August 31 & September 1 Days 101 & 102 Prince George, BC
We have spent lots of time here chasing our tails. Dean needed a new memory card for his camera. People keep on telling us where there are camera stores, but they?ve all been put out of business by the big box stores of Costco & WalMart. We discover this after driving to each place we heard about. We were smart enough to call those we found by googling in the library.
Dean went out to replace the turn signal light bulb on the jeep. It requires a special kind of wrench. Over to Sears we go again. We have decided to leave tomorrow morning, even though we haven?t seen the Railroad and Transportation Museum. Otherwise, we?ll never get out of here.
We went to Costco & laid in supplies. It is much smaller than ours at home, but it is SO MUCH BIGGER than anything we?ve seen in weeks that it?s a treat to shop there.
Weather: 80?s
Overnighted at Sintich Trailer & RV Park
September 2 Day 103 Jasper, AB
Our drive on Highway 16 was pretty, but everything is tinder-dry. The road was great, and we should have seen lots of wildlife. There are many dead trees, yellow grass, but also many pretty evergreens.
At the KOA, they say that all the wildlife has gone high up on the mountains because of the heat and drought. We had planned on going into Jasper NP, but we want to see wildlife. We decide to stay only one night here. Too bad, because it is the loveliest park we?ve been in on this whole 5-month trip.
We will come back and see Jasper in May/early June, some year.
Overnighted at Hinton/Jasper KOA, 50 AMPS, wifi??if I hold it with one hand, hanging off the computer table, and then only for a few minutes before we?re dropped, 50 AMPS, wide, grassy sites, though Dean would prefer wider roads, beautifully maintained, tables with benches at every site, a puppy playground with tunnels, slides, and hoops, a lot of expensive play equipment?slides, horizontal bars, swings, ladders, and more, firepit building, a baby bath sink in the washroom, kamper kitchen, community campfire, laundry with great hours (8-10), games room, and a tiny tots playroom. We usually go to KOA?s as a last resort, but we?d definitely stay here again. $36
Weather: 90?F or close to it.
September 3, 2009 Day 104 Edmonton, AB
We made the easiest 4-hour drive of our trip?-divided 4-lane highway, with a wide green parkway in the middle, smooth pavement, gorgeous but infrequent rest stops (long, diagonal parking for RV?s that are towing, flush toilets, level, and blacktop!). We did note that on the half-circle sign showing fire danger, ranging from very little to extremely dangerous, the needle had been positioned 20? past extremely dangerous. We see all kinds of signs warning of moose, deer, and mountain sheep, but only see ravens. Dean did see a large dark animal dart from the parkway center divider across the opposite side of the road, and he believes it was a wolf. Alberta?s Dept. of Hwys. Deserves a gold medal. We?ve only encountered short periods of construction, and miles of smooth as glass asphalt.
We got to the VC at 4:32?it closes at 4:00. We got to the Jeep dealer at 4:59, and they closed at 5:00.
We came home to eat, use wifi, and plan. We had hot weather today and a thunderstorm with lightning and thunder this evening. Our cat is sensitive to noise and hid in the panel behind the accelerator. Dean tried his best to get him out, but he couldn?t. I hope he comes out soon!
Overnighted at Glowing Embers RV Park & Travel Centre, $34.20, FHU, 30 AMPS, TV svs via antenna, Wifi, $34.20.