Tripometer – 5598 mi
Gas Gauge – 440.736 gal
Location – Edgewater Hilltop RV Park, Edgewater, BC, Canada
Lodging – $30
Cans of OFF – 4
The smoke just keeps getting worse and worse. It has crossed our minds several times to just skip Banff / Jasper and go do something else that is either west of the smoke or isn’t dependent upon viewing things at a distance (like gorgeous mountains). Today’s drive was miserable. The smell of fire was in the air and the smoke was so thick there simply wasn’t anything visible more than a few hundred feet in any direction (including up). As we passed through some of the smaller towns we could see street lights on at 7pm, well before dark. In the picture above, if you look very carefully, there is a lake on the other side of the trees and a mountain on the far side of the lake that is in the upper left hand corner of the picture.
On the other hand, our smoke problem has actually relieved another problem. We found a campsite with no issue. It seems that many people cancelled plans in the area due to the smoke. We found a site at a Par 3 golf course just north of Radium Springs, BC. The little RV park attached to the golf course had about 10 sites, all but one site was empty and all had full hookups. Perhaps more importantly, the proprietor had a fine selection of homemade pies for sale at check in. We availed ourselves of a slice of both Lemon Merengue and Cherry Rhubarb for after dinner. Delicious!
The temperature has dropped significantly. As we climbed into the trailer this evening the temperature had dropped into the low 50s.
Hmmmm… west of the smoke?? Doesn’t that place you in the pacific ?? 🙂
hehe, maybe. How about west of MOST of the smoke?