Journal Entries for Alberta


Good bye to the Canadian Rockies (Bow Valley Provincia, Alberta)

Journal entry for Thursday 12th Jul, 2012 (day 8, miles 881)

Today we said goodbye to the Canadian Rockies with, yet one more picture of Lake Louise (it never looses its appeal or its crowds), a walk down the streets of Banff and then that drive out of the mountains.

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Beers with Bernie (Calgary, Alberta)

Journal entry for Friday 13th Jul, 2012 (day 9, miles 941)

From last nights camp we had only a short drive of some 80kms into Calgary and our friend Bernie's house. We spent a hot afternoon drinking some beer and late in the afternoon finished the day off with a BBQ. Along the way Bernie took the yellow beast for a spin around the block.

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Canola (Bow Valley Provincia, Alberta)

Journal entry for Saturday 14th Jul, 2012 (day 10, miles 1155)

Today the prairies started for real. Oceans of green and yellow (canola crops), rolling country side and roads that go straight for miles at a time. The mix of green (wheat and other crops) and the yellow canola fields was the visual highlight of the day.

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