Sep 10, 2023 – An Urban Wilderness

A short 100 miles from Laramie, we arrived north of Denver at our home for a week. Leaving Wyoming, the least populated state in the union (about 580,000) and coming into a campground adjacent to Interstate-25 and located a tad north of the the Denver metropolitan area where almost 3 million people reside should have … Continue reading Sep 10, 2023 – An Urban Wilderness →

Aug 30, 2023 – Land Above the Trees

If you’re going to travel in an RV through Wyoming and Colorado, plan to spend most of your time a mile high or higher. After all, both states embody high altitude living, with Wyoming’s mean elevation of 6700 feet, second only to Colorado which is the highest among the states at 6800 feet (in case … Continue reading Aug 30, 2023 – Land Above the Trees →

Aug 30, 2023: The Bighorns

Sometimes, we like to leave the comforts of our home on wheels and take our tent into a wilderness area. These are places we cannot access with the fifth wheel (or are not comfortable doing so!). Two weeks at an RV park in Sheridan, Wyoming gave us plenty of time to use our tent and … Continue reading Aug 30, 2023: The Bighorns →

Aug 25, 2023 – Cowboys and Equality

Welcome to Wyoming, the proudest state in the U.S. Show your respect and a genuine interest and you will meet the friendliest Wyomingites that will reciprocate those feelings and engage you in conversation while proudly sharing their state’s history and many firsts. Wyoming has a lot of firsts too – national park (although technically Montana … Continue reading Aug 25, 2023 – Cowboys and Equality →

Aug 20, 2023: Butte – A Mile High and a Mile Deep

Overlooking Butte from its Uptown hills. Vivian and I walked away from Butte, Montana shaking our heads and wondering what the heck happened to the city that promotes itself on social media as a “community full of economic possibilities!” We had high expectations for our visit to a revitalized community “nestled in the grandeur of … Continue reading Aug 20, 2023: Butte – A Mile High and a Mile Deep →

Aug 15, 2023 – Busted at the Border

It was time to leave Canada. Not that we wanted the Canadian Rockies behind us, it was that we had so much more ahead of us. The thought of crossing the Canadian border into the U.S. was bittersweet, but we were ready. Our route from Jasper National Park to Cardwell General Store and Campground in … Continue reading Aug 15, 2023 – Busted at the Border →

Aug 14, 2023 – Jasper National Park Part 3 – The Animals

Photo credit goes to our friend Lorraine Saints. This elk calf is looking through a window of the washroom facilities at our campground in Jasper National Park. While in Banff and Jasper National Parks, we learned to say ‘Hey bear’ in French. After all, national park signage includes both English and French wording. We added … Continue reading Aug 14, 2023 – Jasper National Park Part 3 – The Animals →

Aug 10, 2023 – Jasper National Park Part 2 – The Power of Erosion

Maligne Lake Surrounded by towering mountains, everything at eye level becomes insignificant and crowds seem less bothersome. And as you wander down a path through a montane forest while talking aloud to alert the bears that surely reside in the woods, you cannot help but wonder which is most impressive – the Canadian Rockies or … Continue reading Aug 10, 2023 – Jasper National Park Part 2 – The Power of Erosion →

Aug 3, 2023 – Jasper National Park Part 1 – The icefields

You might think leaving Banff National Park would not be easy, but the fact we would drive north on Highway 93 toward Jasper National Park made it so. If Banff was a preview, Jasper was the show. Our drive was approximately 180 miles to our campground in Jasper National Park, 140 miles of which is … Continue reading Aug 3, 2023 – Jasper National Park Part 1 – The icefields →

Jul 29, 2023 – Reflections on Banff National Park

When our friends Spencer and Lorraine pulled into the campground, Vivian and I had been in Banff National Park for an entire week. During that time, we did some hiking around the area, visited the town of Banff a few times, drove to Calgary to buy a spare leaf spring (and do laundry while we … Continue reading Jul 29, 2023 – Reflections on Banff National Park →