Oh Canada

Ah! Finally some time to write! We’re in Calgary right now, and Andy is driving and so I get to chill out in the front seat, check out the sights and catch up with you all.

One of the things I love about this drive is the ability to have 1/3 of the mileage done on the first day, so that for the rest of the drive through Canada you can slow down and a bit and enjoy the scenery. Honestly, the southern part of Alberta after you cross over from Montana is less than exciting. Andy commented that it looks like “SimCanada” where you just have these huge stretches of open, flat and empty land and then out of no where someone just dropped this small village somewhat randomly on the plains.

Calgary, as always, was a pain in the ass to navigate. I suppose part of the problem might be that we went a little bit further into town than we wanted to to try and find lunch, but still, the highway systems are not the easiest things to figure out in that city. There are however two very nice things about leaving Calgary, one: is that the roads open up and all the cars disappear, and two: is that it means you are headed toward Banff!

We stopped and did lots of fun stuff in the park today, all of which I have pictures for. But with all the stopping to see things and dinner with a friend in Jasper, I'm totally zonked and need to get some sleep before we keep driving up to Laird Hot Springs tomorrow.

Pictures of the drive when I get to Haines on Friday, I promise!!