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
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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: 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: 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 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
Jul 22, 2023 – Canada’s Emerald City
A typical evening at Tunnel Mt Trailer Court in Banff National Park as we walk back to our campsite - Cascade Mountain in the background, elk in the foreground. This scene was about 500 feet from our campsite. It was our evening ritual to walk to this lookout where you can see the Bow River … Continue reading Jul 22, 2023 – Canada’s Emerald City
Jul 20, 2023 -“Answer Me These Questions Three”
From now on, March 16 will be recognized as 'Canada Day' in our household. Not the official Canada Day that falls on July 1 and commemorates the date on which Canada became a self-governing nation. No offense to Canada, but March 16 holds great significance to us. Canada, we'll celebrate with you on July 1, … Continue reading Jul 20, 2023 -“Answer Me These Questions Three”
Changing Views From Our RV 