6 July
Grand Prairie, Canada to Jasper National Park, Canada
5hrs 6 min 249 miles
Yesterday our first stop was at Tim Horton’s for some coffee and Timbits! Gotta get as much Tim Horton’s in as we can before we leave Canada!
We decided to make it a shorter day and camp in Jasper National Park. I worked on clearing my camera card in the car on the drive to the park. When we got in the park we immediately saw some elk on the side of the road. They were gorgeous and huge! We also saw some rams along the way by the water. The national park has a small town in it; we initially decided to drive through the town to get gas and find a rest room, but once we drove into the town and saw how neat it was we decided to get out, walk around and find dinner. It’s a sleepy little town that reminds me a ton of Durango, Colorado. We decided to eat at their brewing company, which had a really awesome atmosphere. The kids were enjoying their spaghetti, and I was being a bad mom in letting them eat it the wrong way (see photos below), mostly because it was the longest spaghetti noodles I’ve ever seen in my life, so why not?
After dinner we walked up the main street and found some ice cream. Jude’s new favorite flavor (and mine too) is Rolo! After that we got back in the car and drove a few miles to Whistler Campground, which had around 780 campsites! We were able to get a site near the playground, bathrooms and showers. It was a super sweet campground! The kids played on the playground which was right behind our site while we set up the tent and got a fire going. Finally around 10:30 we called the kids over to our spot and hung out by the fire roasting marshmallows before we put them to bed. Oh, Hope and JD saw a mama elk just hanging out when they walked over to the bathrooms before bed. It was one of the best campsites we’ve ever been to. Thankfully the mosquitoes weren’t out, so we were able to relax and enjoy the night.
More tomorrow! I can’t believe we only have 2 more nights until we get to Gabe’s family’s house in Colorado!
Susan
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| Elk as we entered Jasper National Park |
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| At the Brewing Company |
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| Jasper |
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| Jude helping us set up the tent |
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| JD found an awesome tree to climb at the campsite! |
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| Playground right behind our tent site |
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| Enjoying the fire and the nice wether! |
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