Thursday, September 15

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TRAVEL DAY

From: Silverhorn Creek Campground, Banff National Park, Alberta (AB).

To: Strathmore Highway Camping, Strathmore, AB.

Day 339 – At 6:45 a.m. this morning it was foggy and cloudy. It rained last night. We didn’t know where we’d be staying tonight nor what future plans were, we just knew we were heading east out of the National Parks and hopefully, away from the smoke. We thought we’d try to make it to Calgary, Alberta, then decide whether we would turn south and head towards Glacier National Park in Montana, or continue heading east into the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. It really depended on the smoke and how far we had to go to get out of it.

183 miles (4:20) 57926-58109
Cumulative Travels from 10/11/2021 to 09/15/2022, 9329 miles, 48780-58109
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Tuesday, September 13

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WILL THE RAIN WASH THE SMOKE AWAY!

Day 337 – It rained most of the day, visibility outside close to zero. It was 45 degrees this morning when we got up. We stayed inside all day. I worked on some paperwork and Rob did some Mr. Fix-It things around the RV. Then we cooked and cooked and cooked. It was a perfect day for it, and for naps. The high today was 59 degrees.

Monday, September 12

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SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES.

Day 336 – It was 40 degrees when we got up this morning and smokier than yesterday. We were hoping something miraculous would’ve gotten rid of it. Campers were leaving and the campground was almost empty again – looks like this will be a daily thing. We have no signal here whatsoever. Literature we’d picked up said that there was no internet/cell phone available along the Icefields Parkway. We needed to call and cancel a Banff sightseeing tour that we’d originally scheduled for tomorrow afternoon. It’s so smoky, you can’t see the sights.

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Sunday, September 11

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TRAVEL DAY

From: Meadow Campground, Mount Robson Provincial Park, Valemount, BC.

To: Silverhorn Creek Campground, Banff National Park, Alberta (AB).

Day 335 – It’s time to leave Mount Robson and continue with our original plan. The campgrounds in Jasper National Park remain closed. The city still has power. The fire still burns. We’re going to Banff.

164 miles (3:35) 57762-57926
Cumulative Travels from 10/11/2021 to 09/11/2022, 9146 miles, 48780-57926
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Saturday, September 10

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A PRETTY DAY.

Day 334 – It was 38 degrees at 5:30 a.m. this morning. Rob woke up and since he was awake anyway, thought it would be a good time to photograph some stars over Mount Robson. He woke me up to tell me he was leaving briefly. Did I want to come along? No, too comfy and warm. He covered me with another blanket and off he went.

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Friday, September 9

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VALEMOUNT.

Day 333 – It was 42 degrees out this morning, and we ran out of propane in the small portable tank connected to the RV while we were asleep. Woke up this morning, and boy was it cold inside. Time for another trip to Valemount, the closest city to the campground, to get a propane refill. Then all the tanks will be full again.

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Thursday, September 8

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A SLOW DAY.

Day 332 – We relaxed today. It rained lightly on and off throughout the day. The high temperature today was 60 degrees. The sun peeked out in between bits of rain. The only place we went was to the Cafe’ at the Visitor’s Center which has an amazingly good bakery. Mark T., you would love this place. We picked up several items for dessert for the next 3 nights. Most of them were still warm from the oven. Otherwise, we didn’t do much but make egg salad for lunches and read our books in the screened tent when it was warm enough to do so. The girls like it here and were happy to have us at home.

Wednesday, September 7

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BACK IN BRITISH COLUMBIA.

Day 331 – We had two blog posts almost ready to go when we got here yesterday, but no signal so we couldn’t send them out. We left this morning to try to find a place where we could post them and to try to get propane for the small portable tank for the RV. The closest city to our campground was south and west about 40 minutes, Valemount.

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Tuesday, September 6

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TRAVEL DAY

From: Whistlers Campground, Jasper National Park, Jasper, Alberta.

To: Meadow Campground, Mount Robson Provincial Park, Valemount, BC.

Day 330 – Here’s what happened after we received notice we had to depart Whistlers Campground.

Kicked us out! Whistlers Campground, Jasper National Park, Jasper, AB

We already had reservations for 10 nights beginning Sunday, September 11 in Banff National Park. The logical thing to do would be to extend that stay by 5 more nights. We checked; that campground was booked. We tried other Banff campgrounds; they were booked. Hmmm, now what. Go backwards. Back to British Columbia, because with most of this campground leaving to travel south, getting a site on the Icefield Parkway wasn’t going to happen.

54 miles (1:55), 57708-57762
Cumulative Travels from 10/11/2021 to 09/06/2022, 8982 miles, 48780-57762
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