Thursday 3rd August – Frisby in Revelstoke

After finally getting to sleep last night, I slept solidly until 9am which was a relief. Camp was still quiet as I made breakfast then head off west into Glacier National Park. Just after getting on the highway, I was driving through smoke. The smoke from the forest fire I’d skirted around yesterday was obviously…

Wednesday 2nd August – The Beauty of Banff

It was bloody cold in the morning and foggy too. It didn’t put me in the best mood for the day, but I was soon feeling lifted as I drove away from camp and head south on the highway towards the town of Banff. The clouds over the mountain parted and blue skies appeared while…

Tuesday 1st August – The Crowds of Banff

I’ve been sleeping terribly lately so I woke up tired after tossing and turning since 5am. I don’t think the late night sun helps. Most of the camp was still sleeping or had vacated already so it was quiet in the forest. After getting my $15 worth of toilet use, I wandered down to the…

Monday 31st July – Six Lakes and Great Karma

The northern summer sun is still playing with me. I was up early again. After the running around of yesterday, I had me a nice slow morning, practicing Spanish and doing a bit of reading over brekkie at my picnic table. It was past 9am when I finally left camp, not to return to this…

Sunday 30th July – No Rage :(

I was up early, excited for the day ahead. What I’ve eluded to until now is that Dan has been making his way north from Phoenix towards Banff. When it became clear he had a month to kill, it didn’t take long for him to decide to drive north and meet me. He’d been close…

Friday 28th July – Saskatchewan in a Flash

Not long after I got on the road, a reindeer grazing by the road bid me good morning and I left Manitoba for Saskatchewan. After the sign welcoming me into the new province, farmland stretched for miles in every direction with hardly a mound or non-fenced piece of land to break it up. This was…

Thursday 27th July – Riding Mountain, False Advertising

I’d been through a time zone last night so I woke up early. I nearly cut my hair off I was so pissed off with it, but it has lived to see at least one more day. After breakfast, I hit the road heading into Winnipeg. Bike shop was first on the agenda and I…

Wednesday 26th July – The Hitch Hiker’s Guide

The sun wouldn’t let me go to sleep and now it woke me up! By 8am, it was warm inside the van thanks to the early rising ball of fire. I took the hint and got myself up. I drove out of my secret camp and joined the highway along with everyone else, feeling quite…

Tuesday 25th July – Atop A Sleeping Giant

I woke up early and didn’t waste time in setting off. After a brekkie perusing the hiking map of the Sleeping Giant Provincial Park, I drove into the park and stopped at the first pay machine to buy my $14.50 day ticket. The man at the campground yesterday had suggested a couple of hikes that…