We are not Lost We were upducted by aliens who didn't give us time to post. Ok, that was a lie but sounded like a good excuse for not posting the last few days. Honestly, we keep trying to find time to catch up on the days we've missed but quite frankly, we are having too much fun making the memories and thus, too tired at night to post - fresh air and all you know. Alas, we decided to forego catching up and just tell you about today following a brief talk through of where we've been. After spending two days in Glacier National Park, we headed into Canada. We skipped one part of our plan and went right to Calgary for a night. Then, through Banff, Lake Louise, and the first drive of the ... read more

Jasper, Alberta, Canada Today was a declared laundry day so we took a very leisurely morning, went for a late breakfast, and dealt with the tasks at hand. We purchased laundry supplies at the local grocery store, continuing to be surprised at the cost of things here in Canada. We met some people from Switzerland who had rented an RV. They were having a wonderful time but felt paying the price they were paying for an RV site was not fair given a train came through every half hour through the night. So, they too, felt pricing in Canada was high. We finished the laundry and repacked clean clothes. We had a couple of highlights after the laundry was done. First, we stopped at a local pub and had some very interesting conversation with the bartender ... read more

Leaving Glacier National Park Glacier National Park was very special for both of us. Yet, there were other memories to create in our ventures further north. It was a cooler, cloudy day. We decided to deviate from our original plan and skip Waterton International Peace Park in order to get further into Canada, toward Banff, Lake Louise, and the Columbia Icefields. We would stay the night in Calgary, a city Jerry wanted to see, and then move into the Canadian Rockies tomorrow. We took our time, taking full advantage of morning coffee on the balcony of our room and getting things packed up. The last two days were non-stop so a relaxing morning was wonderful. We again thanked the hotel staff and checked out. We crossed the border into Canada without issue. Guess we looked like ... read more

Yesterday We left everyone yesterday with just a photo journal of our travel. Just wanted to provide a few catch-up notes on that. If you ever have the chance to drive through Theordore Roosevelt National Park, by all means do so. It is a very worthwhile venture. Medora exists almost solely for tourists so expect the usual touristy things in town but the drive is beautiful and we hope you enjoyed the picture show for yesterday's post. We had intended to drive up to the North Unit but the Rangers at the South Unit told us the 14 mile ride up there was closed - we would be able to venture in only a couple of miles. It is said to be the more wild of the two units but since we wouldn't be able to ... read more

Sometimes you just have to find the fun The terrain change was obvious as we headed into North Dakota from Minnesota. We were almost overcome by the traffic as you can see by the pictures. We made up driving games, talked and laughed about the constant miles long of sunflower fields, wheat, and soybean. We must admit though, it was great to see the cattle roaming freely across miles and miles of range rather than the farms of Wisconsin. It was kind of ironic to see them all while Jerry munched on his beef jerky. There is beauty everywhere - in North Dakota, you just have to look a little further to find it. Frontier Village We started looking for sites to see along the way. You know, break up the somewhat monotonous drive. We stopped ... read more