Canada and month three wrapup

 The time had come to cross back over into the USA. We had very much enjoyed Canada and it had one more surprise for us.

 Our route took us thru the small town of Cardston, just a few miles north of the border. Well it happened to be the home of a wonderful museum of old buggies and sleighs. Wonderful place to visit and we even had lunch there as well. More information can be found HERE. If your route does not include Cardston, change your route and stop in

 Just a few of the over 400 in their collection

Now on to a condensed month three wrap up

 We picked up another hitchhiker in Washington. He is a Roosevelt elk, species that is most prevalent in the area. So much so we nearly hit a couple one night

 We call him Rosie, (think Rosie Greer the football player).

 Maggie has a magnet problem and needs counseling. Some how her magnet fix from just national parks and monuments was leaving her wanting. She has taken to acquiring magnets from memorable places. This activity has to stop!

 Now on to more serious stuff

mileage covered now sits at 4691, a gain of 1169 for the month

stayed at 6 parks

visited 2 provinces and 1 new state

Wow, it all starts to run together. This next part is mostly personal. We have seen and experienced things, met wonderful people along the way. It becomes hard to remember exact things. It will get worse with time. So I sat down and scratched out some memorable moments and places. Remember this blog entertains some and serves as a vehicle for me to look back on and remember. The following will not be in paragraphs, not grammatically correct, but it will be from the heart

dinner at the original Reata in Alpine with Mike and Cheryl
spending time with my brother who I gad not seen since our mothers funeral 5 years before
vast nothingness between Vegas and Barstow California
sheer magnitude of the giant Sequias
highway 245 leaving Kings Canyon. i loved it Mary nearly puked
beauty of Yosemite, thank you John Muir
first glimpse of snow covered Mt Shasta as we drove thru forest
the gin clear water of Spring creek near Chiloquin OR
the coastal redwoods near Crescent City Ca
the Oregon coast, stunningly beautiful
sheer magnitude of the Mt St Helens eruption
diversity of weather on Olympic peninsula, it is not all soggy. some areas less than 15 inches per year
watching the Orca whales in Pugent sound
the mighty Columbia river and the gorge
highway 1 in Canada
being greeted in French
rugged beauty of Rockies in Canada
bear aware, we have been and are now in bear country
the people we have met. some we will meet again, others sadly not but we shared some memories together


 Lest you think this party has peaked, well suck it up buttercup because it has not. Next on the agenda for August is a few lesser known places:
Glacier
Grand Tetons
Yellowstone
Custer
Devils tower
Mount Rushmore
and more

Get your popcorn ready...

too busy looking for bears to gather rosebuds...