On the road again . . . .(you may need to scroll down)

June 30-July3
We left Bozeman Saturday June 30 after meeting Mike for lunch. The day before Forrest, Mike, and friend Rhonda spent the day on the Beaverhead fishing from Mike’s drift boat

The drive to the Canadian border was beautiful with the might Missouri following the interstate. We crossed the Missouri headwaters where the Jefferson and meet the Missouri.
At Craig, MT, a small fishing stop with more bars and bait shops per capita than ABE’S, was worth a stop and walkabout. The pictures are of the Missouri at a fishing access point. We could look down from the bridge and watch dozens of large browns swimming. At least no one was around when Forrest drooled over the bridge.

Have you ever thought you heard banjo strings playing the theme to “Deliverance” when you entered a small, isolated rural town. You can see from this picture of the local bar why we did.
That night June 30, we spent the night close to the Canadian border in a RV park scraped out of a farmer’s land. The next morning we crossed into Canada without a hassle but not without intrigue. Two Middle Eastern-looking young men were in a car in front of us. The driver got out, opened the trunk, and took out a license plate, which he switched with the one already on the car. 007 took this picture from our car, and then James Bond Wellman reported the incident to the border patrol. The officer told us that the men said they put on dealer plates, but that the border patrol was keeping a close eye on them. I was so proud of my hero that my heart swelled.

We drove into Calgary in time to unpack and go to bed. The next morning we were at WalMart! This picture is for my mother and sister, who mistakenly think we live at Wally World. We learned two things at Wal-Mart: American Wal-Mart cards do not work in Canada, and the bank will put a hold on your bank card if you suddenly appear in Alberta Canada. What a nightmare! I thought we would end up on the midnight stocking team before we could get out of there. The rolling hills of Alberta are a beautiful contrast covered deep green grass or alfalfa and the bright, almost day-glow yellow fields of canola. I wish I had a picture, but when you are riding with Richard Petty, you don’t stop for pictures unless he has to make a pit stop. . . . This is a picture of a Canadian rest stop, which I thought makes an interesting contrast to some of NM’s pit stops, say like Lalo’s or Allsup’s in Vaughn!

On July 2, we had big plans for Edmonton, including visiting the world’s largest mall, but we used the time to rest and reorganize the trailer. We are ready for Jasper and Banff National Parks. We will stay in the parks for about a week and a half, maybe longer. We’ll leave for Jasper Natl Park as soon as my hero gets up.
I’ve had the worst luck with internet here--either rv parks didn’t have wifi or did but it wasn’t working. I’m hoping to go to the internet café in Jasper Town either this evening or in the morning. That explains why you haven’t heard from me.
As you can see, we made it to Jasper Natl Park!!!!!