Friday September 15,
We woke
early and got up early because we wanted to get a good start.
IT WAS
FREEZING!!!
Temperatures
had dropped during the night and the trailer was not comfortable. We were not
long getting dressed and getting out to the truck. We took our coffee with us.
Much to our shock and dismay
There was
frost on the windshield and the temperature read one degree Celsius
We bade
Canyon Hot Springs a fond farewell and headed down the road with the heater
working well and hard. It was 8:45 when we pulled away which was not too bad
considering that we aimed at leaving at nine.
The day was
sunny and bright in the morning. I am always blown away by the sheer beauty of
the mountains in this area of the world.
We ran into
heavy smoke after we left the Rogers Pass area. It was heavy but it did not
last too long.
There was
quite a bit of construction happening and that slowed us down. One thing we
noticed was the fact that they were building crossings for the animals to use.
We saw several that were obviously older because they had full grown trees and
grasses on them. These structures are really quite amazing.
We stumbled
through Calgary using 16th avenue. We hit so many red lights that we
lost count. Ken was not pleased to put it mildly. Next time we will use
201…..now that we know it exhists.
Ken and
Carol met us at Strathmore and showed us the way to this camp ground. Once we
were set up we followed them to their home.
It is a
lovely place and it just suits them. Carol has it decorated like a little doll
house.
Carol had
made a wonderful beef stew and Saskatoon pie. It was delicious and we enjoyed every
morsel of that feast. What is better than good homemade beef stew??
We enjoyed
a beautiful sunset on their little lake. We spent a couple of hours visiting
and then Ken and I returned here.
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