8/1/2019 Slept in until 0730 after a full day yesterday. Skies cleared overnight and it was 45 degrees outside. Did we say how much we liked Protection Mountain Campground? It was 0945 before we left Protection Mountain in our rear windows. Heading southeast, we stopped to view Storm Mountain. Signage was aligned so there was…

7/31/2019 Wednesday We woke at 0530 and drove to Lake Louise before coffee to insure we could find a parking spot. When we arrived an hour later, we were not the first vehicle there, but we still had our choice of parking spots. An interesting rig pulled in next to us all the way from…

7/28/2019 Sunday Leaving Kinky Lake at 0815, we covered the 39 miles to Jasper in just under an hour. Rams were advertised, but not sighted along the route. We still hope to see some in the wild some day. Approaching the Rockies always inspires awe. They don’t gradually rise like eastern mountains, but seem to…

7/18/2019 Bidding farewell to the Schotts we headed north. After only one stop, to fill our fuel tank at Costco in Kalispell, we arrived in Whitefish Montana just before noon. Seeing a combination train station/museum, we had to stop. This unique Bruck (Bus-truck) was parked outside. The Bruck is a custom designed vehicle built for…

7/14/2019 Drove down to the Nelson, BC waterfront before the shops opened. Nelson has a Streetcar line along their waterfront park. Found the streetcar barn door open. Peeked in and a volunteer showed us the cars and the shop. This locally made maintenance car was unique. The wooden cab had very simple controls. A brake wheel on…

7/13/2019 Fully committed, you might even say bullishly so, to the Selkirk Loop plan, we set off to move from Idaho through a bit of Washington, and into British Columbia today. Shortly after leaving our Idaho campground, we crossed the Pend Oreille river into Washington, where we stopped in the city of Newport (pop. 2,120). Downtown Newport…