Athabasca Falls along the Icefields PrkwyA "Soak" at Miette Hot Springs
Still "Soaking"
After leaving the Icefields we drove into the town of Jasper which is a small historic city located within the National Park. We found a pub in town where we both enjoyed a hamburger & local Canadian beer for lunch. Of course, Steve picked up a new set of "best friends" while we were enjoying lunch. I have to admit that I'm beginning to pick up a few new friends also along the way! After lunch & after a trip to the bank to buy some more Canadian money (loonies & twonies!) we spotted another Born Free parked along the main street. Of course, we had the check it out. We knocked on the door & out popped a lovely couple from NJ who were traveling thru Canada but heading back to NJ by mid July. They previously had been to AK 3 times in their BF. The gentleman was a retired NJ judge. More "new best friends" & more great tips were acquired. We traveled on but had to make a detour 6 miles up a mountain to visit another hot mineral springs pool, called Miette Hot Springs. It was another lovely soak! We camped that evening in a lovely KOA in Hinton, Alberta. A nice couple who owned & ran the KOA had purchased the property about 10 years ago from Charles Bronson & have turned it into a lovely campground.
Then on to Grand Prairie on the 24th. In Grand Prairie we are taking a few hours to deal with housekeeping issues. Bennie is at a groomer getting a bath & hopefully an acceptable dog "do." Steve is getting the oil changed in the BF & I'm hanging out in a coffee house that has wireless. We should be back on the road early this afternoon & heading to Mile 0 in Dawson Creek, British Columbia to begin the 1200 mile journey to Dawson City, Yukon - still in Canada! I expect to get a lot of knitting done on that journey & we both expect to have some fun adventures & tales to tell.
