We had a great time traveling back from my parents through Canada and back into the US. We saw a little bit of EVERYTHING! A menagerie of animals. All 4 seasons. Gas prices at about 4 dollars a gallon! And we stayed in some amazing locations with beautiful views that I would love to go back to visit at some point for further exploration.
You name the animal -- we saw it! Grizzly bears and Black bears! Bison and Bighorn sheep! Deer and wolves! Snowshoe hares and Bald eagles... There were so many animals that we saw or had to stop and see, because they were on the road that we lost count of them all, but it made for an exciting journey to see animals in the wild, up close and personal. I especially loved the mama grizzly with her 2 young cubs.
We experienced all 4 seasons... truly! On Wednesday, which was technically the first full day of summer (although you'd never know it in Canada) we had snow! On other days, it rained the entire day, and still on others, it was blue skies all around!
Gasoline in Canada is SUPER expensive depending on your location! There were a few places where we paid upwards of $1.22/liter (There are roughly 3.8 liters to a gallon. The dollar conversion rate is 1.326. I'll let you do the math and be shocked!) It wouldn't have been so bad to pay the price if we weren't driving such a long distance in a vehicle that has a 50/gallon tank, but we do and 50 gallons doesn't go very far when you only get about 10 miles to the gallon.
We did a bit of boondocking through Canada as well (camping out on the side of the road without any services). The first spot we stayed at was at a dam just outside of Whitehorse in the Yukon. It was gorgeous and very quiet, in spite being just off the side of the road. Russell and Major even saw a couple of beaver there. Another evening we boondocked just outside of Calgary at a truck stop. We have done this a number of times before in the US, but this time was different. What made this stop so unique was that none of the trucks in Canada are allowed to idle, unlike in the US. So it was very quiet unless there was a truck coming or going. I'd almost say it was enjoyable.
Lastly, we stopped one night in a place call Muncho Lake. Absolutely BREATHTAKING!!! Muncho Lake is part of a Canadian state park in a remote location of northeast British Columbia, but well worth the trip of you ever make the journey.
(Muncho Lake)
Until next time and more road trip travels,
Roberta
The Traveling Crafter (headed to SLC)
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