We departed Waterton Lakes National Park and drove north, via Drumheller (land of the dinosaurs), and on to central Alberta to visit friends and family. We ended up moochdocking for several weeks around the area with relatives and then headed to Camrose for a week or so to get full
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Waterton Lakes National Park – Alberta – Out and About
After you enter Waterton Lakes National Park it isn’t long before the beautiful Prince of Wales hotel appears prominently atop a hill on the shores of Upper Waterton Lake. The Prince of Wales Hotel was constructed in 1926-1927 and is steeped with history. The hotel was built during one of
Continue readingWaterton Lakes National Park – Waterton Park, Alberta
The drive from Glacier National Park in Montana to Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta took us along the southern edge of Glacier National Park, over to Browning, Montana and thru the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, and on up to Canada. We passed the beautiful Chief Mountain in Montana (elevation 9,085
Continue readingDinosuar Provincial Park – Alberta
Welcome to Dinosaur Provincial Park, the home of Canada’s largest and most spectacular badlands! More species of dinosaurs have been found at this park than any other location of this size. Dinosaur Provincial Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, extends for some 27km along the Red Deer River Valley
Continue readingMoochdocking – Edberg, Alberta
We headed on up to our next moochdocking location and the gravel road was in the process of being redone! Luckily, at this point, we were driving our car, not the RV, so we managed to make it into the yard. But on the way out, as the wind was
Continue readingLake Bend Hall – Bashaw, Alberta
It’s that time of year again! Time for our annual family get together. Last year we held it at Lake Bend Hall and this year we are doing the same. It is not only a great location but it also has a nice indoor facility for preparing and serving food
Continue readingMoochdocking – Bashaw, Alberta
We are back in Bashaw! We come here almost every summer to enjoy our family and friends, the prairie life, good fresh farm food, and a yearly family camp-out. Plus we get to moochdock off various family members!! Our site sits in the beautiful prairies of Alberta surrounded by
Continue readingSaokii Campground – Oyen, Alberta
We continued along Trans Canada Highway from Moose Jaw in to the eastern part of Alberta to the town of Oyen. The wind started blowing and the sky started to get dark. We didn’t get any actual rain drops that afternoon but we certainly battled the wind!! But, as usual,
Continue readingWriting-On-The-Stone Provincial Park – Milk River, Alberta
We departed Brooks, Alberta in thick, heavy smoke and made our way south to Milk River along the border of Alberta and Montana. The wildfires in British Columbia were still burning out of control and the smoke from the fire continued to blow east into Alberta and beyond. We continued
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It was hot and smokey! The wildfires in British Columbia continued to burn and the smoke continued to blow into Alberta. We could not get away from it. We headed south past Brooks to Kinbrook Island Provincial Park which sits along the east side of Lake Newell. The campground is
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