Friday, June 11, 2010

British Columbia, Canada

Today we had our longest driving day, and Jenny drove for the first time! That's right - up to this point Gabe had done all of the driving (2,309.6 total miles)!! We drove from Jasper, Alberta to Prince Rupert, British Columbia: 697.4 miles; 14 hours of twisty, mountainous, and sometimes rainy roads. Tomorrow we finally head into Alaska. We have to be at the ferry at 5:15am and go through 3 hours of immigration, customs, and boarding for ourselves and the car. We'll arrive in Ketchikan, Alaska around 1:30pm and are hoping to spot some whales during our ferry ride. As of tomorrow we will transition from the road-trip part of our journey to the camping part, and may be without internet for several days or perhaps a week. Family: we will have our cell phones turned on, but who knows what kind of service there will be?! We'll be in touch as soon as we're able.

Icefields Parkway, Banff NP, Alberta, Canada

This is a view of a still partially frozen lake and the Rockies in the background.

drive to Prince Rupert 6\11\10 (6 photos), by Jennifer Bowne


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Banff & Jasper NP, 6\10\2010 (20 photos), by Jennifer Bowne


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Calgary to Jasper NP, Alberta, Canada - Even More Incredible Moose Sighting!

Yesterday we drove 281.1 miles...doesn't sound like much, but on windy roads it takes a very long time! We set out pretty early in order to have plenty of time to explore both Banff and Jasper National Parks. Within about a minute of entering Banff we spotted two moose right on the side of the road (see above photo...much more impressive than our previous moose sighting). We also spotted a fox running across the road - we never thought we'd get to check this off of our list of wildlife to see! We hiked out to a beautiful waterfall where we met a very friendly (and hungry) chipmunk (no, we didn't feed him). It was raining, and at one point we had hail, so our outdoor time was limited, but we spent plenty of time enjoying amazing views of the Canadian Rockies, glaciers, and lakes from the famed "Icefields Parkway."