Bashaw is a small farming community in central Alberta where we visit to meet up with friends and family. There is a small district hall close to Buffalo Lake which is perfect for a long weekend meetup complete with plenty of parking, a hall with restrooms, full kitchen, and plenty of seating indoors in case of rainy weather. We …
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We departed Elkwater at Cypress Hills in southeastern Alberta and headed to Medicine Hat via Highway 1. From Medicine Hat we continued on north to Highway 56 and entered the Canadian Badlands of Drumheller! Welcome to Drumheller! We were staying at The Hoodoo RV Resort which is a bit east of town and close to the famous Hoodoos …
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We had a reservation at Ferguson Hill Campground but when we saw the heavily treed site we realized it would be a bear to get into and the road in and out had lots of low hanging branches. No fun. We found a first come first serve site early in the morning and the office transferred our reservation over. …
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From one Cypress Hills to another. We left Cypress Hills Centre Block in Saskatchewan and headed to Cypress Hills Elkwater in Alberta. Both are part of the Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park (CHIPP) but the Alberta Cypress Hills has the highest point amongst them. More on that in a future post. Cypress Hills Elkwater has 7 campgrounds and well over …
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We departed Grasslands National Park and made our way to Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, AKA CHIPP. Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park is an area in southwestern Saskatchewan and southeastern Alberta and has the highest point between Labrador and the Rocky Mountains. It is a unique topography as the pine forest hills jut out in the middle of the prairies at …
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We departed James Kipp and headed north via Malta and Loring Montana before entering Saskatchewan. We then crossed the border into Saskatchewan and headed to Val Marie and on to Grasslands National Park. The road once we entered Canada was rough and narrow and luckily was not heavily traveled as it would have been a tight squeeze if we …
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We headed north on highway 87 to 191 from Billings via Roundup to the Upper Missouri River Break National Monument area. Along the Missouri River on Highway 191 is the James Kipp Recreation Area which has a campground and boat launch. Campground: James Kipp National Recreation Area Location: Winifred, Montana (further east along the Missouri River) Site: A-5 …
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As we made our way from Rock Springs to Muddy Gap we drove I-80 to Rawlins and then north on Highway 287. We crossed the Continental Divide countless times to the point we did not know if we were coming or going. Not only did we continue to cross the Continental Divide countless times but we were in such …
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Lucerne Campground is a lovely campground in Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area run by Ashley National Forest. The campground has about 140 sites and is one of about 43 campgrounds in the Flaming Gorge area. The campground sits on the west side of the Flaming Gorge reservoir and is easily accessible in a big rig whereas some other campgrounds and/or …
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Jordanelle State Park is located in Heber Valley close to Park City and Deer Valley Ski Resorts. The state park is located along the Jordanelle Reservoir and consists of 3 areas, The Hailstone area with 7 campgrounds, day use area with beaches, and a marina, and the Ross Creek and Rock Cliff areas which have hiking, biking, and water activities. …
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