We’ve had two great-weather days hanging out with my friend Jess and her daughter Nicole, who are camped beside us in Jasper. We miss Jacqui and Hazel and Ruth (they added to the greatness a few days ago) and I’ve been uploading photos to our shared cloud album like crazy to keep them in the […]
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A Lake Hike; A Glacier Hike; Add in a Waterfall
I swear, I have not reached “beautiful scenery overload,” despite how much these images look quite alike. I think my problem is that I’m stuck like a skipping record, taking the same shots from the same angles. But they’re all so lovely! Five Lakes Hike One morning we went on a loop trail that passes […]
We Hiked to See Grizzly; Instead, Elk Trapped Us at the Campsite
As I started to type this entry, Tracy yelled, ”Get in the trailer, quick!” One elk from the small herd that has spent the afternoon around our trailer got spooked and ran willy nilly, first toward us, and then across the campground and into the kitchen house (the building where campers can wash their dishes). […]
Alberta Raises the Bar
You guys know how I sometimes get ”beautiful scenery fatigue.” If you walk through several amazing deserts (or sections of the same one), eventually you start thinking about your favorite, and all the rest blend into a desert blur. Worse, the next deserts you walk through seem a little ho-hum. Same with beach-front campgrounds, boondocking […]
Two Glaciers before Noon
I want to tell you all about our only day at the IceField Center in Jasper National Park, but due to Reasons, I have about 15 minutes to write this sucker, so I’ll have to give highlights only. What’s special about this exact location (the IceField Center along the IceFields Parkway) is that it’s a […]
Canada Travel Day: Flat Tire, Bear Jam, Weirdest RV Parking Lot
Yesterday probably wasn’t the most eventful travel day we’ve had, but it ranks up there. Flat Tire Editor’s Note #1: I’m writing a blog post about a freaking boring flat tire because I have to admit: I’ve never changed one. My mom, I’m sure, had never changed one herself, and I was silly enough not […]
Canada Day at Lac Le Jeune
I’m writing this post as we drive to the next campsite on our way to Jasper because 1) I had too little cell service to write it from the campsite plus will have no service at the next one, and 2) I didn’t take many pictures because it rained on and off the whole time, […]
Vacationing It Up with Friends in Our Last U.S. Campground
We’ve had only three full days here at the Washington County Park Campground in Anacortes, but we’ve lived them like the true weekend warriors camped among us. Hiking and Biking Every Day A paved, three-mile, one-way road loops the park, and I’ve walked it and biked it and stepped aside from it to admire the […]
Hot Potting in the Rainforest
Dear Pacific Northwest Rainforest: Why do you have to be so wet and cold? I understand the wet part, and I hear the cold part is actually “mild” during the winter. But man oh man have we been cold and wet. It’s worth repeating. Don’t get me wrong. The forest has been lush and otherworldly, and I’m glad […]
Banjo Goes Cracker Dog at the Beach
In my last entry, I wrote about the diverse—and crowded—campground we’re in at Nahalem Bay State Park, on the coast west of Portland, Oregon. Yeah, I bitch about campgrounds and am amazed by the people in them, and it’s true that this is the largest one we’ve been on on this Pacific Coast leg that’s […]
