Makin' Good Time

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Day 30: July 2nd: 1st Cody's Birthday!!!!

We had a late breakfast treat at Johnson’s Crossing Campground Services 203 miles from Watson Lake on the Alaska Highway. They were noted by some literature to have the world’s best Cinnamon Buns and we had to check it out. It is difficult to say anything is better than Scott’s mom’s cooking, but if we excluded Meme’s exceptional cinnamon rolls, then these would be fabulously delicious too. They had raisins rolled in with the cinnamon and brown sugar which added a nice flavor to the rolls.

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Day 29: July 1st: Canada Day

We have been very lucky with rain for at least a week now. When it has rained it rains for a few minutes and then the sun is out again, and sometimes it rains while the sun is still shining. However, today is “to the bone” cold and wet. Brooke was crying about why it was raining. I explained that we hadn’t had a rainy day in a while so I ordered one up for us. She didn’t appreciate the answer. :-)

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Day 28: June 30th Post 2 The Bear & Moose

Scott has been hoping to see some more wildlife. We have seen some deer and caribou. Scott saw a moose far down a side road while driving, but we haven’t seen any bears. Some motorcyclists had stopped to fix a mechanical problem and along came a black bear.

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Day 28: Wednesday, June 30th Buckinghorse River Wayside Provincial Park to

The Alaska Highway was completed in just eight months during 1942. The highway was essential to moving troops and supplies up from the lower 48 to Alaska during World War II. With kids it could possibly take us eight months just to travel the Alaska Highway! We are just in awe of what these men completed despite the terrain. We are also in awe because in Chicago it takes an entire summer just to complete a short section of toll way let alone a 1,500+ mile highway.

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Day 27: Tuesday, June 29th Beaverlodge to Buckinghorse River Wayside Provincial Park

We stopped at the South Peace Centennial Museum in the town of Beaverlodge this morning. It has many antique cars and steam engines. After chatting with the hostess we decided it might not be the most perfect museum for the cuties since it is more of a look with your eyes rather than touch with your hands museum.

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Day 26: Monday, June 28th Grande Prairie

Last night was spent on free Canadian soil. There was some land set aside for public use and a lot of others RVing there, it was rainy, and late so we stayed in the van for the first time. It was a far cry from the smooth transition Scott and I had down when he and I traveled, but it eventually worked. The hard part was getting Brooke to sleep on her seat. She wanted to sleep in the back which is perfectly understandable; however, there wasn’t enough room for us all. She fell asleep snuggled between Scott and I. Sometime during the night Scott put her on her seat and we all finally had some rest. I was worried about Cody being free, but he stayed in his spot for the most part. I enjoyed some extra snuggle time from both the cuties.

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Riders of Rohan to highline trail Canmore AB

What a sweet ride. The Riders of Rohan trail was a bit out of my skill level but, sphincter tight, breaking hard, I made it to the Highline trail. Here are some pics.

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Day 25: Sunday, June 27th Columbia Icefields to Grand Cache

Scott made a delicious breakfast this morning of Pan Fried Granola from the Cooking the One Burner Way book by Melissa Gray and Buck Tilton. When Scott and I traveled the country back in ‘97 we enjoyed many good meals from this book. After Scott made the blueberry bread and Brooke’s first campfire he sat down and looked through the book again for the first time in a while. Breakfast was delicious!

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Day 24: Saturday, June 26th

Today we are headed to what Scott calls “Stifler Falls” or really Siffleur Falls. It isn’t on any of our maps, but it was a recommendation from a guy named Chris Scott talked with at our campsite in Drumheller. It is not easy to find, well at least for us. After passing it up by ten miles, we are here! :-) It turns out it is a very popular trail. It was just under five miles and two and a half hours, but we took our time when we were overlooking the falls. This photo is of the first ten minutes of this hike. Brooke was hanging onto my leg begging me to carry her. Scott finally scooped her up and after twenty minutes of her complaining about being hungry and then finally fed, we finally had a peaceful hike.

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Day 23: Friday, June 25th Banff Day 2

What a difference a day makes. Long hike #2 at Johnston’s Canyon today was so much more peaceful than yesterday’s Screamfest. Brooke was enjoying riding on Scott’s back so much that she would occasionally would lay back in her “easy chair”. The hike today was almost two hours long, three and a half miles, and again about 500 foot elevation gain. This trail was very popular and we spent a bit of time waiting to be able to pass others on the narrow walkways along the creek. The views were incredible. This hike was a recommendation from a Canmore Park worker at the dog park. Thanks!