. It was 46 degrees (Fahrenheit).
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We drove from Calgary to Banff which is only about an hour on the Trans-Canada Highway. The Canadian Rockies rose tall, rugged, and majestic. And I didn’t take a single picture.
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We walked to the zoo which is only 1.3 miles (or 2.6 km), which meant we also walked 1.3 miles back to our hotel. And yes, we went to the zoo, so there was more walking there - at least 3 more miles.
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With so much to do near the East Village, we started out at Rosso for coffee before heading to the Glenbow Museum which has 4 floors full of exhibits of Canadian History and Art.
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We were up and waiting at Rising Sun campground for a site by 5:45. We made the 7th car in line. By 7am, we'd collected at least 10 more cars behind us in line.
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We headed out of Kalispell too quickly without getting to enjoy their quaint, yet modern, downtown.(Not quickly enough though, because I happened to eat a bad boiled egg at the Econo Lodge. I know you’re saying, “Why would you eat eggs at the Econo Lodge?” I’m still wondering that myself.)
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Well... this is the second time I've written this post due to the lovely internet here in Kalispell. I'm sure this one won't be as cleverly written as the previous....
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Turns out the historic district of Idaho Falls will charm your socks off with its beautiful walking park just on the other side of the river. After grabbing some pastries at La Vanilla Bean, we headed towards Salmon.
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Idaho Falls... the disappointment of disappointments. Their Target has no pharmacy which was the entire reason we drove south. The Hilton Garden Inn's guest laundry shrunk ALL (yes, ALL) of my clothes. I will take this point to remind you that I packed limited clothing to last me 4+ months... where do I begin?
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Due to the bison traffic directors yesterday, we didn't make it to Old Faithful. The end all be all was to see Old Faithful today. Success!
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After making coffee and breakfast with the Jetboils, we set out to see all of the sights.
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I did not want to leave the comfortable bed at the amazing Juniper AirBnB in Cody, but today we move on to Yellowstone National Park. At least this beautiful view started the day with a positive spin.
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We made a wrong turn leaving Cody which ended up being an unwanted hour detour. The cutest little visitor’s center welcomed us to Newcastle, WY (which also happens to double as the town’s Chamber of Commerce).
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