Very nice you two! Consider me jelous! Can’t wait to come see it once you get it back to Dallas!
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Favor to ask you two, we're heading out tomorrow for Glacier and would like to hear how bad the smoke from the fire is. I know the "going to the sun" road is closed half way through, but we're coming in the east side.
Good Luck!
Good Luck!
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Day 3 Continued
September 3, 2018
After leaving Columbia Falls, we started to head due east towards the entrance to Glacier NP. It has been a long journey and we were super excited to get into the park.
Just as we were making our way to the fee gate, we noticed the sign that said...
September 3, 2018
After leaving Columbia Falls, we started to head due east towards the entrance to Glacier NP. It has been a long journey and we were super excited to get into the park.
Just as we were making our way to the fee gate, we noticed the sign that said...
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CLOSED!
Are you kidding me?? We could not drive the Going to the Sun Highway from the western entrance due to active forest fires in the park. We would have to drive around the park and enter Canada from the East side of the park.
MAJOR DISAPPOINTMENT
The sign just outside the park said it all..
We had no choice but to circumnavigate the park to the south, and then head north to the border. This gaff would cost us hours and making the border crossing before closing would be a challenge...
Are you kidding me?? We could not drive the Going to the Sun Highway from the western entrance due to active forest fires in the park. We would have to drive around the park and enter Canada from the East side of the park.
MAJOR DISAPPOINTMENT
The sign just outside the park said it all..
We had no choice but to circumnavigate the park to the south, and then head north to the border. This gaff would cost us hours and making the border crossing before closing would be a challenge...
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Well that sucks. Still following your journey.
East works. You might have to do half the drive and turn back. Check status online.
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Day 3.
September 3, 2018, Evening
After about two hours of detouring around the park, we finally made it to the Canadian border station with a bit of time to spare. This was a small unassuming border crossing. Nothing like what I’m used to seeing along the southern border. We were waived up by the agent, who took our passports and asked the usual questions.
The agent asked if we had any of the usual contraband. We were clean, with the exception of the almost $30 dollars of firewood that we JUST purchased on the US side.
Our wood was seized and we were told to wait in a holding area after being asked for every state we’ve lived in since we were 18. You could cut the anxiety in the air with a knife, as we were waiting for our background checks to clear. Did I pay all my tickets? Were any of the bodys stashed over at Jimmy’s barn uncovered? Did my HOA fly a drone over my backyard?
After serveral minutes, the agent, a ginger who looked like a cross between Ryan Gosling and Jake Gylenhall told us we were free to go. A sense of relief came over us and we felt the renewed confidence to ask about our firewood.
Sensing our disappointment with his answer, the ginger agent let us in on an inside secret. He told us that the much wiser Canadians know they are going to get their firewood confiscated so they leave it in a secret pile behind a couple of concrete pillars inside the border. He gave directions to the pile and said we could get some free wood from there.
Thinking that we should only replace the wood that we lost, CD reminded me of the US/Canadian exchange rate. Not having a calculator on hand, we just decided to take it all.
That pallet was full when we got to it. Thank you to the fine wise campers of Canada!
September 3, 2018, Evening
After about two hours of detouring around the park, we finally made it to the Canadian border station with a bit of time to spare. This was a small unassuming border crossing. Nothing like what I’m used to seeing along the southern border. We were waived up by the agent, who took our passports and asked the usual questions.
The agent asked if we had any of the usual contraband. We were clean, with the exception of the almost $30 dollars of firewood that we JUST purchased on the US side.
Our wood was seized and we were told to wait in a holding area after being asked for every state we’ve lived in since we were 18. You could cut the anxiety in the air with a knife, as we were waiting for our background checks to clear. Did I pay all my tickets? Were any of the bodys stashed over at Jimmy’s barn uncovered? Did my HOA fly a drone over my backyard?
After serveral minutes, the agent, a ginger who looked like a cross between Ryan Gosling and Jake Gylenhall told us we were free to go. A sense of relief came over us and we felt the renewed confidence to ask about our firewood.
Sensing our disappointment with his answer, the ginger agent let us in on an inside secret. He told us that the much wiser Canadians know they are going to get their firewood confiscated so they leave it in a secret pile behind a couple of concrete pillars inside the border. He gave directions to the pile and said we could get some free wood from there.
Thinking that we should only replace the wood that we lost, CD reminded me of the US/Canadian exchange rate. Not having a calculator on hand, we just decided to take it all.
That pallet was full when we got to it. Thank you to the fine wise campers of Canada!
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It was getting dark and there was a bit of nip in the air. Once we found a campsite, the firewood score would prove fortuitous...
We setup camp and prepared a taco dinner decide retiring for the evening. It was the end to a rather unclimatic day.
We setup camp and prepared a taco dinner decide retiring for the evening. It was the end to a rather unclimatic day.
I’ve reported you to the border agent and he assured me you will be aprahended as soon as you reenter for taking over the exchange rate.
Aside from that why do y’all look mad all the time? You’re on an epic trip...SMILE!
Aside from that why do y’all look mad all the time? You’re on an epic trip...SMILE!
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You guys are cracking me up. If you had a decent photographer ya'll could get get a book deal going!
Good to see Ben is still at it, Good guy, him and I raced a FJ80 in Baja back in 2000!
After a hearty and warm dinner at our campsite just passed the Canadian border (Cardston) we sifted through the vast hayfields of Calgary.
As we approached a junction to turn left toward Banff, I saw a Tim Hortons. A new experience for @CaptClose. As we anchored Brutus in the parking lot, we noticed a well dressed overland rig. It’s testosterone outlived any delight a doughnut or Boston cream pie could satiate. Instinct, it was, where with Darwinian ape like curiousity we scratched the itch before our eyes. An IVECO military rig converted to an Overlander. As we sniffed every crevice, the owner Werner goosed over, coffee in hand.
A familiar trust ensued, 29 years in the military service. He bought the rig to convert it to an Overlander. “A four banger CATerpillar” Turbo Diesel engine said Warner as we shook hands. Top speed 95 kmh. Mighty proud of it as he should be. He fired it up and gave us a chance for a poser shot in front of Tim Hortons.
As we approached a junction to turn left toward Banff, I saw a Tim Hortons. A new experience for @CaptClose. As we anchored Brutus in the parking lot, we noticed a well dressed overland rig. It’s testosterone outlived any delight a doughnut or Boston cream pie could satiate. Instinct, it was, where with Darwinian ape like curiousity we scratched the itch before our eyes. An IVECO military rig converted to an Overlander. As we sniffed every crevice, the owner Werner goosed over, coffee in hand.
A familiar trust ensued, 29 years in the military service. He bought the rig to convert it to an Overlander. “A four banger CATerpillar” Turbo Diesel engine said Warner as we shook hands. Top speed 95 kmh. Mighty proud of it as he should be. He fired it up and gave us a chance for a poser shot in front of Tim Hortons.
Once he left, the sweet tooth urge returned. We inhaled a couple of doughnuts and headed to Banff heading east to Coquitlam to meet up with EBI cruisers where a diesel motor and more awaited our pick up.
Elevation rose, we left the “hay” glaciers of the plains of Calgary and approached the ice glaciers in the mountains of Banff National Park.
The park entrance was interesting. Not hand carved. Nature’s best. Facing the US. Coincidental?
The park entrance was interesting. Not hand carved. Nature’s best. Facing the US. Coincidental?
We took Hwy 1 (aka, the Trans Canada Highway) through the park. This has to be on everyone’s bucket list. Mountains on steroids, fondent iced glaciers, garnished with massive pine forests. Massive slow snaking rivers whose green waters were sea foam green.
@centxdj60 suggested we visit Lake Louise. Having seen so much beauty, we were almost like “meh”. We were close so we hooked a left at Lake Louise. We berthed Brutus, found a picnic table to grab a quick lunch before we visited Louise. Cold burritos made from the left over fixins from our hot taco meal we had at camp the previous night. The amazing scenery made lunch go down easier.
@centxdj60 suggested we visit Lake Louise. Having seen so much beauty, we were almost like “meh”. We were close so we hooked a left at Lake Louise. We berthed Brutus, found a picnic table to grab a quick lunch before we visited Louise. Cold burritos made from the left over fixins from our hot taco meal we had at camp the previous night. The amazing scenery made lunch go down easier.
While at lunch, we had a visitor. A black raven, larger than a hormone fed Tyson’s chicken. Well fed it seems. We had some hot dog bread, Doritos, and corn chips which we tossed at the raven. It engorged half a hot do bun before hopping to a safe distance to feast on its bounty. Did this twice (= 1 hot dog bun). As we sprinkled bread and Doritos, it was clear, it preferred Doritos. Made me wonder if it was laced with MSG. Not sure. We had another raven visit as well. In a bizarre turn of events, as we were about to meet Louise, the raven came by again and dropped off one of its feathers. A token of appreciation and remembrance? Wow. Or was trying to say “Hey man wanna trade your bag of Doritos for one of my feathers”? MSG makes heroine addicts look like sissies. Makes Ravens cut their limbs off for a high. Mere speculation. Or is it?
Speaking of feathers, I thought we would share an excerpt of Andres where he visited an Ostrich farm on his Africa tour. Did not know that Ostrich feathers were in high demand at Cabaret clubs. Andres has so other interesting facts on Ostriches he visited at an African farm.
WOW....lake Louise did not disappoint. Heaven on earth. What a high! Brutus earned a badge of honor.
Speaking of highs. Parked next to Brutus at Lake Louis we met a couple who had just sold their house in Vancouver, headed to Lake Louise to get married. They just bought a black Camaro to drive up. Got to chatting. Turns out he is an licensed weed grower. On the way up to Banf they racked up $1500CDN in tickets for driving 50 kmh higher than the speed limit, possession of 2g of weed, two open containers, and not driving with his precription glasses. Anywhere else other than Canada, they would be in the slammer. It’s happy Canada ay?They were planning to get married, but “we left our divorce papers in Vancouver”
. After the high I got from being at Lake Louise a moment prior, I suggested they forget the bureaucracy and do their vows at Lake Louise. As we backed out we saw the guy open his trunk and whip out what seemed “Oooh he went to Jared’s” box. He looked like he lived in the fast lane.
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