[2010 Alaska]
The day started warmly with a dip in the Radium Hot Springs. Brooke was so excited to go swimming she stripped right in the parking lot much to the dismay of her parents. Cody loves splashing around and occasionally tries to drink the whole pool. We stayed around for almost two hours. If we weren’t tight on time I could have soaked all day.
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[2010 Alaska]
We visited four Canadian National Parks in one day: Jasper, Banff, Kootenay, and Yoho.
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[2010 Alaska]
When we stopped to make dinner last night we met an incredible couple, Mary and Gordon, who were on their way back home to Edmonton after having their four grand kids and their friends for three weeks in their truck trailer. Mary was so friendly that Brooke was sad when they started to go, and whispered in my ear. They wanted to know what she said. She said she wanted Mary to play on the playground with her. Mary, who had grandma shining from every bit of light around her, didn’t seem so confident about climbing the equipment or sliding down the slides, but she did it for a three year old she had only just met. Brooke and I were very grateful for the ten minutes Mary spent playing “princess castle” with Brooke while Scott was busy making dinner and I was busy feeding Cody.
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[2010 Alaska]
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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[2010 Alaska]
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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[2010 Alaska]
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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[2010 Alaska]
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!
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[2010 Alaska]
We drove down the road a bit from our campsite nestled in the Rockies to have breakfast and attempt to fish again. Brooke really enjoys plunking rocks in the water instead, so Scott taught her how to skip rocks this morning instead since the fish were long gone.
[2010 Alaska]
The weather was predicted as…rain!
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