Today was suppose to be the "short" day mile wise but a bit slow because of two lane highways and some National Park stops. Dad and I left Helena with Bagel Company Bagels and formerly known as Morning Light Coffee in tow by 8:00 this morning.
Made it to St. Mary's in Glacier National Park just before noon. Found out I could drive as far as Logan Pass and then would have to come back down. Closed early for construction. 20 mile back track to highway 49 to get to East Glacier to get to Highway 2 to go around the entire South Rim of the park before getting to West Glacier. Then up into Canada without a hitch.
Hit Kootenay National Park (they spell it wrong in Canada!) and it was pitch black, no frickin mileage markers and no way to tell how far you have really made it since you are driving 60 kilometers and hour. Which translates to a really long 75 mile drive in the dark.
Anyway...after a near panic attack from my dad and me wandering into Storm Mountain Lodge asking "how far" we made it to Banff National Park. We are checked in, cats are brushed, watered, and fed. I'm about to finish this post and call it a night.
Tomorrow...we are NOT making hotel reservations and when we get tired we are stopping and staying where ever the heck that might be. For the record...the Canadians DO put up all sorts of signs warning of various animal crossings. If they were there, we didn't see them. I saw one deer and one fox. No moose, bear, or elk today. Maybe tomorrow when the sun is out we will know where the hell we are at :)
Oh yeah...Romeo had another adventure last night. He found the sticky cricket trap in Heather's garage. he was thumping around the garage with it attached to his back left foot this morning. Little haircut and it's all better!
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