We departed Jasper National Park in Alberta Province and headed down the Ice Fields Parkway snaking through the beautiful Canadian Rockies. We approached one especially high mountain pass and the rain soon turned into sleet. As we reached the high plateau summit it turned into heavy snow. We cautiously continued on at 40 Mph . Like our National Parks, Canadian parks are over run with mobs of people and traffic.
We continued south and east heading home across the Trans Canadian Highway, the longest continuous highway in the world. It stretches from Vancouver to Nova Scotia
The Canadian Great Plains are similar to ours but almost void of towns and people. It wasn’t unusual to drive 50 miles without a town . We often struggled to find a place to spend the night. We fortunately once found a tiny town that operated a municipal campground with hot showers. Whew !!.
The Western Canadian Provinces are huge , it’s taken us many long days crossing Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and entering Ontario. The lack of population is apparent everywhere. There’s not a lot of Canadians .
We’ve been especially surprised at the size of Ontario, it will take us 4 days entering north west Ontario to departing across the Saint Lawrence seaway to New York State, a huge area. This part of our trip hasn’t had been photogenic hence the lack of pics. We’re looking forward to crossing the border and entering the USA . Tonight we are camping on the shores of Lake Huron in Central Ontario. Good food is few and far between. Hamburgers and fried food.
We’ve traveled over 11,000 miles and we’re still far from home. We’re looking forward to seeing our farm and getting out of the truck. A few more days……
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