Hello from Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada! What a thrill it is to be in this beautiful part of the world. The views are breathtaking and it is so much fun to see the animals.
We arrived at the Lake Louise Campground on Monday evening after driving 110 miles from Calgary. The campground was in the middle of the woods and truly lovely. We toured many stunning places in the Banff/ Lake Louise area (Chateau Lake Louise, Johnston Falls, Moraine Lake to name a few).
Camping in style at Lake Louise (Bear and Roger in front of the Tour)
Look closely at this beautiful elk buck.
Big Horn sheep
Lots of waterfalls around Banff
Moraine Lake
Wednesday morning it was time to move on to Jasper. Along the way I snapped a few pics that do not do the area justice. The trip took us about three and a half hours.
Beautiful valleys and waterfalls
A rest stop along the way to Jasper
Mountain goats along the road bring traffic to a stand still.
We spent two nights in Jasper at a campground within the national park. Thursday morning was a tram ride to the top of a mountain for spectacular views of the town of Jasper and surrounding countryside.
The tram (gondola) follows this path to the top.
Roger is above the clouds at the top of the mountain.
Sightseeing also took us to Athabasca Falls located within the Jasper National Park. In Canada's national parks, people are allowed to take their leashed dogs. Bear got to go with us for this park experience.
On Friday, we left early for the seven hour drive from Jasper to Dawson Creek, British Columbia. The population of Dawson Creek is 12,000 and the average temperature in July is 60. This is an historic outfitting point for those going on to Alaska. The pictures below show our trip.
We are still in the Canadian Rockies at this point.
We will be in Dawson Creek for two nights. Thank you for checking in with us on our adventure to Alaska. Hopefully I can always find a McDonalds along the way that has great WiFi.
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