Chuck:
This morning we need to be out of our gratis parking area in time for a beer delivery. Hey we gotta do our part. As we were pulling out Ron (our host & owner of the pub) was there to say good bye. We like this town, reminds us of Lime Springs, Iowa in which Betty spent her childhood and that I have known for the last 47 years. Just before we left, Ron suggested we take the scenic route out of town, down into a gorge across a small bridge, about 8 miles extra. We had gotten a view of that gorge last evening and decided to forego that route: I did not need an extra steep hill and Betty frowns on taking the RV over small bridges. Thanks anyway Ron!
It is a cool morning, the windbreaker feels good. Usually, I wear: a tee shirt, on top of that, a long sleeve, light weight synthetic, then another tee shirt that is either bright yellow or orange. The wind breaker is also highly visible. The terrain has been gradually changing. We now see lots of trees, even forests: aspen, cottonwood, birch and evergreens especially spruce. Also there is still lots of pasture and cattle, very few grain fields. Today we saw the first moose signs of the trip, road caution signs; no moose sightings yet. The B-Team (Betty, Bren with the Bus) did see 2 antelope. They (the B’s, not the antelope) waited for me in Mayerthorpe. We had lunch and I rested then was back on the road for another 30 miles. Left the windbreaker behind. The directions for our RV Park destination were in serious error, Betty sorted it out and phoned me with an accurate version. We are just outside the town of Whitecourt, Alberta on the Satwatamau River. Nice!