We started this week at Gull Lake in central Saskatchewan. Traveling from the prairies to the mountains and then back to prairies and back to mountains. We have witnessed great views of Canadian agriculture, mining, oil and gas and more mountain views than we can remember. Finally today getting to the Alaska Highway and starting this part of the trip. We are also adjusting to all of the time zone changes!
Our campsite at Gull lake campground.
We continued to travel west on the Trans Canada Hwy and entered Alberta Canada. There is a time zone change at the border.
One of the iconic places along the road were tepees. They told about the groups of people who lived there in the past.This tepee was moved to Medicine Hat after the Calgary Olympics.
We camped at Calaway RV Park outside Calgary. It is connected with a family fun theme park. The winds were extremely high so the theme park was closed.
The campground sites were large & had views of the mountains in the distance.
We went to Banff National Park. The park is very large & there were several places to see.
We went to the park museum.
The museum had lots of history of the park & displays of several native animals.
Next was the Buffalo NationsLuxton Museum. It covered Indian history of the area.
They had several displays with Indians showing different aspects of the lives & culture of the area.
We toured the cave & basin. The cave & basin springs was a hot spring. There were pictures & displays that showed the history of the springs & we walked the paths.
There are 8 animal over passes on the Trans Canada Highway in the park where animals can cross the road safely. The over passes are covered with grass & plants to look like the surrounding area. By the animals going over the road there is less chance of them getting hit. There are also over 100 tunnels under the road for animals to move through.
One of the beautiful mountains that we saw for miles was called castle mountain.
There was an animal over pass example set up at one of the rest areas in the park. They also have built several passes for the animals to cross safely under the roads. The display showed how they are both built.
We had our picture taken in front of Castle Mountain.
In the park there are lots of waterfalls. This was Johnson Falls Canyon lower Falls.
We went to Yoho National Park & learned about the spiral tunnels that are used today to give trains safe passage thru the mountains.
We found several beautiful waterfalls.
We ran into snow on some of the paths. The area had received a large snowfall just before we arrived in the park.
There were Mountain goats on the roadway near the campground.
We climbed to the ice field glacier. It was very big. very cold and windy. The path was steep & rocky.
Sunwapta Falls was a long hike.
Athabasca Falls waterfall was only about 40 feet high but had cut thru the rocks creating spiral potholes for the water to flow through.
Nancy made a new friend. He was beary happy to have a new friend!
At The Forest Interpertive Center Visitor Center museums was a branch that had grown into a loop.
Half way to Dawson Creek a real bear ran in front of our truck.
In Dawson Creek we had our picture taken at the mile 0 marker, which sits in the middle of the intersection.
We also had a picture taken at the start of the Alaskan Highway at the visitor center.
There was an old grain elevator that had been rescued from the area & moved 6 blocks in town. It is now a art museum with photos & art.
Throughout Dawson Creek the history of the town is displayed with painting on the store backs.
The navigator statue of the Alaskan Highway is in town as well.
On the way to Fort Nelson 2 large black bears crossed in front of the truck.
We went to the Fort Nelson Heritage Museum. It was just a short walk from our campground.
There were animals native to the area on display & several antiques.
There was a building filled with old automotive vehicles & items.
Fort Nelson has a bear as their welcome sign.
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