Northampton Saints
Saints Super Summer Sojourn Across the States - Day 6
By Jon in somewhere
July 29 2010
Six days in, and the two COYSDCers trekking across the US (Jon getting closer to Alaska and Former Hollywood Saint) finally stop heading westwards, and turn north, crossing the 49th parallel, more commonly known as the border between the US and Canada.
Day 6
Today marked a turning point in our trip. Literally. First of all, the GPS said that we had less than 3000 miles left to Fairbanks, and we had already driven the same amount. That meant that we were over half way there. Also, today we would stop with the westward driving, and start our way north. However, there's only so much of the US (thankfully), and eventually we would cross the border in to Canada. This was a minor point of concern, as we didn't know how the border guards would react to us trying to bring an entire house worth of stuff in to Canada.
Bernie looks far too happy to be leaving the
USA...
After a couple of hours driving, we had our answer. We'd made it through several small roads, and came across the small border crossing. A couple of quick questions and we were through, without even having to open the truck. And who said that the Canadians weren't trusting?
Alberta, our first Canadian province.
We eventually picked up the major roads again, just outside Calgary. In fact we got on the most major road in Canada, the Trans-Canada Highway. It runs the entire width of the country, and in Calgary, it takes you straight past the Olympic Park. Still visible are the ski jump towers made famous in the UK by Eddie "the Eagle" Edwards, and there's also a museum with an exhibit dedicated to the Jamaican bobsled team, who defied all belief and competed there.
FHS driving past the Olympic Park in Calgary
Soon after Calgary, we entered Banff National Park, which is, in my opinion, one of the most scenic places in Canada. The terrain started to get noticeably more lumpy, and more pointy, as we headed deeper in to the park. It also started to get taller too, and fairly soon we were seeing large patches of snow. I know it's up north, but still, seeing snow in July is just plain weird.
The Vermillion Lakes, where we spent the night.
Only a couple of hours after leaving Calgary, and we were in Banff town. Only things left to do were to find some food, and find somewhere for us to spend the night. Just outside Banff are a set of lakes called the Vermillion Lakes, which has several scenic lay-bys to view the mountains and lakes. One of these would do for us. After all, it would certainly be quieter than the highway rest stops that we had been making do with over the past few nights. What could possibly happen overnight here?
Distance travelled: 3510 miles.
States visited: 17 - ME, NH, MA, NY, PA, OH, IN, MI, IL, WI, MN, IA, SD, WY, MT, ID, Alberta (AB).
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Quote:What could possibly happen overnight here?
You just know it. Double headed vegetarian zombies wanting to borrow a cup of sugar....
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