Alberta and the Prairies
Goodbye Mountains Next stop Calgary Today we leave the mountains and head for the prairies after two weeks of exploring beautiful British Columbia we now get to drive over to Alberta. It has been an amazing first two weeks to our four months of travel, not all as planned! The roof glass, which shattered ten minutes into the trip is due to be replaced in Calgary on Monday, to much relief. The almost daily ritual of replacing duct tape will not be missed! After our three days in Revelstoke we had a 482 km drive west and south to Kikomun Creek Provincial Park in East Kootenay. As we drove south the mountains slowly gave way to more undulating hills and mixed forest and grassland, following both the Columbia and Kootenay Rivers. It also got warmer. After waking to frosts and 3c in Manning Park, Kikomun topped out at 33c. The AC was both welcome and necessary. RV's are not as thermally efficient as one's home. The heat also ensured...