2011 Trip - Day 81
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Thursday, July 7 -Glacier National Park, BC- 211.5 miles, 13,672.0 for the trip
I'm at the Whispering Spruce Campground & RV Park , Site F2. The campground is just off CA 1 with too much traffic noise (CA 1 goes up (or down, depending on your direction) a fairly steep hill, so you get both engine & brake noise. Still, it has full hookups, showers & WiFi so I will be able to post today's going on.
I drove from Fairmont Hot Springs to Golden, BC, and arrived a little after noon. After getting a site, dropping the trailer and setting up I headed to Glacier National Park (the "other" Glacier, although Canadians would call ours the "other". Anyway, it was a couple of hours drive each way to get to the far side of the park. It is a beautiful drive, however it is quite different than driving through most US National Parks. Rather than slow moving internal park roads, The only road through the park is CA 1, with a 90km speed limit (around 55mph). There are quite a few 2 lane passing sections, but very few pull offs to stop & see the view and at 90km on a 2 lane road you don't want to take your eyes off the road for too long. One interesting difference between this & the US Glacier - there are a bunch of avalanche "tunnels" along the road.
Since the side of the road is lined with tall pine trees, about the only place you can see a good view of the mountains is as you cross bridges, and, of course, there is no way to stop on a bridge.
So, the photos don't do the park justice - it is one you have to drive through to appreciate. I got back to Golden around 4:30, the plan for dinner is veal parmesan, broccoli & rice. The rest of the day will be kicking back, reading, and, of course, posting these pages. By the way, the rest of the day is getting longer & longer. Last night is was still daylight at 10:00PM. I think it is the combination of being on the edge of a time zone change & being further north.
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Glacier National Park, BC |
An Avalanche Tunnel at Glacier National Park, BC |
Glacier National Park, BC |
Glacier National Park, BC |
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Glacier National Park, BC |
Glacier National Park, BC |
Glacier National Park, BC |
Rogers Pass Summit, Glacier National Park, BC |
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The View From Rogers Pass Summit, Glacier National Park, BC |
The View From Rogers Pass Summit, Glacier National Park, BC |
Site F2, Whispering Spruce Campground & RV Park, Golden, BC |
I'm making an "long distance" wave goodby to Karin, Brian, Valerie & Zoe until I see them appear again on Skype. Have a good flight & enjoy Botswana!
Until the next internet capable location!
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March 20, 2012