Due to some unforeseen circumstances of the Kootenay Highway being closed by the Verdant Creek Fire (seriously y’all, we need to stop road tripping in August- even though I had watched this fire insanely closely and right up until the day we got to Banff it had looked fine, the smoke ended up being thick…
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#ERT_2015 Day 8 – Whistler to North Cascades – 08.03.15
This morning started off pretty leisurely, and the only bad thing that happened was that I lost my favorite hairbrush. 😦 First world problems, I know. Anyway, we also had a bit of a tough time finding where we were supposed to go for our TreeTrek, which was put on by ZipTrek EcoTours. Side note:…
#ERT_2015 Day 7 – Revelstoke to Whistler – 08.02.15
We started out our morning with our first “big” grocery stop, at the Walmart in Salmon Arm. It was a little strange to be in a Walmart but not find the things you’d find at the Walmart at home in Utah. I’ll be honest though, we bought and drank a ton of Five Alive. One…
#ERT_2015 Day 6 – Kootenay, Glacier, and Mt Revelstoke National Parks – 08.01.15
We started off the morning with a brief little excursion to Lake Louise, which is impressively close to the campgrounds. The most amusing experience of our morning was when I noticed a half-empty cup of coffee sitting on the edge of the sidewalk which ran around the lake. I picked it up (it was cold),…