We said goodbye to the Dinosaur Provincial Park around 10:00 AM and started the the next leg of our journey - to
Banff National Park, Alberta.
(mountains ahead! yeaaa!!!!)
It is like going down memory lane for Laurie. 33 years ago, Laurie visited the park with her parents, Rudy and Janet, and her cousin Kay. She was 16 years old . . . just like Allison! Anyway, we headed back to Highway 1 - the Trans Canadian Highway and traveled through Calgary. We experienced some delays due to construction. Just like in North Dakota, there are 2 seasons in Canada - winter and road construction! As we drove through Calgary,we passed the Calgary Olympic Park - host of the 1988 Winter Olympics. We also heard the news that Michael Jackson had died. Since we haven't seen a newspaper since Monday, we are a little at a loss as to what's happening in the rest of the world. We arrived at
Banff National Park around 3PM. Paid for 2 days admission to the park - about $20 per day! Then we headed over to Tunnel Mountain Village II(one of the few places that have hook-ups and showers. There are lots of areas to camp, but we REALLY wanted electricity! We are kind of lame campers!)
We were hoping we would be able to find a spot to stay for the next 2 nights. Fortunately only 1/2 of their sites are available for reservations, so "Fly-by-the-seat-of-their-pants" travelers like us have a chance of finding a place to stay! When we pulled into the camping area, there were at least 5
RV's ahead of us . . . however there were plenty of sites available. The "busy season" doesn't
technically start until July and August. We found our spot and then headed into the city of
Banff to walk around. The place is just beautiful - the Canadian Rockie Mountains are so impressive - such a change from the
prairies we were driving through the last couple days. After getting a bite to eat, and walking around the town of Banff,
we headed back to our camping area and called it a night.
(This is what our down-time looks like...) Tomorrow we will explore
Banff and Lake Louise. P.S. In case you have been wondering about "the dog", Popcorn has been an excellent traveler.
In fact, she hasn't once complained about wishing we were already back in California, like SOMEONE in our group keeps doing!
It is like going down memory lane for Laurie. 33 years ago, Laurie visited the park with her parents, Rudy and Janet, and her cousin Kay. She was 16 years old . . . just like Allison! Anyway, we headed back to Highway 1 - the Trans Canadian Highway and traveled through Calgary. We experienced some delays due to construction. Just like in North Dakota, there are 2 seasons in Canada - winter and road construction! As we drove through Calgary,we passed the Calgary Olympic Park - host of the 1988 Winter Olympics. We also heard the news that Michael Jackson had died. Since we haven't seen a newspaper since Monday, we are a little at a loss as to what's happening in the rest of the world. We arrived at Banff National Park around 3PM. Paid for 2 days admission to the park - about $20 per day! Then we headed over to Tunnel Mountain Village II(one of the few places that have hook-ups and showers. There are lots of areas to camp, but we REALLY wanted electricity! We are kind of lame campers!) 
We were hoping we would be able to find a spot to stay for the next 2 nights. Fortunately only 1/2 of their sites are available for reservations, so "Fly-by-the-seat-of-their-pants" travelers like us have a chance of finding a place to stay! When we pulled into the camping area, there were at least 5 RV's ahead of us . . . however there were plenty of sites available. The "busy season" doesn't technically start until July and August. We found our spot and then headed into the city of Banff to walk around. The place is just beautiful - the Canadian Rockie Mountains are so impressive - such a change from the prairies we were driving through the last couple days. After getting a bite to eat, and walking around the town of Banff, 
we headed back to our camping area and called it a night. 
(This is what our down-time looks like...) Tomorrow we will explore Banff and Lake Louise. P.S. In case you have been wondering about "the dog", Popcorn has been an excellent traveler. 
In fact, she hasn't once complained about wishing we were already back in California, like SOMEONE in our group keeps doing!
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